Theme music has been a feature of the majority of television programmes. Which ones do you recall most?

Here’s a catchy compilation of theme tunes from the late 70s and early 80s, featuring Shaft-esque guitars and stomping drum-beats. It’s amazing how every science fiction TV show from a ...

British TV themes had their heyday in the 1960s and 1970s but now there are no good tunes to hum, according to a new documentary ...

About a decade ago, after Ted Harbert had been accused (wrongly, he says) of killing the television theme song, he put together a tape he called “Ted’s All-Time Favorite Theme Songs.” He ...

Johnny Dankworth, who has died aged 82, was lauded for his jazz but was also a noted composer of TV theme tunes, including The Avengers and Tomorrow's World. So why do some of them stick in the head?

It is one of the most instantly recognisable theme tunes on television, but did you know the current theme was only introduced in the late 1960s?

The theme song to 1960s children's TV show The White Horses has been named the greatest in television history. The tune to the cult series, recorded by Irish singer Jacky, heads a list of songs in ...

Johnny Dankworth, who has died aged 82, was lauded for his jazz but was also a noted composer of TV theme tunes, including The Avengers and Tomorrow's World. So why do some of them stick in the head?