Family Fortunes the sound-proof booth caused Bob to overhear his partner say Chicken for the 3rd question; thus, the answer of turkey was stuck in his head. After the taping, Bob's wife offered producer William G. Stewart £100 not to air the show, but when Stewart advised her it cost the production company £38,000 to produce the one episode, she declined to pursue the matter any further. The original theme music was used from 1980 to 1985, and was composed by Jack Parnell and David Lindup. This was during the Bob Monkhouse and Max Bygraves eras. In 1987 when Les Dennis became
Bob Monkhouse There are many incredible finds, and the event [is] an exciting time for all concerned." In his final years, Monkhouse hosted a show on BBC Radio 2 called "The Monkhouse Archive", in which he provided humorous links to clips of comedy acts spanning the previous 50 years. In 1993 Monkhouse was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to entertainment. In 1995 the British Comedy Awards gave him its Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy, and eight years later, a few weeks before he died, the Television and Radio Industries Club awarded him a "Special Award