 He opened the Wopalong Recording Studios and the Superwop Music Publishers in Luton, Bedfordshire with partner, Don Larking, and produced children's characters and TV formats.In 2004 John Bachini received a large out-of-court settlement from Celador Productions, ITV and five Individuals after claiming one of his game show formats, "Millionaire", was plagiarised to create "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?