1960s – Page 2 – A Radiophonic Chronology

6th March 1962 – ‘Ideal Home Exhibition’ event (Olympia, London)

Mar 6, 1962

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in 1962, A Retrospective, BBC Radiophonic Workshop – 21, Maddalena Fagandini

Music for travellators, or the BBC’s People Make Programmes Exhibit, by Maddelana Fagandini.

7th February 1962 – Orpheus broadcast (Third Programme)

Feb 7, 1962

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in 1962, Jenyth Worsley, Maddalena Fagandini

Or ‘From The Fifties: Orpheus’, to give it its full title. Adapted for radio by Michael Bakewell from Jean Cocteau’s film script with music and “special effects” by Maddalena Fagandini.

20th January 1961 – Things that go Bump in the Night broadcast (BBC Home Service)

Jan 20, 1961

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in 1961, Maddalena Fagandini

A World Of Sound series brings us ‘An anthology of ghosts’ with ‘Sound score by: The Radiophonic Workshop’ in the guise of Maddalena Fagandini

16th October 1960 – Children’s Hour: Phra The Phoenician broadcast (Home Service)

Oct 10, 1960

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in 1960, A Retrospective, BBC Radiophonic Workshop – 21, Desmond Briscoe

Desmond Briscoe with a fanfare for “A play in six episodes by Michael Kelly based on the book by Edwin Lester Arnold”. The book’s full title is The Wonderful Adventures of Phra The Phoenician from 1883.

3rd October 1960 – Music for Party Political Conferences broadcast (BBC tv)

Oct 3, 1960

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in 1960, A Retrospective, BBC Radiophonic Workshop – 21, Maddalena Fagandini

Also known as Time Beat, Maddalena Fagandini’s rhythm track had slightly less ‘fab’, and rather more obscure, origins.

15th August 1960 – The Artist Speaks: Victor Pasmore broadcast (BBC tv)

Aug 15, 1960

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in 1960, A Retrospective, BBC Radiophonic Workshop – 21, Maddalena Fagandini, Phil Young

‘The most significant factor about this approach to painting and sculpture, completely free from representation, is that it provides a completely new and more dynamic relationship between the Work of art, the artist and the spectator… if it were large enough he could get into it’. (BBC Television film) “Abstract sound by: The BBC Radiophonic…

19th June 1960 – Twentieth Century Theatre: 1923: The Insect Play broadcast (BBC tv)

Jun 19, 1960

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in 1960, Maddalena Fagandini

Also known as Pictures from the Insects’ Life this play, written by Karel and Josef Čapek, was presented here with music by Maddelena Fagandini. Although it was not a great production overall this was apparently a major commission for the Workshop.