Programmes with the same theme tune

One European station uses the ITV national news theme http://www.alter.gr/news.html

The 1997-2004 'Meridian Tonight' theme was used on the topic slides for 'It Shouldn't Happen to a News Reporter' and similar.

The 70s sitcoms "To the Manor Born" and "Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister" used the same theme, which was rather odd as I am sure they were made around the same time.

That's weird, I really don't remember that.

Coincidentally, both were vehicles for Margo and Jerry from the Good Life, so having the same theme seems odd.

Gavin. a little bit of research has led me to discover that both were written by Ronnie Hazlehurst, although apparently my memory is not so correct in that TTMB was in 1979, whilst YM/YPM was in 1986. Maybe they hoped at the time no one would notice that they were the same theme tune.

Yes, Minister was 1980 - 1984. With Yes, Prime Minister from 1986 - 1988.

A quick listen to both the themes confirms what I thought; The Yes, Minister theme wasn't 100% identical, it featured the notes of the Big Ben chimes. Both themes were clearly based around the same track though.

i remember somebody writing to points of view about to the manor born being simlar to yes minister

remember the look east music from around 1980 being used as a news programme theme tune in a sit com

That's quite interesting - I wonder if they use what was ITN for their news?

Superstars (BBC) and Monday Night Football (ABC US)

You may be thinking of Childrens Hospital

Home to Roost and Till Death Do Us Part have practically the same title sequence (well, they might as well have!)

Just browsing TV Ark, and wondering if anyone can tell me where else I might have heard the Reporting Scotland theme from c.1979 (the first clip on this page).

I've definitely heard the music somewhere else, but can't place it at the moment.