# 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 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.
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.

## Discography
### Commercial albums

| Year | Album details |
| 1973 | Fourth Dimension Released 1973 Label: BBC Records (RED 93 S) Formats: LP |
| 1974 | Supercharged! Released 1974 Label: EMI (TWOX 1024) Formats: LP |
| 1976 | Swag (as Swag) Released 1976 Label: EMI (EMC 3135) Formats: LP Note: Written and produced with Richard Bellevue-de Sylva |
| 2002 | Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 4: Meglos & Full Circle Released 2002 Label: BBC Music (WMSF 6053-2) Formats: CD |
| 2018 | The Changes Released 21 April 2018 Label: Silva Screen (SILLP1540) Formats: 2-LP (limited), download |
| 2020 | Doctor Who – The Visitation Released 1 May 2020 Label: Silva Screen Formats: CD, Vinyl |

### Stock music library albums

| Year | Album details |
| 1978 | Moogerama Released 1978 Label: Amphonic Music (AMPS 121) Format: LP |
| 1983 | The Jingle Machine Released 1983 Label: KPM (KPM 1301) Format: LP |
| 1984 | Storytellers Released 1984 Label: KPM (KPM 1312) Format: LP, CD |
| 1985 | The Main Chance Released 1985 Label: KPM (KPM 1338) Format: LP |
| 1986 | The Effects Machine Released 1986 Label: KPM (KPM 1365) Format: LP, CD |
| 1988 | Sound Images Released 1988 Label: Themes International Music (TIM 9 CD) Format: CD |
| 1989 | Street Life Released 1989 Label: KPM (KPM 68 CD) Format: CD |
| 1991 | The Jingle Factory Released 1991 Label: KPM (KPM 157) Format: CD |
| 1993 | Nature Released 1993 Label: KPM (KPM 199) Format: CD |
| 1996 | In Character Released 1996 Label: KPM (KPM 289) Format: CD |
| 1998 | Nature + Wildlife Released 1998 Label: Themes International Music (TIM 29 CD) Format: CD |
| 2012 | Retro Electro Released 15 March 2012 Label: Universal Publishing Production Music (BBCPM005) Format: CD |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Label |
| 1974 | "Spinball" (Theme From T.V. Series "Rugby Special") / "Wobulator Rock" | EMI (EMI 2110) |
| 1976 | "Wobulator Rock" / "Get Back" | EMI (EMI 2398) |
| 1976 | "London" (Radio London Theme) / "In the Bag" (as Swag) | EMI (EMI 2425) |
| 1976 | Music From "The Changes" (BBC-1 Television Series) | BBC Records RESL 33 |
* ↑ Music by Paddy Kingsland and Peter Howell