Music Makers (radio): Great Uncle Battersby's Invisible Force
Great Uncle Battersby's Invisible Force is a unit of the BBC schools radio series Music Makers from the 1980s, covering music for primary and secondary school pupils.
In the 19th Century, identical twin brothers are drawn into the world of science and invention by their Great Uncle Battersby. After their uncle dies the brothers fall out, set up separate laboratories, and enter a science competition as rivals. When one of the brothers is kidnapped they reconcile their differences to engineer an escape using their Great Uncle's "invisible force" invention.
The programmes also included features on ways that electricity has been used in music.
Songs
- Science
- Inner Voices
- I'm Your Man!
- One of Those Days
- As Meek as Lambs
- Strange Uneasiness
- Be Positive!
Broadcasts
Credits
| Written by | Derek Farmer |
| Music by | Peter Hutchings |
| Producer | Peter Hutchings |
Resources
The unit was accompanied by a 28 page pupils pamphlet printed in shades of red, with illustrations by Paul Cemmick.
There was also a booklet of teachers' notes, but I don't know whether there were acting scripts or melodic instrument parts available for this unit - if you can help please get in touch by email.
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