tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-348476812011-07-29T02:06:14.393+01:00Classic TV clips and memories from the folks behind <a href="http://www.tellytunes.com/themefinder.asp">TV theme tunes</a> website, <a href="http://www.tellytunes.com">www.tellytunes.com</a>. TV nostalgia, retro television clips and vintage ttv gold all line within these there pages.~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-87444912547117600202010-01-14T20:59:00.003Z2010-01-14T21:11:29.477Z

Ahhhhh, he's everyone's favourite friendly walking, talking scarecrow. But, if we're honest, there are few of us who found good ole Worzel to be more than a little bit freaky!He's a rotten scarecrow that comes to life for starters. He's got an associate called The Crowman who has a slight look ofa psychopath about him. Oh, and he pulls his own head off at random intervals.But, nevertheless, Jon

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-39534851753901842462009-11-18T19:36:00.002Z2009-11-18T19:43:55.453Z

In the children's TV battle arena, there was one thing alone that set Fireman Sam ahead of Postman Pat in the best career-based puppet show category - its theme tune!Sung by Welsh songsmith Maldwyn Pope, it firmly established that Sam was, indeed, the hero next door. So popular was the theme that it was released by BBC Records as a 7" single, with full three-minute-plus version on the A-side and

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A truly inspirational man whose work brought joy to generations and whose legacy lives on in those who he inspired and encouraged to take an interest in art.Often copied but never matched, his memory will live on in the thousands, possibly millions, of works of art that his inspiration prompted others to produce.Rest in peace.You can leave your own tribute to Tony Hart on the Lasting Tribute

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-49509750132994178242008-12-11T07:08:00.000Z2008-12-11T07:08:01.751Z

A festive slice of one of the finest BBC comedies of all-time! Ebenezer Blackadder, the nicest person in England, gets a visit from the Christmas Ghost, who shows him visions of his ancestors that will change Ebenezer completely.First aired: Friday 23 December 1988, BBC1.Part One:See the rest of the episode hereaddthis_pub = 'ttesteve';

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As Woolies looks to be heading towards its last-ever Christmas on the High Street, we've spotted these two classic Woolworth's Christmas ads on YouTube to remind us all of the happier days of Woolies.First up, this musical gem from 1981 featuring the Goodies amongst others trying to flog us such gems as a Polaroid camera for £13.99 and Woolie's fabulous Chevron cassette range (Shakin' Stevens

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-61312358433013715282008-12-08T22:41:00.003Z2008-12-08T22:47:22.027Z

# Holidays are coming, holidays are coming, holidays are coming, holidays are coming...# Watch out, look around, something's coming, coming to your town....Oh yes, holidays are indeed coming and you know Christmas is almost upon us when the Christmas Radio Times is on the coffee table and your telly ad breaks are punctuated by the jolly Christmas Cola trucks trundling their way through the snow!#

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In the last of this week's Children in Need clips, we look at another now-annual element of the show - the ritual humiliation of the BBC's news-reading corp.In this classic clip, the team take on the Rocky Horror Show. Brace yourself for Micheal Burke in suspenders and Andrew Marr looking as though he's enjoying himself just that little bit too much!Don't miss this year's Children in Need event

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1997's Children in Need appeal was led by the release of the multi-artist single Perfect Day.An eclectic mix of artists re-recorded the song and video, originally as a corporate video for the BBC promoting its diverse music coverage. It was then released as a single in aid of Pudsey's appeal and raise over £2million for the appeal.The video features (in order of appearance): Lou Reed, Bono, Skye

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-20661037780714109562008-11-12T08:02:00.000Z2008-11-12T08:02:00.665Z

The second of this week's Children in Need picks comes from 2003 when the cast of EastEnders made their traditional annual contribution to the show in the form of their own recreation of Micahel jackson's classic Thriller video.Featuring fat Barry as a rather podgy Jacko together with other cast members including the legendary John Barden (Jim Branning), the video also featured a special guest

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-60805663826449701802008-11-11T07:54:00.000Z2008-11-11T07:54:00.153Z

It's Children in Need night this Friday so over the next few days we'll be adding some classic CiN features and sketches to the tellytunes scrapbook.Kicking things off is last year's fantastic highlight, "Time Crash", the Doctor Who special which reunited fifth Doctor Peter Davison with current encumbent David Tennant in a witty, fast-paced and, at points for fans, lump-in-throat-inducing 7

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Anyone with a certain nervousness around bonfires and fireworks will have taken little comfort from the 1981 bonfire night episode of Crossroads.As families prepared to set out for the nearest bonfire, the evening's episode of Crossroads played out. Motel staff were at their own bonfire party in the Motel grounds when disaster struck. As Jill Chance turns around from the bonfire, she sees the

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For anyone who has never seen or heard of the BBC's controversial 1992 drama "Ghostwatch", the clips below will most likely seem somewhat , well, rubbish! But to anyone who sat in front of their TV on Halloween 1992 and watched the show unfold, they might just possibly bring the Parky-related nightmares flooding back!Although actually a horror drama, Ghostwatch was shown in the style of a live TV

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Five announced today that they were reviving classic daytime quiz show Going for Gold.Alas, no Henry Kelly this time around and, possibly even more devastating, no comedy pan-European contestants either. All competitors in the new series will be from the UK, eliminating the inevitable shame that used to come from previous UK contestants being beaten on the show by competitiors who were answering

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-9883429602048713582008-09-23T18:22:00.003+01:002008-09-23T22:16:23.357+01:00

Jeremy Irons - iconic British actor and star of such classics as Brideshead Revisited, The French Lieutenant's Woman and, erm, Die Hard 3!And Tony Robinson - legendary Baldrick actor and Time Team presenter.Both big stars these days but how many people remember the days before the two were properly famous and, instead, spent their days telling awful jokes and singing songs alongside Brian Cant on

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-84493061425734702472008-09-15T23:21:00.001+01:002008-09-22T23:28:00.565+01:00

As top school drama Grange Hill comes to an end after 30 years, we look back at the unarguable highlight of those three decades - the campaigning pop music might that was "Just Say No"!The single was released in April 1986 following Zammo's dramatic drugs storyline in the series. The song got to number 5 in the charts and even saw the cast head off to America to promote the song in the States.

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So as the UK is left today to face the fact yet again that everyone in the rest of Europe properly hates us, here's a reminder of how it could have been a lot worse!Yes, despite Andy Abraham pulling in last place in last night's Eurovision Song Contest with a measily 14 points, he can rest soundly knowing that he at least got 14 points more than poor old Jemini who, back in 2003, notoriously

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-81653099252013085222008-05-24T15:31:00.006+01:002008-05-24T16:02:17.918+01:00

As former binman Andy Abrhams prepares to do battle in tonight's Eurovision Song Contest, we look back at the UK's last two victories in the competition...4 April 1981:Bucks Fizz were victorious at the 26th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin, with this performance of Making Your Mind Up. It was a close-run contest though with the UK winning by a narrow four-point margin. It was Cheryl

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-73338190042762126602008-05-22T18:43:00.007+01:002008-09-23T22:17:53.372+01:00

It's 1981 and one of the most popular UK sci-fi shows of recent years comes to a close at the end of its final series. After four years, Blakes 7 went out with a bang - literally - as every one of the central characters is shot to death and everything... or are they?!First aired: 21 December 1981Episode title: "Blake"

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-76912339584123162472008-05-20T23:01:00.001+01:002008-05-24T00:01:24.185+01:00

Some say it was a joke planned on purpose by the band, others put it down to a good old fashioned BBC cock-up, but whatever the cause, here's the surreal sight of Dexy's Midnight Runners performing Jackie Wilson Said on Top of the Pops against a backdrop featuring darts player Jocky Wilson.First aired: 1982(This clip from TOTP2)

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It's 20 years to the day since newsreader Nichola Witchell famously grappled with a lesbian demonstrator after a protest broke its way into the BBC News studios.As the BBC's News at Six wennt on air on 23 May 1988, the studio was "rather invaded" (as presneter Sue Lawley put it) by four lesbian demonstrators protesting against new laws which banned local councils from promoting

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-75454249687507470772008-05-19T22:10:00.001+01:002010-01-14T21:13:11.980Z

Over the years, The Trotters produced hundreds of well-loved and remembered laughs. But despite tough competition from gems such as the chandelier drop, Batman and Robin or the exploding blow-up dolls, it's Del Boy's stiff-as-a-board tumble through the bar that will forever be known collective as "you know, that bit in Only Fools and Horse...".It was voted the most popular Only Fools moment of

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-49492984007733709162008-05-05T12:20:00.003+01:002008-05-24T12:51:20.099+01:00

The tellytunes blog has a new look - and a new purpose!Gone are the monthly tv theme rundowns (which actually tended to only appear once every four months a best) and the random tv ramblings of old.Instead, the tellytunes tv scrapbook is now a collection of some of our favourite tv memories, from classic clips to less-well-known tv moments. We'll be making regular picks of the great and the good

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September's Top 20 most sought-after TV themes on the tellytunes theme finder were:01. Captain Pugwash02. Littlest Hobo03. Black Beauty04. Thomas the Tank Engine05. This Is Your Life06. Countdown07. Fall Guy08. Airwolf09. Fireman Sam10. Match of the Day11. Bullseye12. BBC Cricket13. X-Factor14. Gladiators15. Hollyoaks16. Banana Splits17. Mastermind18. Blind Date19. Magnum PI20. Rentaghost

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Our list of most-watch TV titles on the tellytunes website has been somewhat rubbishly neglected again of late, but hopefully we're back on track at long last!! Here are the Top 20 most popular videos since June until now-ish!01. Worzel Gummidge02. Airwolf03. Rainbow04. Fraggle Rock05. Banana Splits06. Rentaghost07. CHiPs08. Swap Shop09. Grange Hill10. Fall Guy11. Littlest Hobo12. Button Moon13.

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It was March when we last compiled our list of most-watch TV titles on the tellytunes website, so here's the Top 20 most popular videos from the past few months...01. Airwolf02. Jamie and the Magic Torch03. Worzel Gummidge04. Fraggle Rock05. Captain Pugwash06. Banana Splits07. He-man and the Masters of the Universe08. CHiPs09. Rainbow10. Doctor Who11. Littlest Hobo12. Grange Hill13. Streethawk14.

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Sheesh - these compilations getting later each month!!! But, even later than normal, here's May's Top 20 most sought-after TV themes on the tellytunes theme finder:01. Littlest Hobo02. Captain Pugwash03. This Is Your Life04. Fall Guy05. Thomas the Tank Engine06. Bullseye07. Countdown08. Match of the Day09. EastEnders10. Black Beauty11. New Tricks12. Doctor Who13. BBC Cricket14. Hollyoaks15.

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-17057282379052076252007-05-15T11:49:00.000+01:002007-05-15T11:57:38.871+01:00

Posted somewhat later than normal (only by about 2 weeks!!), here's April's Top 20 most sought-after TV themes on the tellytunes theme finder:01. Littlest Hobo02. Captain Pugwash03. Thomas the Tank Engine04. Bullseye05. This Is Your Life06. Blockbusters07. Hollyoaks08. Airwolf09. Fall Guy10. Doctor Who11. Black Beauty12. EastEnders13. Match of the Day14. BBC Cricket15. Top Gear16. Life on Mars17.

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March's Top 20 most sought-after TV themes on the tellytunes theme finder were:01. Littlest Hobo02. Bullseye03. Hollyoaks04. Top Gear05. Fall Guy06. Grange Hill07. Captain Pugwash08. Thomas the Tank Engine09. This Is Your Life10. EastEnders11. Airwolf12. BBC Cricket13. X Factor14. Blockbusters15. Mastermind16. Banana Splits17. Gladiators18. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe19. Baywatch20.

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-63628732117329064442007-03-11T16:06:00.000Z2007-03-13T20:41:29.007Z

Looks like the newly-added tv titles video section of the tellytunes site has been an instant hit with visitors judging by the viewing figures for these new pages.We've had a quick trawl through the stats to compile this top ten list of the most-viewed video intros so far...01. A-Team02. CrackerJack03. Button Moon04. Worzel Gummidge05. Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds 06. EastEnders (1993

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Better late than never(!), here's the run-down of February's top 10 tv themes from the tellytunes theme finder:01. Bullseye02. Littlest Hobo03. Family Fortunes04. Blind Date05. Thomas the Tank Engine06. Captain Pugwash07. Top Gear08. EastEnders09. Countdown10. Airwolf

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After 7 years of wheeling and dealing in TV theme audio, I thought it was about time that we spread our wings a little on the tellytunes website. So we've now added an all-new video section featuring over 300 clips of classic tv show opening and closing titles plus some vintage 80s TV adverts.I started building up the collection, via the ever-growing Internet gem that is YouTube, just before

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The top 10 tv themes from the tellytunes theme finder for January were:01. Family Fortunes02. Littlest Hobo03. Countdown04. X Factor05. Bullseye06. Ski Sunday07. Mastermind08. Captain Pugwash09. Thomas the Tank Engine10. Black Beauty~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-77833622895925929572007-01-08T12:58:00.000Z2007-01-08T13:00:45.394Z

Tom Baker is the most popular Doctor Who, according to the results of the latest tellytunes poll.Baker, who played the fourth incarnation of the Timelord from 1974 to 1981, bagged 36% of the 477 votes cast. Second with 29% of the vote was the original Doctor, William Hartnell, who starred from the launch of the series in 1963 until 1966. Third in the tellytunes poll was the current Timelord,

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One down, two to go in the reality TV stakes this week as Hannah Waterman and Marti Pellow took the crown in tonight's final of Just The Two Of Us. It's spent a decent chunk of the week up against ITV's Soapstar Superstar and C4's Celebrity Big Brother but has certainly managed to come out on top in at least one aspect - the ability to string out the results show in the most complicated manner

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-59825055569219552892007-01-05T14:00:00.000Z2007-01-05T14:08:07.666Z

Family Fortunes was the most searched-for TV theme of 2006 via the tellytunes theme finder.Office presentations, versions of the game being played at home/school/work and mobile ringtones accounted for much of the demand for the theme and associated sound effects - with the famous "uhh-uhhhh" incorrect answer sound effect proving the most popular of the bunch.The theme to ITV's X Factor was the

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-17571596664098366662007-01-04T09:27:00.000Z2007-01-04T09:31:36.606Z

So the madhouse is full again with 11 more celebrities locked up inside the Big Brother house for a few weeks. Many have already described this year's line-up as disappointing (what, no Hoff??!?) but then I think the line-up is disappointing every year on paper - but still usually ends up being a success. Who'd have thought on the entrance night of last year's CBB that the most-shown clip of the

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-87046588826044987522007-01-03T13:46:00.000Z2007-01-03T13:48:36.709Z

I'm sorry to report that I have already broken my first New Year's Resolution - "I shall not be tempted to watch TV that I know is going to be crap just to try and eek some vague whiff of entertainment from it".Credit for this personal failure lies firmly in the laps of BBC1's Just The Two Of Us and ITV1's Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway.I began watching Fortune mainly to see just how much it

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With the last of the Ferrero Rocher finally consumed at tellytunes Towers, it's time to break free of the Christmas-induced vegetative state and get back to normality. Well, as normal as spending half your spare time writing about TV and TV themes can be...So, how was your Christmas and New Year telly viewing then? If it's anything like mine, pretty dire I would imagine! It's always much easier

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So, from the Christmas crackers to the brussel sprouts of the Christmas schedules and top of the list is EastEnders and the demise of Pauline Fowler.I've never been a big fan of the Christmas Day death and misery that EastEnders seems annually obliged to throw at us but I was actually quite looking forward to seeing the end of the old battleaxe. But, what could have been an explosive exit a few

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For the last tellytunes blog post before Christmas, I thought I would just throw a couple of random festives in your general direction.This year, more than ever before, has seen huge demand via the tellytunes adverts request section for the Coca Cola "Holiday's are Coming" ad - with almost every request accompanied by a grumble about the advert not being shown on TV this year. So, for those still

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There was a headline on MediaGuardian today which I had to read several times before properly believing... ITV1 triumphs in 2006 ratingsIn a year which has seemingly been a bit of a disaster for ITV with turkey after turkey hitting the screens, advertising revenues slumping and the departure of much-maligned Chief Exec Charles Allen, it must come as great cheer to ITV - and complete amazement to

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With X-Factor done and dusted for another year and Strictly Come Dancing waltzing to a climax at the weekend, it seems barely a day has gone by over the past week without some news of a new series of some reality talent show or other.As though who know me would protest if I tried to show any distain for the genre, it forces me to confess my general liking of these kinds of shows. I'm not a

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The top 10 tv themes from the tellytunes theme finder from the past week have been:1. Family Fortunes2. X Factor3. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here4. Countdown5. Littlest Hobo6. Captain Pugwash7. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire8. Bullseye9. Black Beauty10. Deal or No Deal~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

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The first weekend of December is always a traditional kick-start to the festive period. The advent calendar openings are underway, the decorations come out of the attic, half the population charges in one panicking mass to the nearest shopping centre while the other half swear loudly in unison at faulty little fairy light bulbs.And, increasingly over the past few years, it's also the weekend when

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1165223176309604442006-12-04T09:05:00.000Z2006-12-04T09:06:16.320Z

The top 10 tv themes from the tellytunes theme finder from the past week have been:1. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here2. Family Fortunes3. Countdown4. X Factor5. Captain Pugwash6. Littlest Hobo7. Miami Vice8. Bullseye9. Black Beauty10. This Is Your Life~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

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Sad to read this morning of the death of Alan 'Fluff' Freeman. The veteran Pick of the Pops host has died peacefully at his London nursing home aged 79.He was a true legend of the airwaves, from his early days at Luxemborg through to Radio 1 and Radio 2. Forget the likes of Tony Blackburn, Jimmy Young et al, it was Freeman that was the archetypal jock of the 60s and 70s and, together with his

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The top 10 tv themes from the tellytunes theme finder from the past week have been:1. Family Fortunes2. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here3. Countdown4. X Factor5. Captain Pugwash6. Black Beauty7. Mastermind8. Littlest Hobo9. BBC Cricket10. Bullseye~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1164292603808268822006-11-23T14:30:00.000Z2006-11-23T14:36:43.816Z

At the risk of turning this blog into a TV revivals blog (although, let's face it, the TV schedules themselves are all starting to regress 20 years), we bring you the result of our recent tellytunes poll which asked "Which 80s quiz show would you most like to see revived?".The overwhelming answer, with over half the votes, was Play Your Cards Right. Clearly you all think it's a good game, good

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Following the recent surge in 70s and 80s Saturday Night telly revivals, as previously discussed here and here, it seems that the bigwigs in TV Land are now turning their attention to the return of Saturday morning classics.Recently the BBC announced its plans for a one-off Christmas edition of Swap Shop with Noel Edmunds, John Craven, Cheggers and former Mrs Cheggers reuniting to take a

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1164020955025625402006-11-20T11:05:00.000Z2006-11-20T11:09:15.573Z

The top 10 most-searched-for tv themes via the tellytunes theme finder from the past week have been:1. Mastermind2. Countdown3. Family Fortunes4. X Factor5. Deal or No Deal6. Airwolf7. Blind Date8. This is Your Life9. This Life10. Coronation Street~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1163684387075875182006-11-16T13:28:00.000Z2006-11-16T13:42:41.380Z

There have already been a couple of uncanny parallels during I'm a Celebrity so far this series.Firstly, the weekend began with Kylie making her long-awaited return to public life in front of thousands of screaming fans in Sydney. Only a matter of hours later, and not too far away, there was more screaming as the other half of 1989's Crooners of the Year, Jason Donovan, also steps back into the

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1163596849317029292006-11-15T12:57:00.000Z2006-11-15T13:20:49.326Z

Last year's ITV1 Saturday night hit Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon was a big success for so many reasons. It's was a fitting celebration of ITV's 50th anniversary, it kept Ant & Dec in work for another couple of months, it showed us what a truely mardy git Eamonn Holmes really is and, even better, it wiped that smug grin off Tarrant's face when it pipped Millionaire to the best quiz show gong at

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1163579190650268322006-11-15T08:19:00.000Z2006-11-15T08:27:57.840Z

Last year was bad enough for us "I'm a Celebrity..." fans - trying to come to terms with the fact that, despite our best intentions, we actually found Carol Thatcher quite entertaining. But this year's series has already thrown up another dilemna.All around the country, people are watching the show and quietly thinking to themselves - some even brave enough to say it aloud, albeit in a whisper (

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Here are the top 10 most-searched-for themes via the tellytunes tv theme finder for the past fortnight:1. X Factor2. Bullseye3. Countdown4. This is Your Life5. The Bill6. Mastermind7. Match of the Day8. Deal or No Deal9. Family Fortunes10. Torchwood~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1163102135734646492006-11-09T19:10:00.000Z2006-11-09T19:55:35.783Z

It used to officially be getting close to Christmas when the shops started stocking tinsel - now that happens in August.It used to officially be getting close to Christmas when the Christmas lights got turned on in town - that now happens at the start of November.So, nowadays, for me, there is only one true sign that it really is nearly time to deck the halls with the prickly green stuff - and

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1162565190050361032006-11-03T14:30:00.000Z2006-11-03T14:46:30.063Z

Is it the beginning of the end for TV theme tunes?The A-Team, Knightrider, Cheers, Friends, X-Files - just some of the shows with great classic TV themes that have made a lasting impression on the viewing public. How many people now have them as ringtones, or have helped them chart by buying the singles, or perhaps occasionally find themselves innoculously humming them for no apparent reason

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1162469579459017142006-11-02T11:51:00.000Z2006-11-02T12:17:03.263Z

Mid-80s, Saturday Nights, ITV, Robin of Sherwood - happy days!As a young(ish!) lad, it was the peak of the summer Saturday night telly schedules, sandwiched as it was between the football results ("sssshhhh, stay stony silent while your dad checks the pools results...") and the baffling variety-show-cum-quiz combo that was 3-2-1 - a programme which, to this day, I still don't understand.The

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The most searched for TV Theme Tunes via the tellytunes theme finder for w/e 28 October were:1. Countdown2. Bullseye3. Avengers4. X Factor5. Family Fortunes6. Deal or No Deal7. Rentaghost8. Married with Children9. This is Your Life10. Last of the Summer Wine~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

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The new Doctor Who spin-off show Torchwood launches on BBC3 on Sunday with John Barrowman reprising the role of Captain Jack Harness in the new show.But the show comes hot on the heels of the announcement that producer Russell T Davies plans a second DW spin-off show early next year - The Sarah Jane Adventures - which will be aimed specifically at children and shown as part of the CBBC

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1160765635287809032006-10-13T19:48:00.000+01:002006-10-31T11:09:33.636Z

This week's top 10 TV theme tune searches via the tellytunes theme finder have been:1. X Factor2. Countdown3. The Bill4. Steptoe and Son5. This is Your Life6. Match of the Day7. Spooks8. Deal or No Deal9. Bullseye10. Big Brother~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

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This week's top 10 TV theme searches via the tellytunes theme finder have been:1. Countdown2. The Bill3. Bullseye4. Last of the Summer Wine5. Family Fortunes6. Casualty7. Blind Date8. Deal or No Deal9. Z Cars10. Fireman Sam~~steve~~www.tellytunes.com

~~steve~~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08157072574434714633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34847681.post-1159902888950008422006-10-03T19:48:00.000+01:002006-10-03T20:16:32.156+01:00

A few weeks ago, he was a minor TV celeb on a seemingly-quite-specialist BBC2 motoring show- but since his accident on September 20th, the country seems to have suddenly gone Richard Hammond nuts!!On the morning after his accident, a sudden uprising of the secret underground Hammond fan club began, with literally millions of people who you would have assumed up until that point didn't even know

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Top 10 TV theme searches via the tellytunes theme finder for w/e 24 Sept 2006 were: 1. Family Fortunes 2. Countdown 3. X-Factor 4. Spooks 5. Bullseye 6. Doctor Who 7. Top Gear 8. Mastermind 9. Black Beauty10. Thundercats

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The finale of Lost has been a popular topic of conversation in the office today - to the point where I hadn't actually realised how many people within shouting distance were still watching and paying attention.Also interesting were the rebel group of non-watchers who had given up on the show after the first series (or shortly into the second) for fear that the show was actually going nowhere -

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Welcome all to the brand new tellytunes tellyblog - random ramblings of a vaguely TV and TV-theme-related manner from the makers of the tv theme and radio jingle website - tellytunesHopefully I'll have the time (and patience!) to update the blog on a frequent basis, either with news from the tellytunes website itself, from the world of TV Themes, news and comment on TV in general and views from

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