Greenwich Time Signal broadcasts the pips every hour. Pips can also be heard on many BBC Local Radio stations although their use is up to the discretion of individual stations. A rare quarter-hour Greenwich Time Signal can be heard at 05:15 weekdays on Wally Webb's programme on six BBC Local Radio stations in the east of England, as part of his "sychronised cup of tea" feature. In 1999, pip-like sounds were incorporated into the themes written by composer David Lowe to introduce BBC Television News programmes. They are still used today on BBC One, BBC World News and BBC News. The BBC does
BBC Sound Effects No. 26: Sci-Fi Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 26: Sci-Fi Sound Effects BBC Sound Effects No. 26: Sci-Fi Sound Effects is a 1981 compilation of sound effects and atmospheres created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was the second in the BBC Sound Effects series to be credited to the Workshop. It featured sounds from popular television series "Doctor Who" (all from Season 18) and "Blake's 7", as well as effects for the first series of the radio versions of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and James Follett's "Earthsearch". In 1991 it was re-released on CD as "Essential Science Fiction Sound