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Hope I'm right in thinking nobody posted a top five this week.

Bit of an old staple on this forum,
Top Five TV Theme Tunes

5) The Saint (composed by Edwin Astley)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtePs5lCeyY

4) The Twilight Zone (composed by Marius Constant)
(Used from 2nd series onwards)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQSdUmvDpU0

3) Danger Man (composed by Edwin Astley)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u6jYfJgj-o

2) Peter Gunn (composed by Henry Mancini)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz3WMFEC9Gs

1) Dr Who (composed by Ron Grainer, arranged, recorded, produced and performed by Delia Derbyshire, assisted by Dick Mills at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
(this version used from 1963 - 1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NPJ6GMXM3E

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Curmudgeonly Rock 'n' Roll time traveller from ye olden days

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Don't think anyone has - I'd forgotten all about it!

I guess this depends on whether the songs were written for the show? Didn't some program called Teachers or something use The Boy With The Arab Strap? Like Mock The Week uses News Of The World.

So I suppose we stick to original compositions.

Can't argue with Dr. Who. I don't really watch a lot of TV so I'd have to have a think.

I really liked the music to Grandstand actually! MOTD is a classic too but I'm not sure I'd like the song if it had been the theme to something else.

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Curmudgeonly Rock 'n' Roll time traveller from ye olden days

2nd verse same as the 1st...

Thinking about sports programs - I seem to remember liking the theme to Sports Night - which on further inspection even sounded by the 1990s like they were introducing Morcombe and Wise!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naD6cYYVs_c

But sure it's the theme I was thinking of. Perhaps another late night sports show?

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I've narrowed it down to 15 cartoons, but it may take a few weeks to decide on only 5 *chews pencil*

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David Silva loves Bakewell Tarts the best
He'll eat a box and leave none for the rest
De Gea's doughnuts never look the part
next to Silva's Bakewell Tart!

It's a bit difficult really - if I hear the Tom & Jerry theme I think of the cartoon. It's just such ubiquitous music, but really the Looney Toons music is brilliant!

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Alas, not actually Gryff Rhys Jones...

"Little Jack Horner sitting on the corner
With no shoes and clothes
This aint funny, but he took his money
And sniffed it up his nose"

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Curmudgeonly Rock 'n' Roll time traveller from ye olden days

2nd verse same as the 1st...

Roobarb, natch

and Jonny Briggs
and the Flumps

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Forgot about Roobarb!

Stick in The Magic Roundabout too. It sounded like a nice tune but played b y someone who was off their tits and came out slightly warped.

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Other contenders:

Banana Splits
Persuaders (just seen Anarchy has it too)
Mission Impossible

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