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As Heard On British TV Trivia Quiz

The songs in this quiz were associated with classic British TV shows.

A multiple-choice quiz by dellastreet. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dellastreet

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
388,624

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: emmal2000uk (10/10), Guest 172 (4/10), Guest 86 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Possibly the most famous theme song in British TV history, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?" opened each episode of "Dad's Army". Which veteran performer sang it? Hint

Bud Flanagan

Roy Hudd

Vera Lynn

Chesney Allen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Anita Dobson entered the UK pop charts in 1986 with "Anyone Can Fall In Love". The words were by Don Black, but the music was the theme tune to which soap, in which she had a starring role? Hint

Coronation Street

Brookside

Emmerdale

EastEnders

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Question 3 of 10

3. I don't believe it! The theme song to "One Foot in the Grave" was sung by a member of the Monty Python team - which one? Hint

John Cleese

Michael Palin

Terry Jones

Eric Idle

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Half the World Away" by Oasis was the theme song for which family-based BBC comedy? Hint

Outnumbered

Shameless

The Royle Family

My Family

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Question 5 of 10

5. Perhaps surprisingly, the theme song for "Big Break", a snooker-themed game show presided over by Jim Davidson, was performed by a punk artist. Who was he? Hint

Captain Beefheart

Captain Kangaroo

Captain Pugwash

Captain Sensible

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Question 6 of 10

6. EastEnders alumnus Nick Berry went on to star as a London policeman transplanted to rural Yorkshire. He also sang the title song, first made famous by Buddy Holly. What was the programme called? Hint

Heartbeat

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

True Love Ways

Not Fade Away

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Question 7 of 10

7. "That's Livin' Alright" was a top ten single for Joe Fagin. It was the closing theme for which 1980s comedy-drama? Hint

Boys from the Blackstuff

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Boon

Bulman

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cockney duo Chas & Dave sang the the theme song to a BBC comedy starring Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett. What was it called? Hint

In Sickness and in Health

For Richer, For Poorer

Til Death Us Do Part

For Better and For Worse

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I Could Be So Good For You", sung by Dennis Waterman, got to number three in the UK Singles Chart. It was the theme song for which programme? Hint

The Sweeney

Minder

New Tricks

Just William

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Question 10 of 10

10. The opening theme song to sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" was not only written by the show's creator, it was sung by him as well. Who was he? Hint

John Sullivan

Rik Mayall

Ben Elton

David Renwick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Possibly the most famous theme song in British TV history, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?" opened each episode of "Dad's Army". Which veteran performer sang it?

Answer: Bud Flanagan

Jimmy Perry, co-creator of "Dad's Army", wrote the words to the song, which was recorded shortly before Bud Flanagan's death in 1968. Best remembered as a member of the Crazy Gang and as half of a double act with Chesney Allen, Flanagan had performed genuine wartime songs such as "Run, Rabbit, Run" and "We're Going to Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line".

2. Anita Dobson entered the UK pop charts in 1986 with "Anyone Can Fall In Love". The words were by Don Black, but the music was the theme tune to which soap, in which she had a starring role?

Answer: EastEnders

"Anyone Can Fall in Love" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart. Anita Dobson played Angie Watts, landlady of the Queen Vic, from 1985 until 1988. She married Queen guitarist Brian May in 2000.

3. I don't believe it! The theme song to "One Foot in the Grave" was sung by a member of the Monty Python team - which one?

Answer: Eric Idle

Remembered for its dark humour and surreal plots, "One Foot in the Grave" starred Richard Wilson as the unwillingly retired Victor Meldrew and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret. As well as performing it, Eric Idle wrote the suitably pessimistic theme song, a version of which appears on his album "Eric Idle Sings Monty Python".

4. "Half the World Away" by Oasis was the theme song for which family-based BBC comedy?

Answer: The Royle Family

"The Royle Family" was created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, who played Denise Royle and her boyfriend and later husband Dave Best. "Half the World Away" was initially released as the B-side to Oasis hit single "Whatever".

5. Perhaps surprisingly, the theme song for "Big Break", a snooker-themed game show presided over by Jim Davidson, was performed by a punk artist. Who was he?

Answer: Captain Sensible

Also starring former snooker player John Virgo, "Big Break" was televised by the BBC between 1991 and 2002. Its theme, "The Snooker Song", came from a musical version of "The Hunting of the Snark" composed by Mike Batt. The singer, Captain Sensible, had co-founded punk band The Damned.

Answer: Heartbeat

Nick Berry's version of "Heartbeat" reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1992. He had previously topped the chart with "Every Loser Wins", released when he was playing Simon Beale in "EastEnders".

7. "That's Livin' Alright" was a top ten single for Joe Fagin. It was the closing theme for which 1980s comedy-drama?

Answer: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

The first series of "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet", which featured the adventures of a group of British builders working in Germany, had two separate theme songs, both sung by Joe Fagin. "Breakin' Away", which opened the show, and "That's Livin' Alright", were released as a single record and reached number three in the Singles Chart in 1983.

8. Cockney duo Chas & Dave sang the the theme song to a BBC comedy starring Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett. What was it called?

Answer: In Sickness and in Health

Alf Garnett and his wife Else first appeared in 1960s comedy "Til Death Us Do Part", which inspired the American hit show "All in the Family". "In Sickness and in Health" took up their story two decades later, when Else was confined to a wheelchair. Later series featured Alf as a widower.

9. "I Could Be So Good For You", sung by Dennis Waterman, got to number three in the UK Singles Chart. It was the theme song for which programme?

Answer: Minder

Former child actor Dennis Waterman starred in all of these programmes over a 50 year period. As well as "Minder", in which he played the title role of Terry McCann, Waterman sang the theme songs for "New Tricks" and for "On The Up" and "Stay Lucky", in which he also appeared.

10. The opening theme song to sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" was not only written by the show's creator, it was sung by him as well. Who was he?

Answer: John Sullivan

The show had separate theme songs for the opening and closing credits, both of them sung by John Sullivan. Starring David Jason as London trader Derek ("Del Boy") Trotter, "Only Fools and Horses" was broadcast between 1981 and 2003 and spawned both a spin-off comedy, "The Green Green Grass", and a prequel, "Rock & Chips", the last episode of which was shown a few days after Sullivan's death in 2011.

Source: Author dellastreet

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