Half the World Away Half the World Away "Half the World Away" is a song by English rock band Oasis. It is well known as the theme tune to the popular BBC sitcom "The Royle Family". The song was written by Oasis' lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, who also provides lead vocals. The song is a slow acoustic tune with plodding keyboards, and the lyrics – much like "Rock 'n' Roll Star" – expresses a desire to leave a stagnant life in a boring city. The song is primarily in C Major. Recorded at The Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas, USA in October 1994, "Half
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,