Ronnie Hazlehurst, the man who set the BBC to music, dies aged 79.

It was a sad day when the TV world lost Ronnie Hazlehurst, who died in Guernsey on Monday 1st October.

Ronnie Hazlehurst, the composer behind some of the television’s best loved theme tunes – from Blankety Blank to Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em – has died at the age of 79.  The former BBC musical director wrote the scores for a host of popular variety shows and sitcoms, including The Two Ronnies, Yes Minister, Are you Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine. 

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