Do you ever notice the choices of music used in the background on TV progs? Especially childrens TV

[NorbertDentressangle]

DD is watching Sam and Marks Guide to Dodging Disaster on CBBC at the moment and I couldn't help but notice a succession of music direct from from my CD collection.

None of it is particularly what I would have associated with childrens TV but think its great they've used it rather than the usual pop/boyband "safe" type.

They included:

Violent Femmes
Elbow
Portishead
Lou Reed
Rage Against the Machine (OK, this one was from my younger days admittedly and they had avoiding the extreme swearing bit!)

I tell you what I have noticed, is that adverts for boys-toys are not accompanied by music, but anything 'girly' has someone singing in a sickly way in the background, even if the words really don't scan!