Hi.
Just as a matter of interest, with regard to the Mason Williams track "Classical gas" mentioned earlier in this thread, it was actually used as the theme to a programme called "This is your right" presented by Dr Michael Winstanley, which was a five minute consumer advice programme, which followed immediately after Granada reports, but it was a separate programme, not a part of Granada reports. The programme ran from 1972 till 1986.
Hello Mark, and welcome along!
I might be totally wrong, because I was pretty young at the time, and my memories might be a bit hazy, but from what I recollect, Classical Gas was used as Granada Reports closing theme, which was then followed immediately by This Is Your Right, which began with a simple, but unintentionally comical bit of percussion - a kind of drum-roll followed by a cymbal clash.
Can't find any video anywhere to confirm either way though. Can anyone help?
Hi Spencer.
Thanks for the welcome
I found this site through the links on my video (The one in the OP) and decided to sign up
I suspect that I may be a little older than you, and I remember Classical gas being used for "this is your right" quite well, and I still have my old 45rpm copy of it in my collection.
In fact many of the less musically minded people from here abouts at the time, only ever knew the tune as the "the theme from This is your right"
However just in case my memory was playing tricks on me, I googled it and found some references to it.............
Did I hear Classical Gas on TV?
Classical Gas has been used as the theme music for Granada Television's watchdog broadcast "This is your right" running from 1972 to 1986. It was also used in the 1980s by Channel 4 during their NFL results presentation, and in the 1970s and 1980s and several local area television news programs in the United States used it as their theme song. The song also forms the basis for an identically-titled television news theme, published by a now-defunct company called Telesound. NASA also used it as the background music for the Apollo 4 mission film. In “The Simpsons” episode "Last Exit to Springfield", Lenny asks Lisa, who is playing a guitar, to play Classical Gas, which she does. The TV show “Frasier” used the song in episode titled "The Great Crane Robbery”. Visit the TV, Film & Video page for more information.
Taken from this website
http://www.classicalgas.com/gasfaq.html
Here are a few more of the many references to it.
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Classical_Gas
http://outonbluesix.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/this-was-easy-in-1996/
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Classical-Gas
http://www.finance-option.com/Classical_Gas.html
http://forums.lfconline.com/showthread.php?t=88972&page=22
http://www.southportfriends.co.uk/forums/arts-and-music/argies-playlist/35/?wap2
Didn't think I was that senile (yet)
Hope that clears it up
Apoolo 100 had an album out in the 70's titled "Classical gas" and the title track is an orchestral cover version of it.