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Inside the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Roger Limb at the home of the electronic music and sound effects heard across the BBC

Composer Roger Limb gives a guided tour of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and its history and wide-ranging work. How electronic music and sound effects became so important to science fiction shows like Doctor Who and The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Plus, he demonstrates the making of his latest composition - 'waddling like a duck' dance music for Welsh school children.

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9 minutes

BBC World Service Archive

BBC World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project