Doctor Who theme creator Delia Derbyshire awarded posthumous Ph.D.

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/11/30/doctor-who-theme-creator-delia.html

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here’s a link to the original theme she worked on.

and a video that includes the show openings up to 2010

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Delia’s work is so wonderful! I’m enamored by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. One of my favorite albums is a compilation of their work:

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I have this on my daily play list, just love it to death.

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GOOD, ABOUT DAMN TIME.

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@anon61221983 posted this a few days back

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Yes I did! Thanks for the reference.

@beschizza, feel free to merge the two threads (though there are only 2 comments, me and Israel_B there):

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Includes all the “tarted up” ones, as she once said.

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Behind many great men are women who had their ideas stolen.

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barack-obama-true

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Her work on the first White Noise album is great too:

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I love that eerie, ethereal quality.

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