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The programme, almost uniquely, has used the same theme music since its inception - "Out of the Blue", written by Hubert Bath. This already sounded old-fashioned in the early 1970s, and it is said that Lynam prevented it from being dropped. Now, the theme has the status of a charming anachronism, a very British institution, amid the fast-paced modern style of the rest of Five Live.
On Saturday 5 January 2013, Sports Report did not open with "Out of the Blue" for the first time, prompting a string of furious tweets and presenter Mark Pougatch to tweet within four minutes that:
The response on social media to the missing music was so strong that Pougatch was required to play the introductory music an hour later, to appease his listeners' demands for continuity.