Oh Boy
Wall Street Crash
Following Oh Boy, in March 1980, Keith formed the singing group Wall Street Crash. The original members had all appeared in Oh Boy. The personnel were Ricky Piper, James Graeme, Paul Felber, Colin Copperfield, Sean Harris, Mary Dunne, Jean Rich and Sharon Skelton. They rehearsed for four weeks and launched the results at the Country Cousin Club in Parsons Green, London. They went on to be a well known television and cabaret act in the UK and Europe and appeared on three Royal Command performances. They released a number of albums in the UK and Europe. See their website for a complete history.
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The Little Match Girl
Written as a stage musical in 1976 and filmed by HTV in 1986. dir. Michael Custance.
Based on the short story by Hans Christian Anderson. Starring Twiggy, Roger Daltrey, Jimmy Jewel and Natalie Morse as the Match Girl. The musical featured the song Mistletoe and Wine years before Cliff recorded it. more |
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Spitting Image
I was responsible for the spoof music for the South Bank Show Tribute to Ronnie Hazlehurst. Series 3 Episode 6 1986. imdb. Ronnie was head of music for the BBC and was a fine conductor as well as a prolific composer. I'm not sure he ever forgave me for the spoof. Guardian obit.
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Max Headroom
Max recorded a Christmas Song, Merry Christmas - Santa Claus. I thought I'd written the tune but I'm credited as producer on the single - read more. I barely remember the session but I do recall that it's Guy Barker on piccolo trumpet and that Matt Frewer (Max) was a nice guy.
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Everybody's Equal
The first game show for Celador with music by Keith Strachan. Presented by Chris Tarrant 1989 - 1991
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GibberishA Celador word game presented by Kenny Everett in his last recorded series. 1992
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Auntie's Bloomers
Terry Wogan presents a show of BBC out takes. 1991-2
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Wild OatsA Comedy Playhouse produced by Celador featuring Jonathan Morris and Leslie Grantham. 1993
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The Detectives
Produced by Celador. The long running spoof detective series featuring Jasper Carrott and Robert Powell. Written by Steve Knight and Mike Whitehill. Directed by Ed Bye. 1993-7.
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Talking Telephone Numbers
An entertainment show presented by Phillip Schofield and Emma Forbes 1994-7
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Schofield's TV GoldAn seasonal Celador program featuring the now famous Phlllip Schofield.
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The Hypnotic World Of Paul McKennaThe program that launched Paul McKenna as a TV star. 1993-5
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How Do They Do That?A program produced by Pearson TV featuring Des Lynam and Jenny Hull. Eamonn Holmes replaced Des after two of the five series 1994-7
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
The TV game show that changed TV game shows forever. Made by Celador, it began life in 1998 and went on to play in over 100 territories simultaneously. It certainly made millionaires for its creators. The music was written by Keith & Matthew Strachan over a space of six weeks and broke new ground by being played virtually throughout the programme - in fact whenever the game was in play.
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Winning Lines
This was Celador's follow up to Millionaire and was linked to the National Lottery. It ran for six series. 1999 - 2004
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The People Versus
Another Celador bid for the Millionaire follow up. It involved the same creative team including another great Andy Walmsley set. 2000-2002
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