Football will dominate our TV screens for the next few weeks, but how are the games chosen between the BBC and ITV, and how important is England's success for ITV's profits?

What is the history behind some of your favourite TV theme tunes (which you can enjoy in a handy playlist here)? And ‘Dad TV’. Richard and Marina breakdown a much watched, but perhaps little written about genre, which has more familiar shows than you might guess.

Watch House of the Dragon season 2 on Sky. Go to sky.com to find out more.

00:00 Intro
03:20 What is ‘Dad TV’ and why is it so wildly successful?
11:07 How Richard decided on the cover for his new book ‘We Solve Murders’
12:57 The star-studded cast of The Thursday Murder Club movie adaptation
15:26 What makes a great TV theme tune?
20:00 The secret behind the iconic claps in the Friends theme tune
25:00 Theme songs that were ahead of their time
31:51 Why the Big Brother theme tune worked so well
36:19 Election coverage vs EURO 24
44:10 ITV’s VAR expert for the Euros
50:05 Outro

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