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Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out notable work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including her electronic arrangement of the theme music to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who .
Delia Derbyshire was born in Coventry in 1937 and grew up in what she described as an upper working class family. At school, she demonstrated an affinity for the potential of everyday...
Oct 16, 2017 · Electronic music as it is now known and used would not exist without Derbyshire and her spirit of human, sonic manipulation.
May 16, 2021 · Docudrama portrait of Delia Derbyshire, the electronic sound pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme tune, that explores the idea that this extraordinary composer herself lived...
May 12, 2021 · From earliest childhood, Delia Derbyshire understood the power of abstract sound. As the Luftwaffe bombed her home city of Coventry, killing hundreds and obliterating the landscape, she learnt...
Nov 22, 2023 · Delia Derbyshire has long enjoyed legendary status among fans and creators of electronic music. Her standing among fans has continued to grow since her death in 2001. She is most famous for...
BBC docudrama that explores the life and creative output of Coventry born-Delia Derbyshire – electronic musician, sound pioneer and female outsider in postwar Britain. From...
