In case you didn’t realise it, the Doctor Who theme actually has lyrics. Don’t believe me? Here’s Jon Pertwee to prove you wrong.
Can that be bettered today? Well, here’s Matt Smith at Glastonbury with Orbital for their version of the Doctor Who theme. Compare and contrast.
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In the US: Tuesdays, 10/9c, TNT
Over here in the UK, we’ve just seen the end of Heartbeat after 18 years. That featured various nice policemen going around nice locations to the constant soundtrack of music of the 50s and 60s.
Memphis Beat is a strangely similar show (not just in title), despite being set in modern day Memphis. In it, former pro-skateboarder Jason Lee follows up his nice guy Earl routine in My Name is Earl with another nice guy: this time, a cop who really cares and who’s really into old music, particularly Elvis – what with him being an Elvis-impersonator and all.
It’s about as exciting as Heartbeat, too.
It’s August so don’t be expecting too much by way of TV at the BFI South Bank. But there’s Nigel Kneale’s The Year of the Sex Olympics, BBC4’s Random Quest and an episode of The Ray Bradbury Theatre starring Donald Pleasance, and a preview screening of Shane Meadows’ sequel to This is England -– This is England ’86.
In the UK: Saturday 26th June, 6.05pm, BBC1/BBC HD
In the US: Saturday 10th July, 9/8c, BBC America
Damn him. My ‘obviously’ guy was 90% right!
Spoilers, a review of the episode and a review of the series after the jump.
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