Who was the prolific writer of theme music for 1960s TV shows including Steptoe and Son, Dr Who, The Prisoner, Dangerman and Tales of the Unexpected?
Music of Sussex his theme tunes for "Doctor Who", "Steptoe and Son", "Tales of the Unexpected" and "The Prisoner", Australian-born composer Ron Grainer moved to Brighton in the 1970s and later died in Cuckfield. The winner of a BAFTA Award and Oscar nomination for "Walking in the Air", Howard Blake grew up in Sussex and continues to live in the county. The song was used for the 1982 animated film "The Snowman" of the Sussex-based author Raymond Briggs. Blake also wrote the orchestral works in the film score for the film "Flash Gordon". Nat Gonella was part of the Brighton jazz scene and
Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) Unexpected". Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) Tales of the Unexpected (Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected) is a British television series which aired between 1979 and 1988. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. Every episode of Series 1, eight episodes of Series 2 and one episode of Series 3 were based on short stories by Roald Dahl collected in the books "Tales of the Unexpected", "Kiss Kiss" and "Someone Like You". The series was made by Anglia Television for ITV with interior scenes recorded at their Norwich studios