Tag: Dick Mills
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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,…
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Radiophonic Podcasts
Here are a couple of Radiophonic podcasts/mixes I’ve been listening to – first is Attic Podcast #6 which they recently reposted, which is a good introduction with tracks from Maddalena Fagandini, Daphne Oram, John Baker and of course Delia Derbyshire all the way through to Glynis Jones, Malcolm Clarke, Peter Howell and Elizabeth Parker. As…
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RC 208: Drowning in The Sun
(Weymouth collage, by Tim B) From walks along cliff tops to the deaths of red tops, the paper sea keeps rolling on, so rains the British Summer. I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide, Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied…
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RC 173: Radiophonic at 50
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop turned 50 this year, and I pay tribute to the amazing work of this innovative electronic and electroacoustic music studio that created the music and sound effects for such radio and TV shows as Dr Who, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Changes, Blake’s 7, Lord of the Rings and The…