1960s – A Radiophonic Chronology

19th April 1968 – Late Night Horror broadcast (BBC Two)

Apr 19, 1968

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in 1968, BBC Motion Graphics Archive, Clive Webster, Dick Mills, Out Of This World

AKA Moments of Terror. The first edition – No Such Thing as a Vampire – of a new horror anthology series, with suitably unsettling title music by Dick Mills.

30th July 1967 – Host Planet Earth broadcast (Light Programme)

Jul 30, 1967

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in 1968, Clive Webster

Clive Webster’s time to shine. “A new discovery enables space craft to visit distant regions of the universe within weeks instead of years. But while the dummy run is in progress a mysterious outbreak of illness, sometimes fatal, occurs among the scientists concerned.” Electronic sound and music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

5th October 1963 – Parliamo Italiano: 1: Al Caffe broadcast (BBC tv)

Oct 5, 1963

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in 1963, Maddalena Fagandini

This assignment was the end for Maddalena Fagandini at the Workshop. Her potted history in The First 25 Years… mentions this as another theft of her time from Maida Vale and there is very little work logged in 1963. Her role here was as a director

3rd July 1963 – Les Structures Sonores broadcast (BBC tv)

Jul 3, 1963

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in 1963, Doctor Who, Maddalena Fagandini

The likely source of Verity Lambert’s interest in using Les Structure Sonores to supply the theme for Doctor Who.

21st June 1963 – The Caretaker premiers at the 13th Berlin International Fim Festival

Jun 21, 1963

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in 1960s, 1963, Film, Maddalena Fagandini

Desmond and Ron are thick as thieves, stealing into Maida Vale at night with Maddalena to create an impressively subtle soundtrack. Precise dates are hard to come by regarding this, but it seems that at around the same time that the Giants of Steam was being created Ron Grainer had another commission which required the…

15th January 1963 – The Dancing Partner broadcast (BBC Home Service)

Jan 15, 1963

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in 1963, Anonymous

Although Ron Grainger composed the theme tune for this anthology series and the RWS provided “special effects” it seems there was no collaboration with him in this case.

5th January 1963 – The Chem Lab Mystery broadcast (BBC tv)

Jan 5, 1963

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in 1963, BBC Radiophonic Workshop – 21, Maddalena Fagandini

In the same Saturday teatime slot soon to be filled by another children’s sci-if serial with Radiophonic music, The Chem Lab Mystery was a school-based serial with alchemy as the central riddle. Maddalena Fagandini created the theme.