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Paddy Kingsland
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…
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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. 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 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 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.
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2019
Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis
Movie Self
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2014
Return of the Unknown
Movie Music
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2008
Around the World in 20 Years
Movie Original Music Composer
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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
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
Movie Original Music Composer
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1989
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
TV show Original Music Composer
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1986
Slinger's Day
TV show Original Music Composer
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1984
Tripper's Day
TV show Original Music Composer
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1984
Doctor Who: Frontios
Movie Original Music Composer
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1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Movie Original Music Composer
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1982
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
Movie Original Music Composer
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1981
Doctor Who: Logopolis
Movie Original Music Composer
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1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Movie Original Music Composer
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1981
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
TV show Original Music Composer
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1980
Doctor Who: State of Decay
Movie Original Music Composer
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1980
Doctor Who: Full Circle
Movie Original Music Composer
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1980
Doctor Who: Meglos
Movie Original Music Composer
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1979
Justice - Uncle Sangi
Movie Music
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1978
Lies
Movie Music
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1975
The Changes
TV show Original Music Composer
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1974
A First Class Friend
Movie Music
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1974
Penda's Fen
Movie Sound
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1971
Just Love
Movie Music
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1971
The Boy from Space
TV show Original Music Composer
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1963
Doctor Who
TV show Original Music Composer
