The Bowmans The Bowmans "The Bowmans" is an episode of the BBC television situation comedy programme "Hancock", the final BBC series featuring Tony Hancock, first broadcast on 2 June 1961. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The title is a retronym; the episodes were not originally identified separately. Hancock plays an actor in a fictional radio serial called "The Bowmans", a parody of the real BBC radio programme "The Archers". The theme tune to "The Bowmans" is a close variation by series composer Wally Stott of the real "Archers" theme tune "Barwick Green". Hancock plays Joshua Merriweather, a character
Bad to the Bone film "Talk Radio" in the scenes where radio talk show host Barry Champlain's radio show, used as the opening and closing theme of his radio show. It was also used in the 2010 3D animation movie, "Megamind". It was also the title theme to "Problem Child" and its sequel, and "Major Payne". It is also included in the "South Park" episode "You're Not Yelping" while Cartman walks down a hallway. It is also played during "Shaun the Sheep Movie" after Shaun is caught by Animal Containment. The song was used many times in "Married... with Children", when Al Bundy does