The Alchemists of Sound

58m
DocumentaryMusicTV Movie
6.5

A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).

Cast

Oliver Postgate
Self
Roger Limb
Self
Brian Hodgson
Self
Desmond Briscoe
Self
Maddalena Fagandini
Self
Dick Mills
Self
Adrian Utley
Self
Delia Derbyshire
Self
Malcolm Clarke
Self
Peter Kember
Self
Milton Babbitt
Self
Huw Wheldon
Self
Robert Popper
Self
Peter Serafinowicz
Self
Wendy Carlos
Self
Paddy Kingsland
Self
Elizabeth Parker
Self
John Baker
Self - Radiophonic Composer (archive footage)
Mark Ayres
Self
Peter Howell
Self
David Cain
Self

Crew

Roger Pomphrey
Director

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