VISION ON SOUND EPISODE 200 - TX AUGUST 4 2024
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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
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