Television themes (as with film themes) have long been an interest of mine. Indeed, on the Secrets' albums, I was influential in ensuring the inclusion of Callan (er... Callan), The Mind Reader (Chan Canasta), Hit And Miss (Juke Box Jury) and The Man From UNCLE (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.).
There are loads of other signature tunes from over the years which stick in the memory, many of them half-forgotten (the programme or the tune). A few chosen at random might include The Men In Room 17, Robert Early's Public Eye and even Minder.
They're still doing great theme music today. One current programme which has infested my ear is "Mount Pleasant" (first series on Sky One, current second season on Sky Living). It's a stormer of a melody, with a 1963 Motown beat (think Heatwave) and an achingly-pretty turnaround resolving from the piece's G minor key to a major chord.
Theme tune listenable here (for the time being):
Any others worthy of inclusion?