Editing BBC Radiophonic Workshop (section)

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As the sixties drew to a close, many of the techniques used by the Workshop changed as more electronic music began to be produced by synthesisers. Many of the old members of the Workshop were reluctant to use the new instruments, often because of the limitations and unreliable nature of many of the early synthesisers but also, for some, because of a dislike of the sounds they created. This led to many leaving the workshop making way for a new generation of musicians in the early 1970s including [[Malcolm Clarke (composer)|Malcolm Clarke]], [[Paddy Kingsland]], [[Roger Limb]] and [[Peter Howell (musician)|Peter Howell]]. From the early days of a studio full of tape reels and [[electronic oscillator]]s, the Workshop now found itself in possession of various synthesisers including the [[EMS VCS 3]] and the [[EMS Synthi 100]] nicknamed the "Delaware" by the members of the Workshop.

In 1977, Workshop co-founder Desmond Briscoe retired from organisational duties with Brian Hodgson, returning after a five-year gap away from the Workshop, taking over.

By this point the output of the Workshop was vast with high demand for complete scores for programmes as well as the themes and sound effects for which it had made its name. By the end of the decade the workshop was contributing to over 300 programmes a year from all departments of the BBC and had long since expanded from its early two-room setup. Its contributions included material for programmes such as ''The Body in Question'', ''[[Blue Peter]]'' and ''[[Tomorrow's World]]'' as well as sound effects for popular science fiction programmes ''[[Blake's 7]]'' and ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (in both its [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases|radio]] and [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)|television]] forms) by [[Richard Yeoman-Clark]] and [[Paddy Kingsland]] respectively.

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