Delia Derbyshire
(1937-2001)
woman and BBC Radiophonic Workshop pioneer
Died aged 64
Wikidata WikipediaDelia 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. She has been referred to as "the unsung heroine of British electronic music" with her Doctor Who theme having influenced musicians including Aphex Twin, the Chemical Brothers and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
BBC Music Day 2017 #BBC West Midlands 1
Delia Derbyshire 1937-2001 BBC Radiophonic Workshop pioneer who influenced the course of electonic music lived and worked here. Awarded by BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.
104 Cedars Avenue, Coventry, United Kingdom where they lived
Sculptress of Sound: Delia Ann Derbyshire Born Coventry in 1937. An English composer, Delia is best known for realising the Doctor Who theme music during her time at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. She later said that the sound of falling bombs and air raid sirens she heard as a child in the Coventry Blitz of 1940 influenced her approach to electronic music and several of her haunting compositions. Delia died in 2001. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Coventry University in 2017.
Jordan Well, Coventry, United Kingdom where they was