Eighties TV music special...

First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on August 4th 2024.

This week, there isn’t a guest with me on the show, because I thought I’d do another of our theme music specials, and, because I’ve finally crossed into sniper’s alley, I thought I might share a selection of some of my favourite theme tunes from a decade when I was full of hope, vim, and vigour, during which a whole host of classic TV title tunes assailed our eardrums as they introduced some of the more memorable shows from the nineteen eighties, and also, perhaps, some of those you might prefer to forget.

Strangely, it seems that quite a few of the most recognisable tunes come from the television of the United States, and so many come from series that might be deemed “Action/Adventure” series, which probably explains a lot about the sort of television that I was watching in my late teens and early twenties.

I have snuck in a few British classics along the way, but let’s just take ourselves back to the eighties for an hour of pure televisual audio nostalgia…

PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content sometimes has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.

PLAYLIST:

HOWARD’S WAY

MIAMI VICE

AIRWOLF

BLUE THUNDER

KNIGHT RIDER

BAYWATCH

THE FALL GUY

ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD (Status Quo)

DANCING IN THE STREET (Jagger/Bowie)

DRIVE (Cars)*

THE BLACK ADDER

ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES

LOVEJOY

THE HITCH-HIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

HILL STREET BLUES

MOONLIGHTING

THE A-TEAM

DYNASTY*

MURDER SHE WROTE

CHEERS

QUANTUM LEAP

THE EQUALIZER

INSPECTOR MORSE*

* 2025 requested re-edit removes "Theme from Dynasty", "Drive", and "Theme from Inspector Morse"