What is your favourite television theme music, whether British or foreign ?

[WildRosie]

Mine is (Jam For) World In Action. A very powerful and thought-provoking piece that suited the nature of the programme perfectly.

I quite liked Barnacle Bill from Blue Peter before the Mike Oldfield arrangement displaced it. A pleasant, jolly hockey sticks kind of number.

[Flaxmeadow]

Downton Abbey

[TwixTwixtwoo]

I used to watch a show called weeds ( think it was by the same writer as OITNB) and the opening song was called Little boxes. I love it and still sing it.

Me too TiptopJ, it's one of my (many) recurring earworms

[Giggorata]

Lexx

[TerryChoc]

Midsummer murders

[TwixTwixtwoo]

Prisoner Cell Block H

[FranKatzenjammer]

The Flumps
Channel Four News

[FractionalGains]

@TwixTwixtwoo

Prisoner Cell Block H

Reminds me of staying up late as a teenager to watch it when Channel 5 was brand new. Fond memories.

I’m another vote for Succession. Not only is it brilliantly haunting but because they play it so much in the actual show, it’s so fundamental to the atmosphere.

[KylieKangaroo]

Not read the thread but the 999 theme tune used to get me every time! The one with Michael Burke?

[KylieKangaroo]

Yes to Succession but it's so so long!

[Smidge001]

I used to love the theme tune for Holiday '87 (or thereabouts. Pretty sure the tune carried on for several years.)

[Giggorata]

Also:
Take Three Girls
Rainbow
Farscape
Roobarb and Custard
Big Brother
Doctor Who

[PomBearWithoutHerOFRS]

Chi Mai - it was the theme to "The Life and Times of David Lloyd George" years ago.
Another one I loved was the theme to "The Ink Thief" - it has Richard O'Brien and Toyah in it, I've only ever been able to find half an episode on YouTube.

[Smidge001]

Oh I take that back, now I've Googled it. The holiday theme tune I liked ran from 78-85! Blimey. Funny it stuck in my head for so long, I wasnt even in double figures! Must have been the promise of exotic holidays and ice creams

[SunsetOverEasterIsland]

Cagney and Lacey
Hill Street Blues
The Golden Girls

[BackforGood]

Ski Sunday, without a doubt. that is without ever watching the programme - it is just so recognisable and brilliant.


(Original) All Creatures Great and Small was good
Did like The Wombles as a child


then there are a few like Blue Peter and TotP and Record Breakers and even Grange Hill which just stick in your mind as they were on every week, for years and years growing up, and it was at a time when everyone watched the same programmes, so they evoke lovely childhood memories, without being 'great pieces of music'

[purrswhileheeats]

Bergerac!

[Tomatoesneedtoripen]

Friends

[Tomatoesneedtoripen]

and Chi Mai, i bought that single

[tulipsaremyfave]

H.A.P.P.Y

[custardbear]

So many! Few that spring to mind

Jonathan Creek
Golden girls
Formula 1 (love the full song)
MASH the movie version with lyrics

[Lifeisabeach09]

Big Little Lies...awesome song by Michael Kiwanuka.

[GinWithASplashOfTonic]

Oh yeah forgotten Downton Abbey that was a great theme tune. I got you right in the mood for the drama

[NastyBlouse]

True Blood (Bad Things by Jace Everett)
Damages (When I Am Through With You by The VLA)
The main title theme for American Gods is a terrific piece of music

Not to get too Partridgean about it but the theme tune to Black Beauty was a total banger

[Twigletgirl27]

I love The Thorn Birds theme. I was rather keen on Richard Chamberlain's sexy priest too!

[Standrewsschool]

@Twigletgirl27

I love The Thorn Birds theme. I was rather keen on Richard Chamberlain's sexy priest too!

I binge watched the entire series of Thorn Birds recently. Guilty pleasure, although viewing it with modern eyes was interesting. Older man and younger woman.

(Sorry for the sidetrack).