That Was the Best Version I Have Ever Heard of It TJ Worthington interviews Ron Roker First published July 2005 One of the most prolific and successful pop songwriters of the 1970s, Ron Roker was responsible for a great deal of the memorable hits of that decade, among them The Fortunes' Storm in a Teacup, Tina Charles' Love Bug and Dance Little Lady Dance, and Barry Blue's Dancing on a Saturday Night and Do You Wanna Dance? What is less well known is that he was also responsible for two superb and much-loved pop-styled theme tunes from ITV lunchtime children's shows: Inigo Pipkin and The Adventures of Rupert Bear -- which was not only a substantial hit single but has also remained familiar to each successive generation since. Recently OTT had the pleasure of speaking to Ron and finding out the story behind those widely-treasured 7? singles. OTT : At the time The Adventures of Rupert Bear was made, it was quite unusual for a television series to have a specially-written pop song for its theme tune. How did you come to get involved with the project? RON ROKER : I was a songwriter and record producer signed to Welbeck Music, the publishing arm of ATV, when in 1969, I was asked to come up with a song for the first ever series about Rupert. As a child, I had always received the books for Christmas from my Gran every year, so I obviously knew and loved these beautifully illustrated