{"id":26841,"date":"2022-12-08T22:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1752764"},"modified":"2022-12-08T23:45:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:45:41","slug":"eastenders-to-air-special-theme-music-for-dot-brannings-funeral","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-to-air-special-theme-music-for-dot-brannings-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders to air special theme music for Dot Branning\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 08 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A special version of the EastEnders<\/a> theme tune will air as part of Dot Branning\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n

Following the death of beloved actress June Brown at the age of 95<\/a> earlier this year, the BBC One soap will say an emotional farewell to Dot Branning (previously Cotton) next week.<\/p>\n

However, there is a musical tribute on the way for viewers as a special theme has been composed for the event.<\/p>\n

Composer Simon May, who created the iconic original EastEnders theme song, returned to deliver the special Dot\u2019s Theme which plays out Monday\u2019s funeral episode (12th December 2022).<\/p>

Of course, Dot\u2019s Theme is not the first instance of an altered version of the EastEnders theme tune.<\/p>\n

Fans are more than aware of Julia\u2019s Theme, an alternative and more emotive piano rendition that is used to conclude more gentle, poignant or happy conclusions to episodes.<\/p>\n

It has been used a total of 71 times across the show\u2019s history and was named after one of the show\u2019s co-creators, Julia Smith.<\/p>\n

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Sonia Fowler, Dotty Cotton, Denise Fox, Jack Branning and Martin Fowler say goodbye to Dot.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The last instance of Julia\u2019s Theme being used was in March 2022 for the exit of Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) and Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith).<\/p>\n

There have been other special reworkings of the theme tune too, with Kathy\u2019s Theme for the exit of Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) from the soap in 1998, Peggy\u2019s Theme for the exit of Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor) in 2010 and then for her death in 2016, and Pat\u2019s Theme for the death of Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement) in 2012.<\/p>\n

Dot\u2019s funeral episode promises to be highly emotional and also features the comebacks of numerous faces from the soap\u2019s past<\/a> whose lives were touched by Dot.<\/p>\n

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