Delia Derbyshire

Delia Derbyshire

Born: May 5, 1937
Died: July 3, 2001
in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK
Delia Ann Derbyshire was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out pioneering 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.

Movies for Delia Derbyshire...

Sisters with Transistors
Title: Sisters with Transistors
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Think of early electronic music and you’ll likely see men pushing buttons, knobs, and boundaries. While electronic music is often perceived as a boys' club, the truth is that from the very beginning women have been integral in inventing the devices, techniques and tropes that would define the shape of sound for years to come.
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Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes
Title: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes
Character: Self
Released: October 15, 2020
Type: Movie
A true pioneer in audio exploration and psycho-acoustics, Delia Derbyshire conceived one of the most familiar compositions in science fiction, the Doctor Who theme, while working in a BBC basement. Her soundscapes felt like they connected to another realm. Kicking off with the discovery of 267 tapes in an attic, along with a treasure trove of journals hidden in her childhood bedroom, this film tunes in to Derbyshire’s frequency; that of a life-long non-conformist, whose peals of laughter in an archive interview tickle with delight and eccentricity. Featuring a rich archive, interviews, fictional embodiment and Cosey Fanni Tutti’s psycho-sonic channelling, director Caroline Catz traces acoustic pathways on her archeological dig into Derbyshire’s resonant life.
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The Delian Mode
Title: The Delian Mode
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 8, 2009
Type: Movie
A Genie Award winning documentary about electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire, primarily remembered for the original realization of Ron Grainer's theme for Doctor Who and her work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
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Masters of Sound
Title: Masters of Sound
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 30, 2006
Type: Movie
Documentary on the sound effects of Doctor Who in the 1960s.
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The Alchemists of Sound
Title: The Alchemists of Sound
Released: October 19, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).