What's On This Site

Site ThumbnailThis is rtp - "Reversing The Polarity" [formerly WoodysNet] - the personal website of Alan Woodward.

This website is very much a work in progress and has been since its creation, way back on 6th December 2001. It gets updated as and when the Author discovers (or writes) new material - or has "a bloody good idea"™ . The Latest Updates links (at the bottom of the page) will give a brief outline of what was last added to the site and when. For a full list of site updates, then visit the Site Update archive page, where all changes can be read in full.

This is the eighth incarnation of the website - which means the design has changed (the look of it and sometimes the content!) eight times (ish) since I first created it way back in 2001. Undoubtedly, I'll will be changing the design again, however most of the information will (might) remain!

Navigation is via the menu at the top with (dropdown) sub menus where appropriate.

Radiophonic Workshop Video

Inside Out:

The 8'42" documentary below was part of the BBC's "Inside Out" programme, first broadcast on 15th November 2010. Stuart Maconie briefly tells the story of Delia Derbyshire, with some later footage of her at a Doctor Who convention. Mark Ayres (current Radiophonic Workshop Archivist) and Brian Hodgson (former BBCRW Member and head of the BBCRW) feature.

Alchemists of Sound:

This BBC documentary features the work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop from it's inception in 1959 to it's demise in 1995. The documentary features some of the original members, including Brian Hodgson, Peter Howell, Paddy Kingsland, David Cain and Desmond Briscoe.

Download here.

Creating the Doctor Who Theme:

In this short video clip, BBC Radiophonic Workshop Archivist and musician Mark Ayres demonstrates how the Doctor Who theme would have been made by Delia in the Workshop. This is a clip taken from "Alchemists of Sound" (see above).

Doctor Who (UK)

01.09.2012 - 19:00 o'clock