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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.

=Extracts=
==Grading system==
<PRE>
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.
</PRE>

==For TV==
===Drama===
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<TT>
                                 - 1 -
 
                                 DRAMA
                                 -----
 Grading
 -------
    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]]
</TT>
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<TT>
                                 - 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
</TT>
===Arts Features===
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<TT>
                          -  3  -
 
                        ARTS FEATURES
                        -------------
 Grading
 -------
    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.
</TT>

===Schools===
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<TT>
                         -  4  -
 
                        SCHOOLS
                        -------
 Grading
 -------
    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
</TT>
===General Features===
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<TT>
                         - 5 -
 
                    GENERAL FEATURES
                    ----------------
 Grading
 -------
 
    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.
</TT>

===Light Entertainment===
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<TT>
                                -  6  -
 
                           LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
                           -------------------
 Grading
 -------
    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
</TT>
===Regions===
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<TT>
                          - 7 -
 
                         REGIONS
                         -------
 Grading                            TV BIRMINGHAM
 -------                            -------------
 
    B          Farming
               Opening and Closing Music
 
                                    TV BRISTOL
                                    ----------
 
    C          Look Stranger
 
                                    TV CARDIFF
                                    ----------
 
    C          Twm Twpsyn
 
    A          BBC Wales TV. Signature Tune
               Arrangement of 12 bar folk song into 2' 45" piece.
               Also call sign.
 
                                    TV BELFAST
                                    ----------
 
    B          N. Ireland TV. News
 
                                    TV PLYMOUTH
                                    -----------
 
    B          Signature Tune for Spotlight South West
</TT>
===Documentary Programmes===
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<TT>
                                    -  8  -
 
                                DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMES
                                ----------------------
 Grading
 -------
 
    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.
</TT>

===Children's Programmes===
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<TT>
                                 -  9  -
 
                               CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES
                               ---------------------
 Grading
 -------
 
    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
</TT>
===Open University===
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<TT>
                              - 10 -
 
                            OPEN UNIVERSITY
                            ---------------
 Grading
 -------
    D          Linear Algebra
 
    A          Clouds of Aristophones
               Several Music Cues
 
    C          Open University - publicity programme
 
                                   MUSIC
                                   -----
    C          Papillons
               Nightmare sequences for film
 
    D          Music Now - Moog
 
    B          Percy Grainger
               Realisation of short score
 
                                   SCIENCE FEATURES
                                   ----------------
 
    C          The Mind of Man
 
                                   PRESENTATION
                                   ------------
 
    D          Dr. Who Signature Tune
 
                                   ENGINEERING
                                   -----------
 
    D          White Noise Lands
</TT>

==For Radio==

=Papers=
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</gallery>

=Availability=
* There is [http://delia-derbyshire.net/papers/#RedFolder a copy in Delia's papers].

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