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''The Changes'' is a British children's

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serial filmed in 1974 and first broadcast in 1975 by the

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. It was directed by John Prowse and is based on the trilogy written by

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: ''The Weathermonger'' (1968), ''Heartsease'' (1969), and ''The Devil's Children'' (1970) (the books were written in reverse order: the events of ''The Devil's Children'' happen first, ''Heartsease'' second, and ''The Weathermonger'' third).

Background

''The Changes'' posits a Britain where a sudden enveloping noise emanating from all machinery and technology causes the population to destroy them. The resulting upheaval displaces many people and reverts society to a pre-industrial age where there is a deep suspicion of anyone who may be harbouring machinery. Even the words for technology are taboo. The remnants of modern technology that escape destruction (such as electricity pylons) produce a physical and sometimes violent repulsion among those left in Britain. The Changes are seen through the eyes of teenage schoolgirl Nicky Gore (

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), and the 10-part series, originally broadcast every Monday from 6 January to 10 March 1975, traces Nicky's quest to reunite with her parents and solve the mystery.

Regular cast

* Vicky Williams as Nicky Gore (all episodes) * Keith Ashton as Jonathon (episodes 5-10) * David Garfield as Davy Gordon (episodes 5-8) * Rafiq Anwar as Chacha (episodes 2-5) * Zuleika Robson as Margaret (episodes 5-8) * Raghbir Brar as Gopal (episodes 2-5) * Sahab Qizilbash as Grandmother (episodes 2-5) *

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as Kewal (episodes 2-5) * Rebecca Mascarenhas as Ajeet (episodes 2-5) * Jack Watson as Peter (episodes 5-8)

Production notes

Despite its modest budget, ''The Changes'' had extensive location filming. This included: *

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Valley and

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). The theme and incidental music, composed by

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, combines the sound of an EMS Synthi 100

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with a small live band (horn, sitar and percussion). Kingsland went on to score both the radio and TV adaptations of ''

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'' and incidental music for a number of ''

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from a trilogy of novels by

. The series took most of its material from ''The Weathermonger'' which, together with ''Heartsease'' and ''The Devil's Children'' has recently been reissued in a single volume in the UK. In the original books, however, the lead character of Nicky Gore appears only in ''The Devil's Children'' – the books have entirely separate characters, and Nicky is introduced into scenarios in which she does not appear in the books, mixing with characters from the other two books. In addition, the timespan of ''The Changes'' is considerably reduced from that of the original trilogy. The series was shown overseas, repeated by the BBC in 1976 and on

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in 1994. It was released on DVD by the

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in August 2014.

Episode guide

Note: Episode titles were given in ''Radio Times'', but were not shown on-screen.

Soundtrack

A selection of music from this serial was released as a single by

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(RESL 33) in 1976. The complete soundtrack by Paddy Kingsland was released on double white vinyl LP on 21 April 2018 for

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2018. It was reissued as a bonus disc in the

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''Four Albums 1968 – 1978'' 29 August 2020.

Track listing

References

External links

*
Issue 22 of ''Skonnos''
a TV fanzine special issue on the series from 1996, with interviews (via

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