BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Summary

BBC Radiophonic Workshop is an organizational unit^[1]. It draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (organizational_unit category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• BBC Radiophonic Workshop's instance of is recorded as organizational unit^[3].
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop's instance of is recorded as electronic music organization^[4].
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop's founder is recorded as Daphne Oram^[5].
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop's founder is recorded as Desmond Briscoe^[6].
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop's Commons category is recorded as BBC Radiophonic Workshop^[7].
• 1958 marks the founding of BBC Radiophonic Workshop^[8].
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop was dissolved in March 1998^[9].
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BBC Radiophonic Workshop^[10].
• BBC Radiophonic Workshop's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb^[11].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[12]

• Began / founded: 1958-04-01^[13]

• Ended / dissolved: 1998^[14]

• Genre(s): electronic^[15]

• Community tags: dance and electronica, electronic^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 39f0d457-37ba-43b9-b0a9-05214bae5d97^[17]

Body

Founding

Founders include Daphne Oram^[5] and Desmond Briscoe^[6]. 1958 marks the founding of BBC Radiophonic Workshop^[8].

Dissolution

BBC Radiophonic Workshop was dissolved in March 1998^[9].

Why It Matters

BBC Radiophonic Workshop draws 301 Wikipedia views per month (organizational_unit category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]