A few years ago I watched a BBC documentary called Alchemists of Sound about a collective of musicians, artists, and engineers called the Radiophonic Workshop. Put simply, their job was to create sounds and musics for the BBC and all of their content on the television and radio. Their output resulted in some of the most interesting art of sound on the airwaves including the theme for the classic Doctor Who series.
Side Note:
Delia Derbyshire who did the electronic realization for Doctor Who (the version one hears on the show) is so dear to me (though I never knew her) that I named my eldest cat after her. I feel as though she is not only on of the greatest musicians/electronic musicians and composers, but that she is also quite under appreciated as such. Her contributions to the world of electronic music should never be overlooked: she was a master of tape manipulation and could achieve sounds so original from a means that was so unorthodox, especially for the time (sampling).
Below is the documentary in 6 parts in a format that you can hopefully view:
Alchemists of Sound: 1
Alchemists of Sound: 2
Alchemists of Sound: 3
Alchemists of Sound: 4
Alchemists of Sound: 5
Alchemists of Sound: 6
Enjoy!
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