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
This Is the Six Radio 1 – subsequently playing it twice in the same show due to high demand. Later that day, While She Sleeps released a music video and free download for the track on the "Kerrang!" website. On 17 April Carter premiered the title track "This Is the Six" on his BBC Radio 1 show. Alongside a music video, the track was released as the first single from the album on 13 May 2012. The following day, the single was played by Fearne Cotton and Nick Grimshaw on their respective BBC Radio 1 shows. In contrast to their appearances on Carter's show