Episode 10 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Paddy Kingsland – Part I – Discussion with Tony Gallichan
Summary: <a href="http://adventuresintimespaceandmusic.phillipwserna.com/"></a><br> In this episode we’ll be featuring a discussion about the music of BBC Radiophonic Composer Paddy Kingsland with guest co-host Tony Gallichan of the Flashing Blade Podcast, recorded the 9th of December, 2010.<br> ADVENTURES IN TIME, SPACE AND MUSIC IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE DOCTOR WHO PODCAST ALLIANCE: <a href="http://www.doctorwhopodcastalliance.org/">http://www.doctorwhopodcastalliance.org/</a><br> ABOUT OUR GUEST CO-HOST: Adventurer, gourmet cook and inventor of Venetian blinds for legs, Mr. Tony Gallichan has also been known to host podcasts, including The Flashing Blade. Musician, composer, cat lover, computer gamer; these are all things of which Tony has heard. In his spare time he contemplates Belgium. For more information on Tony’s work on the widely popular Flashing Blade Podcast, visit <a href="http://www.flashingblade.org.uk/">http://www.flashingblade.org.uk/</a>.<br> ABOUT OUR SERIES GUEST: Patrick ‘Paddy’ Kingsland 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. He joined the BBC as a tape editor before moving on to become a studio manager for BBC Radio 1. In 1970 he joined the Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1981. 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. His work on the latter series included incidental music for the following serials: Meglos, Full Circle, State of Decay, Logopolis, Castrovalva, The Visitation, Mawdryn Undead and Frontios.<br> 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. Paddy Kingsland 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”. Since leaving the BBC, composed music for the KPM music library, television, commercials and corporate videos. He also owns his own studio, PK Studios. He is currently composing the music for the CITV series “Blips” produced by Ragdoll Productions.<br> 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.<br> ABOUT OUR THEME: The theme to ADVENTURES IN TIME, SPACE AND MUSIC is a remix by Isaac Arsenault. Isaac started mashingup music in the winter of ’09, After reading Jordan Roseman’s “Audio Mashup Construction Kit.” Working with sound Equipment and being technical leader for two bands he opened his taste for music by studying it mathematically and learning the science behind it. To find out more about Isaac’s work, visit <a href="http://www.twitter.com/drautobob">http://www.twitter.com/drautobob</a>.<br> DEDICATION: These 3 episodes are dedicated to one of my oldest friends, Devon Maloy. He’s the individual who introduced me to BBC Television’s adaptation of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and therefore Paddy Kingsland’s music. As a friend who shared countless campaigns in role-playing games, endless hours of Doctor Who, and has always been a great support and inspiration for me, these episodes are for you.<br>
