@oldbritishtelly

Ironically, the actual original followed the common pattern for library music of being available in a number of A/B/C/"underscore"/&c. versions, which telly producers could use for opening and closing sequences, "stings" for commercial breaks and transitions, and so on.

Here's "Quiz Wizard (B)", a short "sting" version as aforementioned, that the show never used to my knowledge.

https://youtu.be/kxwdFsrblII

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@oldbritishtelly

When the show became popular, the theme music was released as a single. Most library music aimed at telly producers is not particularly long, so the piece had to be spun out a bit to get it up to conventional single length, including an added bridge.

This is a common thing for successful telly #ThemeTunes. The version released as a single to make money isn't "the original".

https://youtu.be/c5m9luH0Da4

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@oldbritishtelly

For those of you who like #ThemeTunes, this is the original library music by Ed Welch that was used for the show, entitled "Quiz Wizard".

https://youtu.be/EWvaG6y1vs4

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[1992] Blockbusters - Quiz show based upon an American quiz show of the same name. A solo player and a team of two answer trivia questions, clued up with an initial letter of the answer, to complete a path across or down a game board of hexagons. Presented by Bob Holness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLdkEuwDO0Q

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