▁march ed ▁across ▁the ▁UK ; ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁on wards , ▁the ▁cro cod ile ▁march ed ▁around ▁Europe . ▁Both ▁sequences ▁were ▁shot ▁in ▁stop - frame ▁animation ▁by ▁ 3 ▁Pe ach ▁An imation . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁then ▁BBC ▁Director ▁General ▁Greg ▁Dy ke ▁ordered ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁political ▁output ▁from ▁BBC , ▁which ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Fran ▁Un sw orth . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁over ha ul ▁of ▁political ▁output ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁On ▁the ▁Record ▁being ▁ax ed ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁Show . ▁The ▁final ▁edition ▁was ▁a ired ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁programme ▁had ▁two ▁variations ▁of ▁the ▁theme ▁t une ▁throughout ▁its ▁life , ▁composed ▁by ▁George ▁F ent on , ▁the ▁first ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁re vised ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁the ▁late ▁John ▁Cole ' s ▁own ▁section ▁within ▁the ▁programme ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁j ing les . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : B BC ▁Television ▁program mes ▁Category : B rit ish ▁political ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁British ▁television ▁series ▁end ings ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁British ▁political ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1 9