Television Theme Tunes Part 1

As I am a collector of TV Theme tunes, I thought I'd share some of them with you. I specialise in British tunes, or foreign ones that are regularly shown on British television.

Some of the tunes included here are the staple of my TV viewing, others I choose because they have a strong musical influence to them and the rest I just enjoy watching whenever they are with us. The tunes in part 1 are:

Channel 4 1982
A Question Of Sport
Nationwide
The BBC 9 O'Clock News 1988
Parkinson
The Royal
Songs Of Praise
Newsnight
BBC News 2006
New Tricks
BBC Snooker
Blue Peter 1965
Grandstand
Emmerdale Farm 1972
Big Break
BBC Breakfast Time 1983

This slideshow is not ment to infringe copyrights. It is here for memories, education & entertainment.

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[perryacp]

does anybody know the name of the tune they used for the royal

[johnmartin1097]

perryacp, It's called "Somebody Help Me" by the Spencer Davis Group.

[angelicMisha]

I was born in '89 so I don't remember the majority of the clips, but it was great looking back on stuff from the past. :) But I totally hummed along to Grandstand and Big Break, definitely remember those theme tunes! :D

[LYNOTTUK]

Absolutely brilliant -- superb thanks for the memories.

[dickturnipmarlboro]

Hi,,Im looking for a tune from early 80s. It was on during the school summer hols as an interlude..Think it was called Come with me but seem to remember the words Life is a book such a beautiful book....and the film was aerial views of the countryside and buildings etc..Hope you can help..

[sirmugman]

breakfast time had a theme?!

[bonnie43uk]

My father played on the theme tune to Newsnight, .. he played trumpet, he was a member of the BBC light orchestra. He would often come home covered in bruises where he had been beaten by the conductor for forgetting his lines. Once he was forced to strip naked in front of the whole orchestra for messing up his part.

[retronickyful]

I love theme tunes, thanks for the memories, love question of sport and new tricks.

[InternationalNobody]

The version of "Somebody Help Me" used as the theme for "The Royal" was performed by Micheal Starke, who was in the show (and, you may remember, played Sinbad in Brookside)

[cbak12sg]

@ashleys5093 Agreed. The original version of Drag Racer is far superior.

[cbak12sg]

@johnmartin1097 It's not the original recording, and the singer doesn't sound like Steve WInwood.

[LouishWaltz]

I wish somebody could tell me what tv programme the theme on my ' What IS The Mystery Theme ' video is from.

I'd be very grateful if someone could remind me ( memory ain't what it was, LOL ).

[ashleys5093]

WHY DO YOU HAVE THE NEW SHIT SNOOKER THEME ?THE OLD ONE WAS THE BEST.