[Chalky] In exactly those words? That's scary. *sweeps the room for bugging devices*

[rab] yup - during Mother's Day Dinner. My sister-in-law has neighbours [married couple] who always leave their house in matching outfits so naturally the conversation turned to ...
[Darren] I won't attempt a guess at either of yours 'cause I think rab and penelope may be right

Are we out of challenges? If so, here's another "classical" one (26):

takatakataa takatakataa takatakata takatakatakataa
takatakataa takatakataa takatakata takatakatakataa
(continues behind ...)
daaa daa di dip dip, daaa daa di dop dop, daaa daa di dipdip
dee dee dee dee dee dip dip, dee dee dee dee dee dip dip
dee daaa daa di dop dop ...

[rab] Correct. It's one of my all-time favourites. [penelope] Correct.

[HB] Is it the "advance of the Nazis" moment in Shostakovich's "Lenigrad" symphony, first movement?

Um, "Leningrad"...

[JLE] Right in one. Note to self - try someting more obscure next time.

No 27: Children's TV, definitely 80's, maybe before, maybe after, I dunno.

Do-di di-di-didi do-dowo-do
Do-di do-do-do doo-do
Diddly di-di-didi do-dowo-do
Do-di do-do-do doo-do
Do-di di-di-didi do-dowo-do
Do-di do-do-do do-diddly-do
Dudlo do-didlo-da do-didlo-da
Duh-di-do da-dla-daa
Do-di di-di-didi do-dowo-do
Du-dli-do di-da-dalalala.

I hope this one's easier to guess than it was to type in... I missed out the accompaniment on the grounds of sanity.

Too hard?

Well, I haven't been able to work it out, if that's what you mean.

[rab] Chock-a-block?

OK, I'm going to do another one. Number 28. Children's TV from the 80s. Again! But also a "classical" piece. You can name either, or both for a bonus point. Oh, in the TV theme there was talking over some of this.

dumm dumm
didididi dumm dumm
didididi dumm dumm
didididi dumm da-dumm
dummm, didididi dumm, didididi -
dada-dada-dada-dada-dada-dada-dada-dada
dumm dumm
didididi dumm dumm
didididi dumm dumm
didididi dumm da-dumm
dada-didi dada-didi dada-didi dada-didi
dada-di-da da-da dya-da DAda-dada-dada-dada
DAAA-dada dada-didi
DAAA-dada dada-didi
dada-di-da da-da dya-da DAda-dada-dada-dada
DAAA-dada dada-didi
DAAA-dada dada-didi
dada-di-da da-da dya-da DAAAA
da-da-da daaa dada-dada-dada daaa
da-da-da daaa dada-dada-dada DA-
didadadum didadadum didadadum didada-
DAdadada-dadadada DAdadada-dadadada
DUMMMMMM.... BRUMMMMM.

More details on no 27. I guess part of the difficulty stems from the fact that if you ask anyone if they can hum the theme tune, the answer is generally "no". Apparantly the show was first broadcast in 1975 (a great year to be born) and was aimed at pre-school kids. Looking at websites it's claimed that it was a bit trippy. The main character was a little unconventional... sounds a bit like the Teletubbies really, but 20 years earlier (which makes one wonder what all the fuss about the Teletubbies was about).

Hope that helps!

[rab] no. 27 - The Magic Roundabout?

[Chalky] Nope. Think cartoon. Think cross-dressing.

[rab number 27] Is it Bod?

[Darren] It is indeed! I apologise for being approximate, but it's quite tricky to write down, as you can verify by listening to this.

Come on! Number 28's still open and there's plenty of room for more tunes!

OK I'll try one if no one minds
29
doodoodoodoodoodoo doodoodoodoodoodoo
twwwwwww DAH dah dahdah dada-dahdahdah
dahdahdah dahdahdah
dee dee deedee de-de-deedeedee
doo doo dodoo deedeedeee
dada dada dah da-dada da-dada dada doo doo doo doo
t-t-t-t DAH dee dee deedee da da da-dadaaaa
t-t-t-t DAH doo doo doodoo doo doo do-doodooooo
t-t-t-t DAH dah dah dada da da do-doodeeeee
da da da dada daaaa
DAH DAH DAH
b-b-baa b-b-baa

80's Cartoon/20 minute toy advert.

[Gusset Login, Darren] *Was all grown-up in the 80s and definitely not home early enough from work to watch tea-time cartoons*

[GL] Transformers? Not that I ever saw it, but it fits the description.

[GL] He-Man? On the grounds that I never watched ITV (my parents were very prejudiced against it and/or didn't want us watching the adverts that weren't disguised as cartoons) and I can't fit any of the ones I remember off BBC to it.

[Brendan] No
[Raak] No, but it was vaguely similar now I come to look back on it

[GL] Mighty Morphing Power Rangers?

Bendan] Ha! I've found you at last! The other person in the UK banned from watching ITV...

Whereas I merely gravitated away from ITV of my own accord. Obnoxious snob that I was (am?).

Hm, I always think of ITV as being inherently low-quality. I'm not sure why. Perhaps I've watched it?

Darren]Exactly. But somehow you're labelled as snobby if you air that opinion.

I'm contemplating reporting ITV to trading standards- I think it is a hideous misrepresentation of the word 'independent' unless it means 'watchable solely after 2am'

I never watched ITV as a child for snobby reasons too. Now I refuse to watch the BBC as well, leaving me with Channels 4 and 5 for refuge. This is why I tend to play a lot of computer games.

Since we're pretty much all agreed about ITV, is anyone interested in continuing with this game? ;)

[Darren] Doesn't look like it.

[Gusset] Shame, that.

[Darren] I agree, but I can't think of any answers. So I can't get it going again.

Neither can I, but here's a really easy one. Film music.