BBC Radio 4 Extra – Selected Radiophonic Works Richard Coles tells the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop’s extraordinary story. In 1958 a unique musical laboratory opened at the BBC. It was called the Radiophonic Workshop and provided music and sound for a wealth of BBC programmes, from The Goons to Dr Who.…
Nigel Wrench: Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer Delia Derbyshire was working in the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop in 1963 when she was given the score for a theme tune to a new science fiction series. She turned those dots on a page into the swirling, shimmering Doctor Who title…
Radiophonic Explorations: video A dedication compilation of material celebrating the pioneering spirit of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Electronic music synthesis is explored, with various analogue and digital techniques being employed. Material is edited from the following documentary and information sources: The Alchemists of Sound, The Masters of Sound, The Music…
Piers Plowright worked for thirty years as a BBC producer of dramas, documentaries and innovative features before setting out as an independent producer. During this time his elegant and hybridized programs have won several SONY Awards and three of radio’s most significant award the Prix Italia. On Radio Radio he…
El lado femenino del sonido, así es como tituló Sol Rezza a este preciado artículo publicado en la revista Sonograma sobre la historia de las mujeres que trabajaron en el Radiophonic Workshop de la BBC. Sol Rezza muestra un gran interés por rastrear las huellas y las historias de la mujeres que han utilizado la […]
In 1964, Dr. Ronald Gutt set out on a 10-year quest to find and capture the ugliest sound in the world. He documented his hunt with a small tape machine that the BBC recently discovered in Dr. Gutt’s secret archives. The “ugliest sound” was played once by Dr. Gutt at…
50 years ago this month, the most celebrated electronic music studio in the world was established. We trace the history of the Radiophonic Workshop, talking to the composers and technical staff who helped to create its unique body of work. Steve Marshall Published in SOS April 2008 I was 10…