Blue Peter "Sailors Hornpipe" was used instead. The opening theme has been updated several times. The following is a list of all the versions of the "Blue Peter" signature tune, "Barnacle Bill" that have been used on the show : The debut of a new version of the famous theme tune "Barnacle Bill" is sometimes accompanied with an introduction by the presenters at the time explaining the reasons behind the new rendition. Mike Oldfield appeared on the programme around 1979, and his version of the theme tune was so popular with viewers that the producers decided to record it for use as
Fortean TV – 1 April 1998). The show concluded with a Christmas Special at the end of that year entitled "Xmas Files" (Saturday 19 December 1998). The show's theme tune was "Danny's Inferno" by The Three Suns. Fortean TV Fortean TV was a British paranormal documentary television series that originally aired from to on Channel 4. Produced by Rapido TV, the program features anomalous phenomena and the paranormal. It was based upon the "Fortean Times" magazine and was presented by Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe. "Fortean TV" ran for 3 series (the third was an adult version renamed "Fortean TV Uncut" with unseen material