Freewheelers (Teenage Carnival)

The Freewheelers was a popular UK children's TV series in the late 1960s, with a great theme tune!

[@bryanpalmer9660]

Watched this lon NZ TV during the early 70s,loved the theme music wonderful memories of my childhood 💎 Auckland New Zealand 2024

[@3ua9y]

Fantastic! For some reason it brings a tear to the eye. For those of us down on the south coast, the theme lived on for a while as BBC Radio Solent used it as the theme for 'Sportstime' for some time. As others have said, thanks for making it available.

[@micknorfolk2509]

Brilliant theme tune. Freewheelers should be brought back on TV !

[@micknorfolk2509]

I remember watching Freewheelers when I was in my early teens. Such a fantastic theme tune that will be around for ever! Aah, 1968.

[@MrThos94]

Thanks Pam! This tune has been in my head and I have been whistling it through my teeth for over 40 years, and I remembered it was from Freewheelers! No one believed!!!! The old brain still working then!

[@garyleigh]

Had the same thing, except I couldn't remember the name of the show. Somehow thought it was the Beachcombers, which was a show I never even saw. Fortunately, I remembered the name of one of the episodes, and that's how I found it.

[@MrTaxi10]

Great stuff, i'm skipping around the living room like i'm 8 again, what memories, thanks for posting.

[@fionanorris7761]

!Absolutely

[@igglepickles]

i live in southampton and my dad worked at southern tv in the 70s on sunday afternoons i would walk around the studio with him and all the sets were left up houseparty , runaround,out of town and heres one for you rogues rock filmed on herm on the channel islands

[@nigelwillson8000]

somehow i can still remembder this tune from 40 years ago!!!!!

[@fionanorris7761]

too! Me

[@ikinmoore]

Brilliant Thank you so very much ! And this is from a middle aged person who enjoyed the series when it was first shown.

[@Johnboy175]

The title of this music is "Teenage Carnival" composed by Keith Mansfield taken from an album called COLOURS IN RHYTHM published by KPM music.(KPM 1029).

[@scousesonata]

PAM, YOU FANTASTIC WOMAN! Forty two years i've wanted this music. THANK YOU!!!! FORTY 2 YEARS!!!!!!!

[@watmno48]

Great track, never actually herd the full version but remember watching the series when i was a younger lad. thanks very much for posting the track. Much appreciated

[@sheppertonefg]

Thanks so much for posting this tune, I have been trying to get a copy of it for years, it really lifts my spirits, this tune.

[@london19657]

thanks so much for posting this.I honestly haven't heard this in ,oo about 40 years. Fantastic theme. reminds me of barry grey. Now i want to hear follyfoot..lol thnx

[@Merovingian1111]

At last found this tune. From the very popular serie from the 60's. I'm using it now as my ringtone. Saw all the episodes. Thank you for posting. Hans Jansen Malden. Holland.

[@JohnCashin]

Such a shame a lot of these got destroyed :(, the opening theme was really lively, I always used to get excited every time it came on when I was a kid Lol, one particular story always stayed with me was where the Freewheelers were cemented into this tunnel by some villains, hard to remember exact details but one of the villains wore a berry as I recall and when the Freewheelers finally escaped it was wonderful to see them get their own back on the crooks, inspired me for life :)

[@dlamiss]

WOW thats the ONE scene i remember from this show. one episode ended when they were being cemented into a tunnel. Michael ripper was the beret wearing Burke

[@gingerladyaubern]

Great TV programme, fantastic TV theme, bought the series 6 DVD and now this - so grateful for you putting this on KZbin after all this time so we can all enjoy the full version. Thanks D

[@theshameofthesun]

I revisit this, a beautiful tune I remember it from yesterday but don't remember the show just the music from time, drinking water from the cold tap or warm orangeade from the shop

[@london19657]

Sunday mornings and weetabix... thank you

[@ZoggZoggZogg]

I've been looking for this theme for over 20 years! So glad you posted it and in stereo too! Wish it was on CD or iTunes but thanks to Pamfino2 and KZbin I finally have it!

[@london19657]

What a fantastic song. Thanks for posting this. God love ya. as they say around here

[@borgduck]

FAB isn't it? And I've hugged Wendy Padbury!

[@jan2mblik]

Wish I could say that!😀

[@richardsharpe2966]

Remember watching it back in the 70's Tom Owen and Chris Chittle were in it so was Garth Hunt

[@borgduck]

Wendy Padbury, sigh....

[@6A8G]

I feel your pain.....

[@agimasoschandir]

Jeroen van Gent If you mean the end theme, it's on _The A to Z of British TV Themes_ as "Freewheelers(Private Eye)" by Laurie Johnson

[@ginner1970]

I loved this theme it never becames commercially available...pity

[@BornAnOldFart]

Talking Pictures TV seems to be in the middle of a run of Freewheelers at the moment, Sunday teatime, I think

[@TheoDeKlerk]

End title is by Laurie Johnson (of Avengers fame) and called "Private Eye"

[@vanGentJeroen]

I'm still looking/searching foor the CLOSING titels !

[@TheoDeKlerk]

"Private Eye" by Laurie Johnson (of The Avengers fame)

[@mathiasehv]

In the early 1970's sundayevening on Dutch Telvision

[@TheoDeKlerk]

follyfoot = the lightning tree (by The Settlers)

[@disremembrance]

This version isn't quite the same as the one I've got on a '60s library music LP... This one is in stereo (mine isn't) and the ending is arranged slightly differently from mine. It's still a great piece though! Where is your recording from, Pamfino2?