Half the World Away was originally approached about using an Oasis song for a series about a working-class family in Manchester, he suggested "Married with Children" and was confused when "Half the World Away" was chosen. On tour in America when "The Royle Family" was first screened, he claims the penny did not drop until he returned to the United Kingdom to find the series a huge success and viewed it, feeling the song was perfect for the series. He now claims not to think of "Half the World Away" as an Oasis song, but rather as the theme tune to "The Royle Family".
EastEnders theme tune beats. The full "Peggy's Theme" was used again at the end of the episode dated 19 May 2016 as Phil Mitchell reads the letter from Peggy following her death, and again on 4 July 2016 as Phil says his final goodbye to Peggy following her funeral. "Peggy's Theme" features on the album "The Simon May Collection" and was also released as an EP along with other "EastEnders" songs including "Anyone Can Fall in Love". On 31 December 2011, it was announced May had reworked the show's theme tune for Pat Evans's (Pam St. Clement) final "EastEnders" episode. The new version,