Category: Radio
-
The Sound Makers
Fascinating audio from a 1963 BBC “Sound’ Documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The fact it’s on vinyl is because the BBC transcribed many of their works onto vinyl for safe-keeping and future re-use – the B-side is actually repeats of the A-side. It’s a fascinating look at the early Workshop, and features Desmond Briscoe,…
-
Malcolm Clarke on the Radiophonic Workshop
Malcolm Clarke was a composer and engineer for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, composing the music for many Doctor Who series. Apparently he wrote about the Workshop and his career for a thesis on interactive CD format (remember them?) and his son Ollie with Ray White has wisely converted and adapted the format for the web…
-
Chris Carter on NTS
Chris Carter has his first album in 17 years out on March 30th, Chemistry Lessons Vol 1, which I’m really looking forward to from the bits I’ve heard, and he appeared on a couple of NTS shows to share two mixes of his favourite music. First up is the “>The Synth Hero Show – I…
-
Lorraine Bowen with Barbara Moore
Given the hundredth anniversary of (some) women getting the right to vote in the UK, it seems appropriate to post this show I was listening to from the ‘Crumble Lady’ Lorraine Bowen, talking to composer Barbara Moore. Loving this podcast, Lorraine has the same love of stereo test records and Radiophonics as myself, and it…