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Tony Hatch provides an insider's guide to the art of composing for television.

Tony Hatch: As Heard on TV: Series 1

Tony Hatch: As Heard on TV: Series 1: Episode 1: David Lowe, Mike Perjanik, Anneka Rice, Bob Harris

David Lowe, Mike Perjanik, Anneka Rice, Bob Harris

Episode 1

Episode 1: David Lowe, Mike Perjanik, Anneka Rice, Bob Harris

Series 1

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Tony will be joined by composer David Lowe, who brought with him the tools of his trade.

Tony Hatch catches up with David Lowe who takes us through his compositions of the current BBC News Theme and The One Show and talks to Mike Perjanik, composer of Home & Away.

For the next three weeks Tony Hatch, who is no stranger to a theme tune himself having created the classics 'Emmerdale', 'Crossroads' 'Neighbours' and 'Grandstand' amongst many others, will bring the theme tune to the fore once more, finding out the secrets behind many of the most beloved ear worms by talking to some of the most prolific television composers responsible for bringing us these mini-musical masterpieces.

This week Tony will be joined by composer David Lowe who brought with him the tools of his trade and in the studio recreated the current 'BBC News Theme' and the ever popular 'The One Show'. Plus the man responsible for the other major Australian theme "Home and Away", composer Mike Perjanik compares notes with Tony their 2 soap themes, which have been on our screens for an amazing 30 years. Radio 2 presenters Bob Harris and Anneka Rice reveal their favourite themes and why - with both of them choosing subjects quite close to their hearts.

Each week Tony will transport you back to happy childhood memories with tunes that will remind you of rushing to the best seat in the house, testing your knowledge and memory with a medley of children's themes, this week it's the turn of the 1950s and 60s.

You'll hear comedy themes, such as Blackadder and Monty Python, an archive interview between Ally McBeal's Vonda Shepard and Sir Terry Wogan. Stars who sang their own themes tunes, you'll even find out why the theme song to "Frasier" is called "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs" - be prepared to have these bite-size musical morsels running around your head for the rest of the evening.

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