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The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop is a group, active from 1958.

Group 1958–1998 dance and electronica electronic
TOTAL PLAYS
75
SONGS PLAYED
47
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2011-01-27 21:59 · 6 Music — "Brighton Pier"
LAST PLAYED
1 month ago · 6 Music — "New Worlds"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2011 — 2026
20 15 10 5 0
'11 '13 '15 '17 '19 '21 '23 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 68 91%
Radio 2 4 5%
Radio 1 3 4%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 20:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Blue Veils and Golden Sands 5 2026-08-09
2 Dr Who 5 2025-04-17
3 Vespucci (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) 4 2019-12-18
4 Dr Who theme 4 2014-08-21
5 Dr Who Theme Tune 3 2024-01-15
6 Doctor Who Medley (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) 3 2020-05-20
7 Incubus (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) 3 2019-12-18
8 Dr Who (Theme From) (1970 Arrangement) 3 2013-08-05
9 New Worlds 2 2026-08-09
10 Milky Way 2 2026-08-09
11 Radio Sheffield 2 2026-08-09
12 Electricity, Language and Me (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) 2 2020-05-20
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-09 20:46 New Worlds 6 Music
2026-08-09 20:43 Pot au Feu 6 Music
2026-08-09 20:42 Sea Sports 6 Music
2026-08-09 20:39 Structures 6 Music
2026-08-09 20:37 Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO 6 Music
2026-08-09 20:00 Milky Way 6 Music
2026-08-09 19:55 The Delian Mode 6 Music
2026-08-09 19:54 Artbeat 6 Music
2026-08-09 19:50 War of the Worlds 6 Music
2026-08-09 19:49 The Missing Jewel 6 Music
2026-08-09 19:15 Blue Veils and Golden Sands 6 Music
2026-08-09 19:13 Autumn and Winter 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

47 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Adagio — 1 ▶
Amor Dei — 1 ▶
Artbeat — 1 ▶
Autumn and Winter — 1 ▶
Blue Veils and Golden Sands — 5 ▶
Brighton Pier — 1 ▶
Doctor Who Medley (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) — 3 ▶
Dr Who — 5 ▶
Dr Who (6 Music Festival Fringe) — 1 ▶
Dr Who (Theme From) (1970 Arrangement) — 3 ▶
Dr Who Medley (Marc Riley session 16.12.13) — 2 ▶
Dr Who Medley (6Music Session, 16 Sep 2013) — 1 ▶
Dr Who theme — 4 ▶
DR WHO Theme (1963) vs the Simmertones — 1 ▶
Dr Who Theme (6 Music Festival) — 1 ▶
Dr Who Theme Tune — 3 ▶
Electricity, Language & Me (6Music Session 16 Dec 2013) — 1 ▶
Electricity, Language & Me (Marc Riley session 16.12.13) — 1 ▶
Electricity, Language and Me (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) — 2 ▶
Flashback — 1 ▶
Greenwich Chorus — 1 ▶
Incubus (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) — 3 ▶
Incubus (Live In Session) — 1 ▶
Know Your Car (Get Out and Get Under) — 1 ▶
March — 1 ▶
Milky Way — 2 ▶
New Worlds — 2 ▶
Pot au Feu — 1 ▶
Radio Nottingham — 1 ▶
Radio Sheffield — 2 ▶
Sea Sports — 1 ▶
Structures — 1 ▶
SW DR WHO Theme (1963) — 2 ▶
Telstar (6 Music Festival Fringe) — 1 ▶
The Changes — 1 ▶
The Delian Mode — 1 ▶
The Missing Jewel — 1 ▶
The Proximity of Context to Texture (Excerpt) — 1 ▶
Things Buried In Water — 1 ▶
Till The Lights Go Out (6 Music Festival Fringe) — 1 ▶
Vespucci (6 Music Session, 16 Dec 2013) — 4 ▶
Vespucci (Live at the 6 Music Festival 2014) — 1 ▶
War of the Worlds — 1 ▶
Wireless (6 Music Festival Fringe) — 1 ▶
Wireless (Live at 6 Music Festival) — 1 ▶
Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO — 1 ▶
Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO - Live At The Quay — 1 ▶