Cold War Electronica: The Jingle At The End Of The World

byBob Fischer
November 13, 2025

In 1975, the Central Office of Information secretly produced the chilling ‘Protect And Survive’ series of public information films, to be broadcast on British TV in the event of an imminent nuclear war. And the composer of its jingle, potentially the final piece of music the country would ever hear? The BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Roger Limb

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Stephen Mallinder: “Meet You at The Fish Tank at Half Eleven”

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Drew Mulholland: Tales From The Loop

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Moby: Calmer Chameleon

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Moby is leading a sedate existence these days, but it wasn’t always that way. Ahead of the release of his latest album, ‘Reprise’, he describes his route from excess to serenity