"live gigs—featuring his son Jonathan Mayer on sitar—until John's death. The Joe Harriott-John Mayer Double Quintet composed the distinctive theme tune, ""Acka Raga"", for the early episodes of the BBC quiz show ""Ask the Family"", which was broadcast between 1967 and 1984. The theme featured Mayer on sitar. From 1989 onwards, Mayer, who lived in north London, taught composition at Birmingham Conservatoire where he introduced the BMus Indian music course in 1997. In March 2004, Mayer was hit by a car in North London and fatally injured. He was 74. John Mayer (composer) John Mayer (28 October 1929 – 9"
"to establish an international profile. Originally the B-side of another composition, ""Cross Hands Boogie"", ""Black and White Rag"" was championed by the popular disc jockey Jack Jackson, and started a craze for Atwell's honky-tonk style of playing. The recording became a million selling gold record, and in the United Kingdom was later used as the theme tune for the long-running BBC2 television snooker tournament, ""Pot Black"". ""Black and White"" Rag was also later arranged for use as the music in the 1985 BBC Computer game ""Repton"" and some of its sequels. The piece has also become a fiddle standard with"
"Röda tråden Röda tråden (English: ""The Red Thread"") is a Swedish television quiz show with Pekka Heino as its host that was shown on SVT in the 1990s. The program's purpose was for the participants to find ""the red thread"" (common denominator) in problem formulations, which consisted of a set of pictures. The theme song of the show was ""Wonderful World"" by Sam Cooke. There were three sections to the show. The first was ""The Red Thread"", including pictures which all had a common feature which the contestants had to figure out. Then came ""Letter link"" (Swedish: ""Bokstavslänken"") where the"
"the show, accompanied by his wand microphone. The contestants were impressionists Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens and the panellists were Donny Osmond, Maureen Lipman, Jamie Cullum, Barbara Windsor, Simon Cowell and David Coulthard. In 2006, the show was brought back this time as an interactive DVD game, with Terry once again reprising his role of host and once again being accompanied by his magic wand-type microphone. However, the theme tune to the DVD game is not the original theme, but a version that was used for the ITV revival. Another one-off edition was shown on 21 April 2007 as part"
"Challenge Anneka Challenge Anneka is a British reality game show that aired on BBC1 from 8 September 1989 to 15 October 1995 and was hosted by Anneka Rice. It was announced in 2006 that the series was returning, but this time on ITV. The first of the two specials was shown on Boxing Day 2006. The second transmitted in June 2007. The series was devised as a vehicle for Anneka Rice, who had previously appeared on ""Treasure Hunt"", one of the first big hits for Channel 4. It was produced by Tom Gutteridge of Mentorn, who also produced the US"
"Jakestown Jakestown was a radio show hosted by Brian Jacques on BBC Radio Merseyside. One regular feature of this show concerned ""The Mystery Tenor"" which allowed Brian to indulge in his great enjoyment of tenor voices. Brian Jacques retired from radio in October 2006, and Jakestown is no more. The programme's theme tune was a song, the words of which were: ""I come from the city where the cats don't sleep, they howl the whole night long, And the sparrows give a cough on the windowsill, in lieu of a mornin' song, And the buskers in the subway sound as"
"on 3 December 2006; it aired on 26 December 2006. On 11 February 2007, Lloyd Webber was featured as a guest judge on the reality television show """" The contestants all sang ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Between April and June 2007, he appeared in BBC One's ""Any Dream Will Do!"", which followed the same format as ""How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?"". Its aim was to find a new Joseph for his revival of ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"". Lee Mead won the contest after quitting his part in the ensemble – and as understudy in"
"eight songs in contention to represent the UK were presented during Terry Wogan's ""Wogan"" chat show on BBC1. Two songs were presented during each of four broadcasts between 20 and 27 March. A separate results show was broadcast on BBC1 the same evening. BBC Radio 2 simulcast the final, with commentary by Ken Bruce, but did not broadcast the results show. The contest was opened by The Ravenscroft Partnership, a group assembled by Raf Ravenscroft, the man responsible for re-working the theme tune to soap opera ""Crossroads"". ""We Will Protect You"" was an uptempo anthem. Other members of the Partnership"
"Jake Thackray John Philip ""Jake"" Thackray (27 February 1938 – 24 December 2002) was an English singer-songwriter, poet and journalist. Best known in the late 1960s and early 1970s for his topical comedy songs performed on British television, his work ranged from satirical to bawdy to sentimental to pastoral, with a strong emphasis on storytelling, making him difficult to categorise. Thackray sang in a lugubrious baritone voice, accompanying himself on a nylon-strung guitar in a style that was part classical, part jazz. His witty lyrics and clipped delivery, combined with his strong Yorkshire accent and the northern setting of many"
"conducted by an alternative music radio station. In 2008, the song served as the theme song to the ITV sitcom of the same name. Upon first hearing ""Teenage Kicks"" in September 1978, BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel is reported to have burst into tears, and readily admitted to still being reduced to tears upon hearing the song in interviews granted to journalists up until his death. To judge songs he had heard for the first time as to worthiness of airplay upon his show, Peel often rated new bands' songs with a series of asterisks, with each song judged"
"and early 1990s, a number of competing programmes were introduced, including Channel 4's ""driven"", ITV's ""Pulling Power"", Granada's ""Vroom Vroom"" and BBC World's ""India's Wheels"". Some of the presenters on ""Driven"" would go on to present ""Top Gear"". The show's opening theme music from the very first programme in 1977 was the Allman Brothers Band instrumental ""Jessica"" from the album ""Brothers and Sisters"" (1973), although remixed versions were used after 1999. For much of the series' lifespan, Elton John's instrumental ""Out of the Blue"" from the album ""Blue Moves"" (1976) played over the closing credits. The opening and closing titles"
"Jaka to melodia? Jaka to melodia?, meaning ""What Song is It?"", is the Polish variation of the classic game show Name That Tune, running every year since 1997 on TVP1. The show is noted for frequently interrupting game play to feature performances of the songs guessed either by the host or by other singers, all accompanied by a live band. Songs can be in either Polish or English, so all contestants must be bilingual in order to play. The program is hosted by Robert Janowski, an actor and singer. Three players compete for cash. They are shown five artists, each"
"the programme) provide the research. As a result, some critics consider the radio show to be a spin-off of the TV programme, and some have further ventured that ""The Museum of Curiosity"" is not as good as its forerunner. Most reviews of ""The Museum of Curiosity,"" however, are positive. In series one, the programme began with Bailey introducing the show and playing its theme tune, which he performed in a slightly different way in each episode. In subsequent series, the theme tune was, instead, performed by House Of Strange Studios of East London. The host/professor and the curator/sidekick introduce themselves."
"teacher. Meyer died, at the age of 71, due to complications caused by Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on July 29, 2014, in Ellsworth, Maine. Meyer invented the idea for the character of Jacky Faber while listening to British and Celtic folk music on a local community radio station in his workshop. Meyer describes the moment on his website: ...the host of the program plays a long string of early nineteenth century songs that feature young girls dressing up as boys and following their boyfriends out to sea, the most well known of these being ""Jackaroe"" and ""Cana-di-i-o"". These songs generally end up"
"put it to use as a television studio–theatre, renaming it the BBC Television Theatre. Among the programmes produced there were ""Crackerjack"", ""The Old Grey Whistle Test"", ""That's Life!"", ""The Generation Game"", ""Juke Box Jury"", ""This Is Your Life"", ""Jim'll Fix It"", most of the BBC's light entertainment music shows, such as those starring Cliff Richard, Lulu, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Shirley Bassey, Vera Lynn, Harry Secombe, Petula Clark, as well as the UK's Eurovision Song Contest preliminary heat, ""A Song For Europe"". In 1985, the theatre was turned over for exclusive use by ""Wogan"", which was broadcast three nights a"
"Trivia Test Match Trivia Test Match is a British radio programme that aired originally from 1986 to 1993 on BBC Radio and has been repeated more recently on BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly known as ""BBC Radio 7""). There were two series. The episode list identified 17 episodes, but in the final episode the presenter referred to 10 episodes in the first series and 8 in the second. As its slogan stated, it combined trivia and the laws of cricket. It was hosted by longtime BBC cricket commentator Brian Johnston, who served as the ""umpire."" In each episode, the team"
"from their early 1990s peak. Most recently, the track ""And Then She Smiles"" has been used as the theme song for the television programme 'Stella' on Sky1. Compilations that feature ""Can You Dig It?"" are: The Mock Turtles The Mock Turtles are an English indie rock band, formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1985, who enjoyed some success in the early 1990s. Their song ""Can You Dig It?"" which was released in 1991, charted in the UK top 20 in 1991 and again in 2003. Led by former Judge Happiness singer Martin Coogan, older brother of actor/comedian Steve Coogan, the"
"his initial standing in — a last minute replacement for regular host Des O'Connor — that he was brought back several more times, and subsequently O'Grady was given his own show (O'Grady also became good friends with co-presenter Melanie Sykes, who has since stood in for him on O'Grady's own show on occasion). ""Guess the Tune"" (known as ""The Organ Game"" on the Channel 4 edition), a phone-in-competition where O'Grady plays tunes on his organ and the contestant has to guess them correctly to win up to £2,000, became a popular feature of the programme. The tune that O'Grady played"
"of ""Challenge Anneka"" had first been tested in 1987) to mark the 20th anniversary of the series. The BBC did not proceed with the proposal, citing that the series was no longer in the public consciousness. Challenge Anneka Challenge Anneka is a British reality game show that aired on BBC1 from 8 September 1989 to 15 October 1995 and was hosted by Anneka Rice. It was announced in 2006 that the series was returning, but this time on ITV. The first of the two specials was shown on Boxing Day 2006. The second transmitted in June 2007. The series was"
"Peter Baikie Peter Baikie is a Scottish comedian and composer most famous for appearing in the British comedy sketch-show ""Absolutely"". Baikie composed the theme music and provided comedy songs for the show. He also created several musical comedy characters including ""Mr Muzak the Piano-playing man"" and the ""Laughing man"". As a television composer Baikie's credits include the theme music for ""Shooting Stars"", ""It's Only TV...But I Like It"" and ""The Big Fat Quiz of the Year"". In the 1990s Baikie and fellow Absolutely cast member Gordon Kennedy toured as a band called ""The Hairstyles"". Their sets comprised songs from ""Absolutely"","
"the theme for the Channel 4 reality show ""Big Brother"" under the name Elementfour. The series started airing on 18 July 2000, with the theme later released as a single. The programme and theme moved over to Channel 5 from 18 August 2011 to 5 November 2018. In September 2000 he opened the new Digital Radio station Ministry of Sound Radio with a live mix from the famous London club. Oakenfold appeared in the intro scene of EA's Euro 2000 video game, which featured him using his turntables to activate the video game and control various players. After his success"
"Ask Me Another (radio) Ask Me Another is an hour-long radio puzzle game show produced by WNYC and National Public Radio. It is hosted by the Canadian comedian Ophira Eisenberg and features, as its ""in-house musician"" or ""one-man house band"", the independent rock musician Jonathan Coulton. It is typically recorded in The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. The show has been produced since 2012. The show features four to five individual games based on particular puzzle topics, wordplay, and trivia, interspersed by chatter from the show's hosts, as well as a segment featuring an interview and one or more"
"and co-presented the world’s first comedy nature series ‘SquawkieTalkie’ in 1995 and was co-host of ‘Saturday Night Jack’ for Radio 2 in 2006. He is a director of Absolutely Productions, has a Wurlitzer jukebox and is very keen on snorkelling, Mrs. Miller and Ivor Cutler. Peter Baikie Peter Baikie is a Scottish comedian and composer most famous for appearing in the British comedy sketch-show ""Absolutely"". Baikie composed the theme music and provided comedy songs for the show. He also created several musical comedy characters including ""Mr Muzak the Piano-playing man"" and the ""Laughing man"". As a television composer Baikie's credits"
"trivia program RocKwiz and dominated the episode. Nick Corr Nick Corr is co-founder, with Mick Thomas of Australia's Croxton Records. Founded in 1999, the label provides a home for a select group of acts, with the house ethos a mixture of country and roots, folk and rock. Croxton's first release was a compilation album, ""All the Labour"", from Austin based alternative country band, The Gourds, followed by ""Wanderin’ Mind"" by The Dunaways, and releases by James Stewart, Nick Barker, The Prayerbabies, The Drowners, Git, The Re-Mains, Marcel Borrack, Dan Warner, Sarah Carroll, The Underminers and Young Modern plus Mick Thomas"
"Screen Test Screen Test is a children's game show that aired on BBC1 from 18 November 1970 to 20 December 1984. It is first hosted by Michael Rodd from 1970 to 1979, then hosted by Brian Trueman from 1979 to 1983 and finally hosted by Mark Curry in 1984. It involved its contestants seeing clips from films, and then being asked questions about the films to test their memories of them. The theme music was ""Marching There and Back"" by Syd Dale. 85 out of 232 episodes survived from the BBC archives, which are Episode 10 of Series 1, Episodes"
"Don't Ask Me (TV programme) Don't Ask Me was a popular British television science show made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and ran from 1974 to 1978. It attempted to answer science-based questions and contributors included Magnus Pyke (natural sciences), Rob Buckman (medicine), David Bellamy (biology), Miriam Stoppard (medicine), and Derek Griffiths. Those behind the scenes included Adam Hart-Davis, who later became a well-known science presenter in his own right. The theme music was ""House of the King"" by the contemporary Dutch progressive rock band Focus. The series was rebroadcast for a time on TVOntario. A follow up"
"Gastank Gastank was an English television show that aired between 1982–1983 in the United Kingdom on Channel 4. Hosted by former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, the show featured a mix of interviews with 1970s musicians and impromptu performances where the guest artist would join Wakeman and his house band in playing re-arranged versions of their classic songs, or entirely new pieces created for the show. The format was very informal with the setting likened to a bar where Wakeman would interview the guest over a drink or two followed by their performance in front of a small studio audience sitting"
"By 1963 Derek had composed, arranged or played more than 500 TV themes. As musical director at Granada TV Derek is credited with writing the highest number of television themes in the United Kingdom – a total of 241. In 1969 he created the theme to radio's long-standing 'Waggoner's Walk, heard daily on Radio 2. Other credits are incidental music for Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Morse, and Brideshead Revisited. To the general viewer Derek was perhaps best known for re-recording and re-arranging the Coronation Street theme in 1972 and accompanying Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox) at the piano when she sang on"
"9 June 2007, he performed a stand-up comedy routine and at the end sang a part of the song ""Life is a Cabaret"" by Liza Minnelli. His performance received positive comments from all three judges, from Piers Morgan's ""You've got brilliant, distinctive comic timing"", to Amanda Holden's ""You're a real star in the making, real showman, great confidence, you were fantastic"", with the exception of Simon Cowell, saying ""I think you're funnier than Peter Kay"", but said that the singing was terrible but the comedy was fantastic. He was placed into the next round, after receiving three yeses from the"
"University Challenge University Challenge is a British quiz programme which first aired in 1962. ""University Challenge"" aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994 with Jeremy Paxman as the quizmaster. The current title holders are St John's College, Cambridge, who won the 47th series in 2018. The show is produced by Granada Television (re-branded as ITV Studios in 2009), under licence from Richard Reid Productions and the College Bowl Company. It was recorded at Granada Studios in Manchester from its"
"Face the Music (TV programme) Face the Music was a weekly BBC television programme in the form of a classical music quiz. It began in 1966 and continued until 1979, with revivals in 1983–1984 and 2007. The programme, chaired by Joseph Cooper, took the form of a quiz, with a panel of three music-loving celebrities, but without scoring or any winner. Each week there would be a special guest, who would also have to answer questions – with the focus being on topics that related to the guest's life and career, so as to lead to amusing anecdotes. The questions"
"music-themed quiz on Italian television and one of the longest-running Italian television prizes in general. Considering also the first version, the program has 1757 total episodes. Variety version Game show version The first version of the program was a variety with a musical background that aired live, with phone calls to dedication and other song numbers, where Papi was assisted by Formula 3 and by imitator Gigi Vigliani, who performed in some comic sketches. The program also took part in a musical ensemble called Saraband, and an audience of about a hundred people, called ""choir"", who were the outline of"
"test before the show. The contestant may continue after certain milestones and keep the money they have won so far; giving an answer deemed ""false"" results in the loss of all the money. The top prize in this version was £50,000. Nothing but the Truth (UK game show) Nothing But the Truth was a British game show that aired on Sky1 and ran from 10 November 2007 to 26 March 2008. It was hosted by Jerry Springer. Prior to the show, contestants were asked to answer a series of questions while connected to a polygraph, but were not informed of"