The Archers Rich (piano) and Norman Parker (percussion). Robert Robinson once compared the tune to "the genteel abandon of a lifelong teetotaller who has suddenly taken to drink". On April Fool's Day 2004 both "The Independent" and "The Today Programme" claimed that BBC executives had commissioned composer Brian Eno to record an electronic version of "Barwick Green" as a replacement for the current theme, while comedian Billy Connolly included in his act the joke that the theme was so typically British that it should be the national anthem of the United Kingdom. In 2009, comedian Rainer Hersch conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra in
Off the Ball (radio series) by DJ Kool, followed by a snatch of the theme music from "The Odd Couple". Off the Ball (radio series) Off the Ball is a radio show broadcast twice on Saturdays from 12:00pm – 2:00pm and around 5:35pm – 7:00pm on BBC Radio Scotland. It takes a satirical and sideways view at football in Scotland, self-styling itself as ""The most petty and ill-informed football show on radio!"". The show began in 1995 and is presented by Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan and at least two weekly guests; one from the world of Scottish football and one from Scottish culture. Occasionally,