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Roger Limb
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Roger James Limb is a British composer, specialising in electronic music. He was born in 1941 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is best known for his work on the televisi…
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Roger James Limb is a British composer, specialising in electronic music. He was born in 1941 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is best known for his work on the television series Doctor Who whilst at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. He joined the BBC as a studio manager, before going on to become a television announcer. In 1972 he left this position to join the Radiophonic Workshop, where he remained until 1995. Although he had received formal music training, he also spent much time in pop and jazz bands, the influence of which can be heard in much of his music. Limb is best known for his work on Doctor Who, for which, between 1981 and 1985, he composed the music for the serials The Keeper of Traken, Four to Doomsday, Black Orchid, Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity, Terminus, The Caves of Androzani and Revelation of the Daleks. Limb also contributed music to the television series The Justice Game, Aliens in the Family, The December Rose, Thinkabout, The Box of Delights, Kevin and Co, Martin Luther: Heretic, Storytime and the Look and Read serials "Fair Ground!", "Dark Towers", "Sky Hunter", "The King's Dragon", "Cloud Burst", "Geordie Racer", "Through The Dragon's Eye" and "Earth Warp". For the latter programme he also composed the cult favourite "Magic E" song as well as the popular education songs "Bill the Brickie", "Dog Detective" and "The Punctuation Song". His music can also be found in documentaries, including Bellamy's Backyard Safari and Submarine: Perisher: Million Pound Captains.
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2024
The Stones and Brian Jones
Movie Self - Brian's Schoolmate (voice)
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2014
Return of the Unknown
Movie Music
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2010
Chain Reaction
Movie
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2006
The Dalek Tapes
Movie Music
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2003
The Alchemists of Sound
Movie Self
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1999
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Movie Original Music Composer
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1990
Troublemakers
TV show Original Music Composer
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1989
The Justice Game
TV show Music
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1989
The Dream
Movie Music
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1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Movie Original Music Composer
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1984
The Hope and the Glory
Movie Music
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1984
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
Martin Luther, Heretic
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
Doctor Who: Terminus
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
Movie Music
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1981
Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken
Movie Original Music Composer
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1980
The Silicon Factor
TV show Original Music Composer
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1978
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
Movie Music
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1978
Loyalties
Movie Music
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1977
Consequences
Movie Music
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1976
Protect and Survive
Movie Music
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1963
Doctor Who
TV show Original Music Composer
