Ed Welch (born October 22, 1947) is an English television composer. His projects include the themes to Blockbusters, Knightmare, One Foot in the Grave, That's My Dog and The Hoobs. He could be compared to the American television composer, Edd Kalehoff. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A game in progress on the British Bob Holness-hosted version of Blockbusters. ... The Knightmare logo Knightmare was an innovative and popular UK television programme for children, produced by Anglia Television and aired on ITV from 7 September 1987 to 11 November 1994. ... One Foot in the Grave was a popular BBC television situation comedy series written by David Renwick. ... Thats my Dog is a game show that aired in both TSW in the UK & The Family Channel in The United States. ... The Hoobs is a television program by The Jim Henson Company. ... Edward Woodley Edd Kalehoff is a music composer who specializes in compositions for television. ...

In 1971 he recorded an album, Clowns, including songs he had co-written with Tom Paxton, and session musicians including Michael d'Albuquerque and Cozy Powell. Thomas R. Paxton was born October 31, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest child of Burton and Esther Paxton. ... Michael dAlbuquerque was the Electric Light Orchestras bass player from 1972 to 1974. ... Colin Flooks (December 29, 1947 - April 5, 1998), better known as Cozy Powell, was a British rock drummer. ...

He also composed the score for the 1978 version of The Thirty-Nine Steps. The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1978 thriller directed by Don Sharp, starring Robert Powell as Richard Hannay, based on the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. ...

In 1982, Welch composed music for Television South West (TSW) idents and the local news programme. Welch adapted fairy tales and wrote the scripts for the children's cartoon series, Wolves, Witches and Giants, which ran from 1995 to 1999. He is credited for the music in the 2001 cartoon series, Binka, and in 2004, he composed a piece of music for Liberal Democrat, Mike Treleaven. He writes the songs for the new format of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, including Engine Roll Call, which is based on the catchy theme tune created by Robert Hartshorne. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Television stubs | ITV ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Thomas & Friends (formerly Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) is a British childrens television series which was first broadcast in 1984. ...

Strangly, Welch is credited as a co-writer of the 1995 Icelandic entry to the Eurovision Song Contest (with Björgvin Halldórsson). Eurovision Song Contest logo. ... Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson (born on April 16, 1951) is a famous Icelandic pop singer from Hafnarfjörður. ...

External links

• Ed Welch at The Internet Movie Database
• Television South West (TSW) clips featuring Welch's music, and the man himself
• "Famous composer sends Mike Treleaven on the march to victory"
• Eurosong.net - Iceland 1995