BBC tv – A Radiophonic Chronology

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

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)

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.