BBC Sound Effects No. 19: Doctor Who Sound Effects


BBC Sound Effects No. 19: Doctor Who Sound Effects is a 1978 compilation of sound effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop from the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. It was the first album in the BBC Sound Effects series to feature solely Radiophonic Workshop output and also the first commercial release of an album of the Doctor Who sound effects and atmospheres. The effects included came from throughout the show's history, covering both Brian Hodgson and Dick Mills' time recording effects for the programme. Effects that did not appear on the compilation included the TARDIS taking off and landing, sounds which are considered to be works of music by the BBC rather than mere effects. Each side of the record was re-released in the United States as a part of pair of picture disc compilations, which also included tracks from Doctor Who - The Music. It was remastered and re-released on 2 February 2012, by AudioGo. It was the first time the album had a CD release in the UK. AudioGo and Discovery Records then re-released the original vinyl LP on 21 April 2012 as part of Record Store Day.

Track listing

The back of the vinyl slipcover lists many of the stories the sound effects originated from under working titles, taken from early script drafts before final broadcast titles had been decided upon. These alternate titles are listed in parentheses. Curiously, Death to the Daleks is listed both with its draft title and final broadcast title, being used for the first and second tracks respectively.
Track #ArtistTrack nameStories used in
1Dick Mills"The Central Control Room in Exxilon City"Death to the Daleks
2Dick Mills"The Dalek Control Room"Death to the Daleks
3Dick Mills"Metebelis III Atmosphere"Planet of the Spiders
4Dick Mills"Styre's Scouting Machine "The Sontaran Experiment
5Dick Mills"Dalek Hatching Tanks on Skaro"Genesis of the Daleks
6Dick Mills"Zygon Spaceship Control Centre"Terror of the Zygons
7Dick Mills"Sutekh Time Tunnel"Pyramids of Mars
8Dick Mills"The Interior of Xoanon"The Face of Evil
9Dick Mills"The Shrine of the Sisterhood of Karn"The Brain of Morbius
10Dick Mills"Kraal Disorientation Chamber"The Android Invasion
11Dick Mills"The Mandragora Helix"The Masque of Mandragora
12Dick Mills"Atomic Reactor Runs Wild"The Hand of Fear
13Dick Mills"Wind-Mine Machine"The Robots of Death
14Dick Mills"Distillation Chamber"The Talons of Weng-Chiang
15Dick Mills"Cloning and Miniaturisation Process"The Invisible Enemy
16Dick Mills"Inside Dr. Who's Mind"The Invisible Enemy
17Brian Hodgson"TARDIS Interior "various
18Brian Hodgson"TARDIS Interior "various
19Brian Hodgson"TARDIS Observation Screen Operates"various
20Brian Hodgson"TARDIS Door Opens"various
21Brian Hodgson"Sonic Screwdriver"various
22Dick Mills"Fission Gun "The Ark in Space
23Dick Mills"Tesh Gun"The Face of Evil
24Dick Mills"Gallifreyan Staser Gun "The Deadly Assassin
25Dick Mills"Vardan Gun"The Invasion of Time
26Dick Mills"Sontaran Gun "The Invasion of Time
27Dick Mills"Gallifreyan Staser "The Invasion of Time
28Dick Mills"Dematerializer Gun "The Invasion of Time
29Dick Mills"Dalek Gun "Genesis of the Daleks
30Dick Mills"Dragon Ray-Gun"The Talons of Weng-Chiang