“Backstage” at Animal Hospital

When we discovered that the theme tune to the TV quiz show Mastermind is called “Approaching Menace” (by Neil Richardson), we thought two things: (1) That’s no way to talk about John Humphrys, and (2) How many other theme tunes are selected on the basis of their title? As it turns out, quite a few:

The theme tune to Channel Four’s How Clean Is Your House? is Dvořák’s “March of the Fecal Matter.”

The theme tune to Coronation Street is “Grimm, Up North,” by Burt Bacharach

The theme tune to Blockbusters is “Suspekt Unkle,” by the Fall

The theme tune to University Challenge is Gustav Holst’s “Ode to Smugness”

The theme tune to Deal or No Deal is “Casino of Cardigans,” by Franz Ferdinand

The theme tune to The Apprentice is “(You’re Not) the Boss of Me,” by Lil’ Kim

The theme tune to The Antiques Roadshow is “Plunder!,” by the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

The theme tune to Animal Hospital is “Misplaced Pity Boogie-Woogie,” by Jools Holland

The theme tune to How to Look Good Naked is “Sad Hand Shandy,” by Blur

The theme tune to Doctor Who is “Return of the Repressed,” by Captain Beefheart

The theme tune to Countdown is “Siesta,” by Moby

The theme tune to Top Gear is “Fat Lad Manifesto,” by the Nightingales

The theme tune to Property Ladder is “Brick Lust,” by Pulp

The theme tune to Fawlty Towers is “The Four Seasons Pathétique,” by Vivaldi

The theme tune to A Question of Sport is “Triumph of the Will,” by Skrewdriver

The theme tune to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is “Death by Questions,” by Ludovico Einaudi

The theme tune to Househunters in the Sun is “Escape from the NHS,” by Underworld

The theme tune to Autumnwatch is “Fanfare for the Common Shrew,” by The Future Sound of London

The theme tune to The O.C. is “California Reaming,” by Green Day

and

the theme tune to Question Time is “Empty Stage,” by Fleetwood Mac.