The Alchemists of Sound (2003)

★ 6.5 0h 58m IMDb
Drama Documentary Music
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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).

The Alchemists of Sound

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Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate as Self Died 2008 · Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008), generally known as Oliver Postgate, was an English animator, puppeteer and writer. He was the creator and writer of some of Britain's most po...
Roger Limb
Roger Limb as Self Age 85 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK Roger James Limb is a British composer, specialising in electronic music. He was born in 1941 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is best known for his work on the television series Doctor Who...
Brian Hodgson
Brian Hodgson as Self Age 88 Brian Hodgson (born June 1938) is a former sound engineer who provided the special sounds, or sound effects, for Doctor Who beginning with An Unearthly Child and ending with The Sea Devils, after whic...
Dick Mills
Dick Mills as Self Age 90 · Gillingham, Kent, England, UK Dick Mills (born 1936) is a British sound engineer who worked at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and provided special sounds for Doctor Who from 1973 to 1989. He is responsible for the frequently-used Cl...
Delia Derbyshire
Delia Derbyshire as Self Died 2001 · Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK Delia Ann Derbyshire was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out pioneering work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including her electronic arrangement...
Robert Popper
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Director Roger Pomphrey
Cast Oliver Postgate, Roger Limb, Brian Hodgson, Desmond Briscoe, Maddalena Fagandini, Dick Mills, Adrian Utley, Delia Derbyshire, Malcolm Clarke, Peter Kember

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