Doctor Who & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

神秘博士与BBC声音工作室

Twenty Thousand Hertz

2026-01-26

38 分钟
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What does a time machine sound like? Or a magic carpet? For the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, that was just another day at the office. For 40 years, this oddball collective of engineers and composers pushed the boundaries of sound design, crafting eerie atmospheres, quirky jingles, and the iconic audio of Doctor Who. In this episode, we explore the rise and fall of this pioneering studio with composer and archivist Mark Ayres, and uncover how these sonic wizards shaped the future of sound. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by ⁠Defacto Sound⁠. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our video series. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow The Radiophonic Workshop band on Instagram and Bandcamp. Visit ⁠⁠⁠quo.com/20k⁠⁠⁠ for 20% of your first 6 months of business phone software. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month Shopify trial at ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/20k⁠⁠⁠. Get 20% off your LALAL.AI subscription using promo code 20K. Get 10 free Hello Fresh meals + a free Zwilling knife at hellofresh.com/tth10fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.

  • The stories behind the world's most iconic and fascinating sounds.

  • I'm Dallas Taylor.

  • Here in the US, most people have probably never heard of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

  • Even as a sound designer, I had never heard of it until well into my career.

  • But over in the UK, the Radiophonic Workshop was a cultural institution for four decades.

  • It was basically a pioneering sound design department funded by the British government,