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The theme tune to Doctor Who is a highly innovative piece, first recorded well before the availability of commercial synthesisers. Delia Derbyshire and assistant Dick Mills of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop realised Ron Grainer’s score. They made full use of the rudimentary techniques available to the...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Doctor Who was written by Ron Grainer.
Doctor Who was produced by Delia Derbyshire.
BBC Radiophonic Workshop released Doctor Who on Sat Nov 23 1963.
When Derbyshire played the final product for Grainer, he was blown away.
“Did I really write this?” he asked.
“Mostly,” said Derbyshire.
Grainer considered that a huge understatement and tried to have Derbyshire officially credited so she could receive a share of the royalties, but the BBC would n...
Murdoc described her as the greatest dead British musician in his 2016 interview with Noisey:
Dead—Delia Derbyshire. Got you there haven’t I! She was a genius innovator, a sculptor with sound. Worked with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 60s. Doctor Who theme? Delia. Popped her clogs in 2001,...