BBC Radiophonic Workshop 50th Anniversary

**Glaswegian** · 05-01-2008, 11:39 AM

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop created music and sound effects for everything from Doctor Who to The Goon Show.

To mark its 50th anniversary, two veterans returned to the studios where the Workshop was based to recreate some of the sounds that made the unit famous.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7365970.stm

**Done_Fishin** · 05-01-2008, 12:09 PM

Did you also see the documentaries about "regrowing a severed finger"

**Glaswegian** · 05-01-2008, 12:16 PM

In what way does that relate to creating the original music for Dr Who????

**Done_Fishin** · 05-01-2008, 12:24 PM

Sorry it was a link on the same page .. Mimo has already opened a topic about this but I hadn't seen it ...

I'll slinlk off to my corner now and hide ...

**Glaswegian** · 05-01-2008, 01:02 PM

I just couldn't make the connection. If your intention was to confuse me, you succeeded admirably.

**WereBo** · 05-01-2008, 07:25 PM

Coooo, that opening video sequence certainly brought back some memories, playing with analogue EMS synths!!!

Back in the mid 70's to early 80's, I spent 2 happy evenings a week for 7 years at Goldsmith's College, playing in the college's own radiophonic workshop - comparable to the BBC's one.

I've got a couple of cassettes of my attempts and my old 1" reel-to-reel master tape, buried somewhere in a cupboard. I also have to admit to having an original 7" single of the Dr Who theme, too

Sadly, the tutor wouldn't let me take my sleeping-bag and move in there permanently

Happy days indeed

05-01-2008, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Born in London, England, Living in Athens, Greece Posts: 4,729 OS: Win ME, Win XP Pro SP3, Ubuntu 7.04, Mepis 6.5 My System	Re: BBC Radiophonic Workshop 50th Anniversary Did you also see the documentaries about "regrowing a severed finger" __________________ D_F

05-01-2008, 12:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
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05-01-2008, 12:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Born in London, England, Living in Athens, Greece Posts: 4,729 OS: Win ME, Win XP Pro SP3, Ubuntu 7.04, Mepis 6.5 My System	Re: BBC Radiophonic Workshop 50th Anniversary Sorry it was a link on the same page .. Mimo has already opened a topic about this but I hadn't seen it ... I'll slinlk off to my corner now and hide ... __________________ D_F

05-01-2008, 01:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 20,698 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 9	Re: BBC Radiophonic Workshop 50th Anniversary I just couldn't make the connection. If your intention was to confuse me, you succeeded admirably. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

05-01-2008, 07:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 3,139 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System	Re: BBC Radiophonic Workshop 50th Anniversary Coooo, that opening video sequence certainly brought back some memories, playing with analogue EMS synths!!! Back in the mid 70's to early 80's, I spent 2 happy evenings a week for 7 years at Goldsmith's College, playing in the college's own radiophonic workshop - comparable to the BBC's one. I've got a couple of cassettes of my attempts and my old 1" reel-to-reel master tape, buried somewhere in a cupboard. I also have to admit to having an original 7" single of the Dr Who theme, too Sadly, the tutor wouldn't let me take my sleeping-bag and move in there permanently Happy days indeed __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with Ketchup...