Episode One Tracks 01-10 When the Wolves were Running Episode Two Tracks 11-20 Where shall the ’nighted Showman go? Episode Three Tracks 21-25 In darkest Cellars underneath Original Television Soundtrack Episode Four Tracks 26-33 The Spider in the Web Episode Five Tracks 34-38 Beware of Yesterday Episode Six Tracks 39-48 Leave us not Little, nor yet Dark Music composed and realised by Roger Limb, BBC Radiophonic Workshop Published by BBC Worldwide Album compiled, produced and mastered by Mark Ayres at Tempus Fugit, 2018 Episode Two Where shall the ’nighted Showman go? 11 King Arthur’s Camp (reprise) (0.42) 12 King Arthur’s Camp (continued) (1.13) 13 The Box of Delights (1.51) 14 Towards Dawn (0.38) 15 Scrobblers (0.32) 16 Snowman (1.30) 17 Herne the Hunter (4.25) 18 Go Small (0.49) 19 Go Swift (0.24) 20 That Boy (0.17) Episode One When the Wolves were Running 01 The Box of Delights - Opening Titles (0.59) 02 The Time That Likings are Made (0.21) 03 A Warning of Wolves (1.18) 04 A Tosser to my Kick (0.39) 05 The White Rider (1.50) 06 Phoenix in the Fire (0.51) 07 Out of the Cold (0.52) 08 A Mountain in Switzerland (1.05) 09 Last Minute Christmas Shopping (1.29) 10 King Arthur’s Camp (2.03) Episode Three In darkest Cellars underneath 21 In Darkest Cellars Underneath (1.03) 22 Lighting the Tree (0.28) 23 Kitchen Fugue / Here Comes the Posset (1.11) 24 Sweet Dreams (1.51) 25 On the Flood (1.48) Episode Four The Spider in the Web 26 Over the Weir (0.42) 27 Return to Seekings (0.32) 28 Maria Scrobbled (1.18) 29 Kay and Peter Fly to the Chester Hills (1.13) 30 Peter Scrobbled (1.09) 31 A Dream (0.28) 32 Kay Returns to Chesters (0.59) 33 The Spider in the Web (0.50) Episode Five Episode Six Beware of Yesterday Leave us not Little, nor yet Dark 34 Our Final Plans (0.35) 39 Leave Us Not Little (0.53) 44 The End of Abner Brown (1.21) 35 The Key to All the Trouble (1.12) 40 Slave of the Night (2.13) 45 To Tatchester (1.54) 36 The Boy with No Shadow (4.07) 41 Is it Near? (2.04) 46 Christmas Eve (1.09) 37 Waterfall Boy (0.54) 42 Know Your Fate (1.58) 47 Home for the Holidays (0.27) 38 Under my Hand (2.13) 43 Nor Yet Dark (3.33) 48 The Box of Delights - Closing Titles (1.44) Album Credits Roger Limb (Synthesisers and Radiophonics) Andrew Knight (Harp) Michael Baines (French Horn) Tony Arnopp (Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet) Music composed and realised by Roger Limb, BBC Radiophonic Workshop Published by BBC Worldwide Except: Tracks 01 and 48 excerpted from Carol Symphony mvmt 3. Andante Quasi Lento E Cantabile by Victor Hely-Hutchinson. Performed by Barry Rose / Pro Arte Orchestra Album compiled, produced and mastered by Mark Ayres at Tempus Fugit, 2018 The Box of Delights by John Masefield was made by BBC Television in 1984 and transmitted on BBC1 from 21st November 1984 to 24th December 1984 Adapted by Alan Seymour Produced by Paul Stone Directed by Renny Rye Executive Producers for Silva Screen Records Ltd. Reynold D’Silva and David Stoner Album artwork and packaging design by Clayton Hickman hen John Masefield’s 1935 fantasy novel The Box of Delights was first adapted for radio in 1943, part of Victor Hely-Hutchinson’s Carol Symphony was chosen Wto set the scene. So successful was this pairing that it was used again over the years on each of the next four radio adaptations. So when The Box of Delights finally came to BBC Television in 1984, it was natural that this tradition should continue. It’s a story for the Christmas season, and the slightly unearthly, unsettling variations on The First Noel set the scene beautifully. But it’s not long before we are following Kay Harker into the midst of the timeless struggle between good and evil, magical manifestations, mayhem, and bizarre characters coming (literally) out of the woodwork, leading eventually to a reassuring happy ending. So the essentially gentle music of the Carol Symphony has to give way to incidental music that is a little more hard-edged and threatening. We pass through an off-beat Alice in Wonderland fantasy world to arrive in more dangerous Harry Potter territory, where some of the characters are irredeemably evil. As the creator of the incidental music, I approached the story with all the tools of a Radiophonic Workshop studio. However, this is not science fiction; certainly, magical things happen, but within the confines of an almost believable reality. This could be a definition of successful fantasy writing. So, to keep the music in line with this vision, I regularly incorporated conventional musical instruments into the score and from time to time I reference Hely-Hutchinson’s harp motif to underscore a particular emotional moment. Roger Limb November 2018 aul Stone and Renny Rye’s 1984 production of The Box Roger composed this score in the same year as his equally of Delights was an award winner: three BAFTAs (Best well-received music for Peter Davison’s final outing as PChildren’s Programme, Videotape Editor, and Lighting) Doctor Who in The Caves of Androzani, and while and an RTS Award (Technique). It was also nominated for the The Box of Delights’ greater budget allowed Video Cameraman and Graphics BAFTAs but – amazingly – not for those featured live elements, there is a for the music. Boo! Hiss! (As they say). But it has endured, with clear relationship, not least in the shared many people of my own acquaintance making re-watching it percussion loops used here in King Arthur’s an essential part of their yearly Christmas experience. And Camp. I should also point out that while the who can blame them? It’s charm personified, with some production paperwork lists Andrew Knight truly magical sequences as Kay Harker opens the box of as harpist, Roger remembers it as being delights into animated fantasy worlds and meets figures John Marson. Sadly neither gentleman from folklore, the narrative intertwining the pagan and is still around to ask. Christian mythologies of this most traditional of holidays. The music was of course recorded As with our previous release of Paddy Kingsland’s The in mono (one of BBC Television’s most Changes, this music has been much-requested down the years exacting – but in retrospect frustrating (you know who you are!) so it’s lovely to finally be able to bring this – technical requirements at the time!), recording to your ears. In my humble opinion, you’d have to go some so it’s been placed in a stereo space here, way to beat the marvellous combination of Roger Limb’s inventive with many of the shorter cues combined radiophonics and live instrumentation embodied here. There’s the into longer tracks. warmest of Christmas cheer to be found in Snowman and Kitchen Fugue, offset by the most deliciously shivering of winter chills in Enjoy. Don’t get scrobbled, and watch out Slave of the Night via the magic of Herne the Hunter. for Wolves. Happy Christmas! Mark Ayres November 2018 Original music recorded in 1984. Ⓟ & © 2018 BBC Studios. Under exclusive licence to Silva Screen Records Ltd.All rights reserved. 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