sentences:  The piece was used as the signature tune for the BBC Light Programme's 'Children's Favourites', a radio request programme, from 1952 to 1966.In the United States it was used for an even longer period of time (1955–1974) as the theme music to "Captain Kangaroo" on the CBS TV network.When a new theme song for "Captain Kangaroo" was used as "Good Morning, Captain", a portion of the "Puffing Billy" theme was used, played by strings, so that the theme trademark could live on through the next generations.