Maddalena Fagandini – A Radiophonic Chronology

21st September 1971 – The Boy From Space broadcast (BBC One)

Sep 21, 1971

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in 1971, Maddalena Fagandini

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…

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.

13th November 1962 – World Of Sound broadcast (BBC tv)

Nov 13, 1962

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in 1962, Delia Derbyshire, Desmond Briscoe, Dick Mills, Inside the Workshop, Jenyth Worsley, Maddalena Fagandini

“The staff in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop at work, as the experimental broadcast Private Dreams and Public Nightmares is recorded.” (re-recorded)

19th April 1962 – Ray Cathode – Time Beat/Waltz In Orbit released (Parlophone)

Apr 19, 1962

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in 1960s, 1962, Maddalena Fagandini

Space Age Pop from Maddalena Fagandini and…

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.

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