Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Volume Three - The Leisure Hive
Volume Four - Meglos & Full Circle

Press Release

I am pleased to be able to announce the imminent, and long-awaited, release of the next two volumes in the CD series "Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop".

Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3 - The Leisure Hive
BBC Music WMSF6052-2. Released 18th March 2002.

Peter Howell's complete score from this first story of season eighteen, remastered in stereo. Featuring the Yamaha CS80 and Roland 100M synthesisers in full flight! Also features Peter's new arrangement of the theme music (opening and closing titles versions), and a selection of sound effects from "The Leisure Hive", "Meglos" and "Full Circle".

Plus: Bonus track - the first ever true stereo remix of Delia Derbyshire's definitive 1963 version of Ron Grainer's theme music, taken from the original makeup elements. The release is dedicated to the memory of Delia Derbyshire, who died last year.

Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4 - Meglos & Full Circle
BBC Music WMSF6053-2. Released 18th March 2002.

Music by Peter Howell and Paddy Kingsland from the second and third stories of season eighteen. Remastered in stereo. More Yamaha CS80, EMS Vocoder, Roland Jupiter 4 and CR78 drum machine, Oberheim OBX, Yamaha SY2 - analogue synth heaven!

Both releases compiled, produced, and remastered for compact disc by Mark Ayres.

Disc Details

Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 3 - The Leisure Hive

MUSIC, EFFECTS, ATMOSPHERES AND AMBIENCES FROM THE BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP
COMPOSED AND REALISED BY PETER HOWELL, DICK MILLS, DELIA DERBYSHIRE & RON GRAINER

"THE LEISURE HIVE" [Serial 5N]
1 Doctor Who: Opening Theme [0'38]
2 Brighton Beach/K9 Kaput [2'54]
3 Into Argolis [2'36]
4 The Generator/Intruders [3'20]
5 "His Time Has Come"/Earth Shuttle Arrives [1'55]
6 Tachyon Terror [0'56]
7 Into the Generator [4'16]
8 The Hive/Mena Fades [3'04]
9 Looking for Mr Brock [3'57]
10 Testing Time [5'09]
11 The Limitation Program [1'56]
12 The West Lodge [2'03]
13 The Child of the Generator [1'39]
14 The Foamasi [4'59]
15 The Argolin Dawn [3'05]
16 "We, Pangol" [3'55]
17 Re-creation [4'11]
18 Rebirth [3'19]
19 Back to Work [0'46]

20 Doctor Who: Closing Theme [1'17]

SOUND EFFECTS

"THE LEISURE HIVE" [Serial 5N]
21 Argolis Exterior Planet Atmosphere [2'05]
22 Earth Shuttle Arriving [1'04]
23 Generator Hall [1'30]
24 Boardroom [1'38]
25 Hologram [0'32]
26 Corridor Background [0'57]
27 Generator and Screen [0'31]
28 Tachyon Drive Engaged [0'30]
"MEGLOS" [Serial 5Q]
29 The Screens of Zolpha-Thura [1'01]
30 Laboratory Ascends [1'11]
31 Dodecahedron Energy Beams [0'31]
"FULL CIRCLE" [Serial 5R]
32 Mistfall Mist [0'51]
33 Operating Room [1'02]
34 Starliner Instrument Panel [1'02]

BONUS TRACK
35 Doctor Who Theme (Original Version, New Stereo Remix 2002) [2'21]

total playing time 73.11

1, 20 composed by Ron Grainer, realised by Peter Howell
2-19 composed and realised by Peter Howell
21-34 composed and realised by Dick Mills
35 composed by Ron Grainer, realised by Delia Derbyshire, 2002 stereo remix by Mark Ayres

All tracks produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

All tracks published by BBC Music except:
1, 20, 35 Warner Chappell

Compiled, produced and digitally remastered for compact disc by Mark Ayres

Dedicated to the memory of Delia Derbyshire

Original mono and stereo recordings digitally remastered

Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4 - Meglos & Full Circle

MUSIC FROM THE BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP
COMPOSED AND REALISED BY PETER HOWELL, PADDY KINGSLAND & RON GRAINER

1 Doctor Who: Opening Theme [0'38]

"MEGLOS" [Serial 5Q]
2 Burnout on Walkway 9 [1'10]
3 The Deons [1'29]
4 K9 Repaired [0'16]
5 The Screens of Zolpha-Thura [3'09]
6 The Last Zolpha-Thuran [3'31]
7 Chronic Hysteresis [1'59]
8 To Tigella [1'55]
9 The Deon Oath [1'24]
10 The Power Room [0'51]
11 The Bell Plants [2'10]
12 Meglos [1'31]
13 "She's Seen Too Much!" [1'40]
14 The Dodecahedron [1'43]
15 The Ultimate Impossibility [1'01]
16 The Deons Take Command [2'31]
17 Earthling [1'04]
18 Sacrifice [4'09]
19 Other Lives to Save [1'17]
20 Countdown [4'14]

"FULL CIRCLE" [Serial 5R]
21 Summons to Gallifrey [1'27]
22 Alzarius/The Outlers [1'07]
23 The System Files/Adric [1'15]
24 Mistfall [4'15]
25 The Starliner [0'47]
26 Decider Deceased [0'35]
27 Adric Finds the TARDIS [0'40]
28 Starliner Sealed [0'54]
29 The Giants Leave the Swamp [1'57]
30 K9 on a Mission/Third Decider [1'23]
31 TARDIS Taken [1'57]
32 The Marshchild/K9 Loses His Head [2'43]
33 The Spiders I [1'26]
34 The Spiders II [0'26]
35 A Little Patience [1'14]
36 Romana Comatose [0'49]
37 The Bookroom [0'34]
38 The Experiment [1'22]
39 The Work of Maintenance [0'50]
40 Marshmen I [2'43]
41 Blue Veins [2'01]
42 Marshmen II [1'24]
43 No Return [1'01]
44 Oxygen [3'02]
45 Full Circle/The Deciders Decide [2'29]

46 Doctor Who: Closing Theme [1'18]

total playing time 77.48

1, 46 composed by Ron Grainer, realised by Peter Howell
1-7, 21-45 composed and realised by Paddy Kingsland
8-20 composed and realised by Peter Howell

All tracks produced at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

All tracks published by BBC Music except:
1, 46 Warner Chappell

Compiled, produced and digitally remastered for compact disc by Mark Ayres

Original mono recordings digitally remastered for stereo

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Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1 - The Early Years (1963-1969)

Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2 - New Beginnings (1970-1980)