Mark Ayres
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Biography: Mark Ayres is an electronic musician, composer and audio engineer. Ayres studied music and electronics at Keele University. He also worked as a sound engineer at TV-am between 1982 and 1987. As a television composer, he became known for providing incidental music on the original series of Doctor Who. Ayres's work on broadcast Doctor Who was during Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, comprising The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light and The Curse of Fenric. Ayres was hired after he sent producer John Nathan-Turner a demonstration video containing music he had written to accompany Remembrance of the Daleks. Like most Doctor Who incidental music composers during the 1980s, Ayres created the music electronically, principally using digital synthesisers and samplers. Ayres was also involved in the last days of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, cataloguing and archiving their recordings for future use. As part of the BBC's unofficial Doctor Who Restoration Team, Ayres has also done much of the audio restoration work for the later VHS Doctor Who releases, as well as many of the DVD releases, and all of the "Missing Soundtrack" CD releases since 1999.
Department: Sound
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Gender: Male
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Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration
Overview: The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers, conducted by Alastair King, celebrate the glorious musical sounds of the iconic and much-loved TV series.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-01
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Doctor Who at the Proms
Overview: Doctor Who returns to the Proms to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular BBC series. As well as showcasing Murray Gold’s music from the past eight years, the concert also journeys back to the early days of Doctor Who and the groundbreaking work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Featuring special guests from the series, big screens and a host of monsters ready to invade the Royal Albert Hall, this is not the year to be exterminated!
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-26
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The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Overview: Climb aboard the HMS Belfast and enter Pinewood Film Studios for a fascinating and humorous insight into the making of SHAKEDOWN — Return of the Sontarans. Includes all new interviews with the stars — Jan Chappell, Brian Croucher, Carole Ann Ford, Sophie Aldred, Rory O’Donnell, Toby Aspin and Tom Finnis — writer Terrance Dicks, director Kevin Davies, composer Mark Ayres and much more! PLUS Highlights from Dreamwatch 94'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Alchemists of Sound
Overview: A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-19
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Horror on the High Rise
Overview: Mark Ayres presents a look at the making of Paradise Towers.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-18
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Doctor Who: Endgame
Overview: A detailed look at the reasons why Doctor Who ended in 1989, and what plans were being made by the Production Team had there been a season 27 of the series in 1990 and what might have happened.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-16
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Love Off-Air
Overview: A tribute to the people dedicated enough to capture the soundtracks of Doctor Who in the 1960s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-06
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The Making of Day of the Daleks: Special Edition
Overview: Producer Steve Broster guides us through the creation of his Special Edition of this story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-12
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Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation
Overview: A look at an extraordinary era of musical experimentation within Doctor Who, with special emphasis on the musical scores for Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Sea Devils. Featuring producer Barry Letts, composer Mark Ayres and directors Timothy Combe, Christopher Barry and Michael Briant, with an archive appearance from Radiophonic composer Malcolm Clarke.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-14
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The Making of The Daleks in Colour
Overview: Exclusive Behind the Scenes film detailing the creation of 2023's 'Doctor Who: The Daleks In Colour' released as part of the programme's DVD & BluRay release.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-19
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