40 TV Theme Tunes at the BBC

A selection of 40 top title tracks which made such an impression on viewers that they made that difficult leap from TV schedules to the pop charts.

Sometimes performed by members of the cast, sometimes featuring recognisable tracks from the big names of the day, these are the songs that have became essential tracks on the soundtrack to people's lives.

Covering six decades and every genre of television, including comedies like Friends, The Office, Derry Girls and Absolutely Fabulous; dramas like Twin Peaks, Peaky Blinders, The Sopranos and Happy Valley; and much-loved classics, including the themes to M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, Doctor Who, and even Top of the Pops itself.