This article explores the four ‘Inventions for Radio’, first broadcast on the BBC’s Third Programme across 1964 and 1965, created by the dramatist Barry Bermange in collaboration with the composer and sound designer Delia Derbyshire. The ‘Inventions’ combined a collage of interviews, on subjects such as the existence of God, the process of ageing and the dream condition, with electronic music and soundscapes by Derbyshire. The ‘Inventions’ have been described as pioneering a ‘poetic realism’ and established a distinctive form of radio feature. Yet, existing scholarship on the radio feature has made little if any reference to the ‘Inventions’ and their authorship has been contested with Derbyshire’s role often uncredited and their development unclear. The article addresses how the ‘Inventions’ came into being and their immediate reception and influence. In doing so, the article argues that the ‘Inventions’ were important not just for their formal achievement but for their socio-political significance as well, integrating the thoughts and experiences of people from different socio-economic backgrounds and providing an atypical outlet for working class voices in particular, on subjects they would not normally be heard discussing on British radio and television at that time.

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某些生命的起源：巴里·伯曼奇 (Barry Bermange) 和迪莉娅·德比郡 (Delia Derbyshire) 的“无线电发明”的发展、接受和影响

本文探讨了四项“广播发明”，它们于 1964 年和 1965 年首次在 BBC 的第三个节目中播出，由剧作家巴里·伯曼奇与作曲家和声音设计师迪莉娅·德比希尔合作创作。“发明”结合了一系列采访，主题包括上帝的存在、衰老的过程和梦境，以及德比郡的电子音乐和音景。“发明”被描述为开创了“诗意的现实主义”并建立了独特的广播功能形式。然而，现有的关于广播功能的学术研究几乎没有提到“发明”，而且他们的作者身份一直受到质疑，德比郡的角色经常没有得到认可，他们的发展也不清楚。这篇文章讨论了“发明”是如何产生的，以及它们的直接接受度和影响力。在这样做的过程中，文章认为“发明”不仅对它们的正式成就很重要，而且对它们的社会政治意义也很重要，整合了来自不同社会经济背景的人们的思想和经验，并为工作提供了一个非典型的出路。特别是课堂上的声音，在当时英国广播和电视上通常不会听到他们讨论的话题。