The fanfare which heralded the start of Open University programmes on the BBC is now available as a mobile phone ringtone.
The distinctive clarion call will be familiar to all who watched the screening of the educational programmes aired from 1969 and through the 1980s. Now in keeping with the digital age and to mark the OU’s 40th birthday it is available for a limited period as a ringtone download.
Divertimento was written by the late Leonard Salzedo in 1959 and the first five bars were chosen as the signature to the Open University programmes on both radio and television.
The second movement of Salzedo’s work has been used by the BBC as the theme for a children’s serial on BBC1 and a story on Radio 4.
The ringtone is available in three formats to cover the majority of phones. You need to choose a format, right click on the link then download to your desktop. Then follow the instructions as advised for your phone (check your manual or search online).
Please consult your mobile phone manual for details on how to install new ringtones.
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