Fritz Spiegl Fritz Spiegl died suddenly during a Sunday lunch in Liverpool with his wife, Ingrid Frances Spiegl, and some friends. As a composer, Spiegl scored a popular success with the original theme from the TV series "Z-Cars", based on "Johnny Todd", a Liverpool sea shanty. He also composed the original theme for the "Z Cars" spin-off series "Softly, Softly"; the song was also released as a single on Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate record label in 1966. His BBC Radio 4 "UK Theme", in which national songs from each of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom are combined, was heard
In the Mood (TV series) In the Mood (TV series) In the Mood was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1972. Big band styles of music were featured in this variety series hosted by Jack Duffy. The series regular band was led by Guido Basso. Episodes featured guest musicians and a particular theme, such as the debut which featured Glenn Miller's brand of music and guests Tex Beneke and The Modernaires. This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursday evenings from 16 September 1971 to 29 June 1972. The initial time slot was 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) until January