Alan Hawkshaw penned the themes tunes to Countdown and Grange Hill. Now he is helping underprivileged youngsters make music. Duncan Seaman reports. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

Susie Dent still gets a "buzz" when she hears the 'Countdown' theme tune. The 59-year-old linguist has appeared in the Dictionary Corner of the Channel 4 game show for more than 30 years and admitted ...

Legendary theme tune composer Alan Hawkshaw has died aged 84. Alan wrote introductory music for many much-loved shows during his long career including Countdown, Grange Hill, and the Channel 4 News.

Alan Hawkshaw, the composer who created the ‘Countdown’ theme music, has died at the age of 84. Alan was responsible for writing the music for a host of popular TV shows, including ‘Grange Hill’, ...

Channel 4 is making a huge change to some of its most popular programming for one day only. Gogglebox’s distinctive theme tune has remained unchanged for over 11 years, since the show first aired in ...

Alan was behind some of British TV theme tunes including Countdown, Grange Hill and the Channel 4 News. The news was shared this evening by talent agency DNYA Music Limited. "The proud Leeds born ...

COUNTDOWN’S Rachel Riley took a swipe at co-star Susie Dent as the ‘most annoying thing about show’. Thursdays episode of the Channel 4 show saw host Colin Murray introduce another round of Champions ...