Show Tunes

Let’s dig our leggings out, back comb the shizz out of our perms, and get on point as we are well and truly in classic territory here.

Premiering in January 1982, Fame followed the lives of students at a performing arts high school, blending drama, music, and dance in a groundbreaking way. Running for six seasons and 136 episodes, the show was based on the 1980 film of the same name, following students and faculty at a fictional New York City High School for the Performing Arts.

If you’ve never talked into your watch or done the sound effects to Knight Rider’s KITT, then have you ever lived?

The theme tune for "Knight Rider," composed by Stu Phillips and featured in the show’s opening credits, is iconic for its synthesizer-heavy sound that perfectly captures the 1980s vibe. Phillips wanted to create a sound that matched the futuristic feel of the show, which centered around a talking car, KITT.

The Simpsons - Danny Elfman

Welcome to the first episode of Show Tunes, where much like its distant cousin Song 2, we are setting about finding hidden gems behind the recording of our most beloved TV Show theme tunes.

It’s taken us a while to get here…we will just say for reasons but now we are, we are very excited in what we are going to be bringing you.

Show Tunes is all about the stories behind well known TV theme songs and, each week, we will be looking at a new one, its story and impact.

The Trailer

"In the TV shows you know and love, music doesn't just play pivotal roles in introducing the episodes, they shape your memory of them. Here, Stephen Steps Lowe takes a look at the stories behind the best and most-loved TV theme tunes of all time." Show Tunes is a brand new Podcast about the story behind the most famous TV Show Themes. Coming soon to Today Radio and to this channel.