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4 Extra Debut. Matthew Sweet explores the music of Hammer Horrors and other films made by the eponymous British production company. From 2015.

Matthew Sweet explores the music of Hammer Horrors and other films made by the eponymous British production company.

Founded in 1934, the company acquired the film rights to BBC radio series such as Dick Barton: Special Agent before going on to launch its iconic Horror series in the mid-1950s.

Cinema hits included The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy.

Featuring horror scores by composers James Bernard, Tristram Cary and Benjamin Frankel, as well as music from Hammer's highly successful comedy films and only space western...

Producer: Ruth Thomson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in August 2015.

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28 minutes

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Thu 18 Sep 202500:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Music Played

  • Charles Williams

    Dick Barton: Special Agent

    Orchestra: Charles Williams and His Concert Orchestra.
    • Memory Lane.

  • James Bernard

    Dracula (1958)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Richardson.
    • Silva Screen.

  • Laurie Johnson

    Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: philip martell.
    • GDI Records.

  • James Bernard

    SHE: Ayesha - She who Must Be Obeyed

    Orchestra: Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn.
    • Hammer: The Studio that Dripped Blood.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 5.

  • Mario Nascimbene

    Creatures the World Forgot

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • Silva Screen.

  • Don Ellis

    Moon Zero Two

    Singer: Julie Driscoll.

  • Tristram Cary

    Quatermass and the Pit

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • David Whitaker

    Vampire Circus - Prologue

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Richardson.
    • Silva Screen.

  • James Bernard

    Curse of Frankenstein

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • GDI.

  • James Bernard

    Dracula has Risen from the Grave

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Richardson.
    • Silva Screen.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Aug 201514:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Wed 17 Sep 202510:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 17 Sep 202516:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 18 Sep 202500:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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