Paddy Kingsland (born 30 January 1947) is a composer of electronic music best known for his incidental music for science fiction series on BBC radio and television whilst working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.[1] Educated at Eggar's Grammar School in Alton, Hampshire, he joined the BBC as a tape editor before moving on to become a studio manager[2] for BBC Radio 1.[3] In 1970 he joined the Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1981.[4] His initial work was mostly signature tunes for BBC radio and TV programmes before going on to record incidental music for programmes including The Changes, two versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the second radio series and the TV adaptation), as well as several serials of Doctor Who.[2] His work on the latter series included incidental music for several serials in the early 1980s.
Other well-known series which contained music composed by Paddy Kingsland are Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, both travel series by Michael Palin. He also composed music for many schools' television series including Words and Pictures, Rat-a-tat-tat, Watch, Numbercrew, Storytime, English Express, Music Makers, Hotch Potch House and the Look and Read stories "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers" and "The Boy from Space". He has also composed music for the CITV series “Blips”, produced by Ragdoll Productions.
Since leaving the BBC, Kingsland has composed music for the KPM music library, television, commercials and corporate videos. He also owns his own studio, PK Studios.[5]
In 1973, Fourth Dimension, a compilation of his early signature tune work for the Radiophonic Workshop, was released and in 2002 his incidental scores for the Doctor Who serials "Meglos" and "Full Circle" featured as part of the Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop compilation series. Eight albums of his library music work have been issued by KPM.
Discography
editCommercial albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Fourth Dimension
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| 1974 | Supercharged!
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| 1976 | Swag (as Swag)
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| 2002 | Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full Circle [a]
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| 2018 | The Changes |
| 2020 | Doctor Who – The Visitation[8]
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Stock music library albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Moogerama
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| 1983 | The Jingle Machine
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| 1984 | Storytellers
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| 1985 | The Main Chance
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| 1986 | The Effects Machine
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| 1988 | Sound Images
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| 1989 | Street Life
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| 1991 | The Jingle Factory
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| 1993 | Nature
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| 1996 | In Character
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| 1998 | Nature + Wildlife
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| 2012 | Retro Electro
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Spinball" (Theme From T.V. Series "Rugby Special") / "Wobulator Rock" | EMI (EMI 2110) |
| 1976 | "Wobulator Rock" / "Get Back" | EMI (EMI 2398) |
| "London" (Radio London Theme) / "In the Bag" (as Swag) | EMI (EMI 2425) | |
| Music From "The Changes" (BBC-1 Television Series) | BBC Records RESL 33 |
- ^ Music by Paddy Kingsland and Peter Howell
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BBC Radiophonic Workshop founded".
- ^ a b "10 Questions for The Radiophonic Workshop's Paddy Kingsland". Theartsdesk.com. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "The Story of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop".
- ^ "The Story of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop".
- ^ "The Story of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop".
- ^ "Paddy Kingsland - Record Store Day". Record Store Day. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Radiophonic Workshop". Facebook. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Gallifrey Guardian: Revisiting Vinyl". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 547. Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini UK Ltd. February 2020. p. 4.
External links
edit- Paddy Kingsland at IMDb
- Information about Paddy Kingsland and PK Studios
- Blips
- Article on Paddy Kingsland's score for Look and Read The Boy From Space
- Marcus Parker-Rhodes, an animator working with Paddy Kingsland on several School's series
- Cut-Out, an animation studio working with Paddy Kingsland on several School's series
- Number Crew