Radiophonic Workshop Television and Radio Commitments 1970
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Radiophonic Workshop Television and Radio Commitments 1970 is a typewritten document by Desmond Briscoe dated February 1971 which lists the programmes for which the BBC Radiophonic Workshop produced sounds in 1970.
Contents
Extracts
Grading system
A. Long and/or complex pieces, involving the interpretation of
abstract concepts or original creative composition and using
the most detailed and advanced techniques.
B. Composition and arrangement of musical or non-musical sequences,
requiring detailed construction and interpretation and using
complex treatments.
C. Straightforward, using fairly complex treatments, for background
use, but not requiring very detailed construction or difficult
interpretation.
D. Re-issue or very simple treatment, involving a minimum of
creativity and interpretation.
For TV
Drama
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DRAMA
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Grading
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C Wednesday Play - Angels are so few
B Mogul
C Out of the Unknown - Taste of Evil
A Take Three Girls
Four modern electronic heavy rock numbers and cantata.
C Paul Temple - House of the Dead
C Thirty Minute Theatre - The Distinct Chill
C Law and Order
D The World and how we hear it
D The Last of the Mohicans
D The Battle of Tematangi - The Long Voyage out of War
C Paul Temple - Title music
C Home is where you hang your hat
A Rainbird
B Dr. Who and the Silurians - 7 episodes
B Dr. Who - The Carriers of Death - 7 episodes
B Dr. Who - and the Molebore - 7 episodes
B International
C Long Distance Piano Player
- 2 -
B Menace - Crack Up
B Dr. Who - Terror of the Autons - 4 episodes
D Menace - Something Cries Out
B Dr. Who - Pandora Machine - 6 episodes
C Foxtrot
B Dr. Who 1970 - Closing and second titles
Re-cutting of the original to synchronise with graphics
B First Time Out
Series signature tune
Arts Features
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ARTS FEATURES
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Grading
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C Omnibus - Art in Prisons
D Review - Ronald Lloyd Ballet
A Pre-Bach
C Biography - Beethoven
C Out of this Spark
B Review - Ballard
Electronic effects sequences for film
C Omnibus - Hogarth
Non-musical film sequences.
Schools
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SCHOOLS
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Grading
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C Going Going
C Exploration & Discovery
B Watch - Xerxes
C Watch - Apollo Eleven
A Watch - How the Whale got its throat
Film track creation and 16mm. editing and laying.
B Look Out
Signature Tune
General Features
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GENERAL FEATURES
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Grading
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C Those who survived
D Michelmore in Canada
D Man Alive - U.S.A.
C Seeing Stars
B Chronicle - The Peninsular War
Complete music track for the film, mainly based on
existing music.
Light Entertainment
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LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
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Grading
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C The Old Comtemptable
C Lulu
B Braden's Week
Blue Danube on Telephones
D Bernard Braden
Adjusting Film Speed (tempophon)
C Braden's Week
Opening Sound
Regions
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REGIONS
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Grading TV BIRMINGHAM
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B Farming
Opening and Closing Music
TV BRISTOL
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C Look Stranger
TV CARDIFF
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C Twm Twpsyn
A BBC Wales TV. Signature Tune
Arrangement of 12 bar folk song into 2' 45" piece.
Also call sign.
TV BELFAST
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B N. Ireland TV. News
TV PLYMOUTH
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B Signature Tune for Spotlight South West
Documentary Programmes
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DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMES
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Grading
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A Decimal Coinage
Opening and Closing and Link music for TV series.
A Tuesday Documentary - Rudolf Hess
Music written to sychronise with film sequences.
A I measured the skies
Background music for film, based on Kepler's music.
Children's Programmes
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CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES
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Grading
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D If you were me
C Merry Go Round
C Basil Brush Show
C Edanzed
C Vision On
A The Greenwish Story
Complete background music to synchronise with film
A Blue Peter
Realisation of existing score
Open University
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OPEN UNIVERSITY
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Grading
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D Linear Algebra
A Clouds of Aristophones
Several Music Cues
C Open University - publicity programme
MUSIC
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C Papillons
Nightmare sequences for film
D Music Now - Moog
B Percy Grainger
Realisation of short score
SCIENCE FEATURES
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C The Mind of Man
PRESENTATION
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D Dr. Who Signature Tune
ENGINEERING
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D White Noise Lands
For Radio
Availability
- There is a copy in Delia's papers.
