Selected Radiophonic Works
Richard Coles tells the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Radiophonic Workshop's extraordinary story. Featuring: The Dreams, The Goon Show, Inferno Revisited, Relativity, Electric Tunesmiths and Bath Time.
In 1958 an extraordinary musical laboratory was opened by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ. The Radiophonic Workshop provided music and sound for a wealth of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ TV and radio programmes - from The Goon Show to Doctor Who.
Richard Coles explores the achievements of the unit and presents a carefully chosen selection of programmes showcasing the department's work:
* THE ELECTRIC TUNESMITHS
What have Doctor Who, New Worlds and Major Bloodnok's stomach in common? A Radiophonics Workshop signature tune.
George Luce finds out how sounds and tunes are conjured out of springs, shampoo bottles and electronic synthesisers. From ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, 1971.
* THE DREAMS
One of Delia Derbyshire's βInventions for Radioβ produced in collaboration with the poet and dramatist Barry Bermange for the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Third Programme in 1964.
* THE GOON SHOW Series 9 (14/17) The Scarlet Capsule
Professor Ned Quatermass unravels a mystery around some enigmatic blue serge suits.
Stars Spike Milligan. From the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Service, 1959.
* INFERNO REVISITED
Peter Howellβs musical play by Peter Howell inspired by Dante's Inferno, with Alec McCowen as the Guide.
The music was realised at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radiophonic Workshop. From ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3, 1983
Plus clips of Bath Time (1976), Relativity (1974) and the legendary sound effect of Doctor Whoβs TARDIS.
With contributions from Coldcut, Dick Mills and Mark Ayres.
Producer: Elizabeth Jaynes
Made for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2008.
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