Music Makers (radio): The Horrors
The Horrors is a unit of the BBC schools radio series Music Makers from the 1980s, covering music for primary and secondary school pupils.
The Good family, including children Annie and Jolly, accidentally stumble into the house of mad scientist Dr Frank-and-swine, whose maniacal search for companionship has led him to hypnotise a group of monsters and misfits to join him for a party every night. The doctor is plotting to make himself a new friend, and decides he needs Jolly's brain to complete it.
Songs
- Party Time
- I'm the Doctor
- Making Friends
- What Does the Future Hold?
- No-one There
- The Night Life
- The Nightmare Is Over
Broadcasts
- Autumn 1988 - 2 episodes back-to-back each day for a week, to facilitate recording by schools
Credits
| Introduced by | Ian Humphris Jill Shilling |
| Written by | R. D. Ward |
| Music by | Max Brittain |
| Producer | Peter Hutchings |
Resources
Pupils' pamphlet
Illustrated by Paul Cemmick.
Teachers' notes
Acting script
Melodic instrument parts
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