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Delia Derbyshire

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Delia Derbyshire

EN cinema · 126 credits

Born

5 May 1937

Died

3 July 2001 (aged 64)

Birthplace

Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Also known as Delia Ann Derbyshire

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.

Known for

Filmography

Went the night well? poster

Went the night well?

ENNot rated

Music

dust collector poster

dust collector

EN · 2025Not rated

Music

Doctor Who at the Proms poster

Doctor Who at the Proms

EN · 20247.4

Music

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker poster

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

EN · 20248.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen poster

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

EN · 20227.0

Theme Song Performance

Sisters with Transistors poster

Sisters with Transistors

EN · 20216.9

as Self (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

EN · 20218.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 poster

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

EN · 20215.0

Theme Song Performance

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes poster

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes

EN · 20206.8

as Self

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

EN · 20197.5

Theme Song Performance

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes poster

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes

EN · 20181.0

Music

The Delian Mode poster

The Delian Mode

EN · 20095.4

as Self (archive footage)

Masters of Sound poster

Masters of Sound

EN · 20068.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Alchemists of Sound poster

The Alchemists of Sound

EN · 20037.0

as Self

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon poster

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

EN · 19804.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll poster

Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll

EN · 19794.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor poster

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

EN · 19795.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

EN · 19795.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: City of Death poster

Doctor Who: City of Death

EN · 19799.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit poster

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

EN · 19796.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden poster

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

EN · 19796.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Underworld poster

Doctor Who: Underworld

EN · 19785.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time poster

Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time

EN · 19786.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation poster

Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

EN · 19786.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

EN · 19787.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood poster

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

EN · 19787.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara poster

Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara

EN · 19787.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Face of Evil poster

Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

EN · 19777.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

EN · 19777.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang poster

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

EN · 19778.1

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock poster

Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

EN · 19777.6

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy poster

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy

EN · 19777.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl poster

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

EN · 19777.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers poster

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

EN · 19777.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius poster

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

EN · 19768.1

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom poster

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

EN · 19769.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora poster

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

EN · 19766.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear poster

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

EN · 19767.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin poster

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin

EN · 19768.3

Theme Song Performance

About Bridges poster

About Bridges

EN · 1975Not rated

Music

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

EN · 19758.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Robot poster

Doctor Who: Robot

EN · 19757.1

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space poster

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

EN · 19757.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment poster

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

EN · 19756.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen poster

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen

EN · 19756.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons poster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

EN · 19758.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil poster

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

EN · 19756.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars poster

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

EN · 19758.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion poster

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

EN · 19757.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior poster

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

EN · 19747.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs poster

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

EN · 19746.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks

EN · 19746.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon poster

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon

EN · 19745.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

EN · 19747.4

Theme Song Performance

The Legend of Hell House poster

The Legend of Hell House

EN · 19736.7

Original Music Composer, Sound Effects

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

EN · 19737.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters poster

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

EN · 19737.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space poster

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

EN · 19737.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

EN · 19737.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Green Death poster

Doctor Who: The Green Death

EN · 19738.4

Theme Song Performance

Circle of Light

1972

Circle of Light

EN · 1972Not rated

Music

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

EN · 19727.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon poster

Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon

EN · 19727.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils poster

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

EN · 19727.6

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Mutants poster

Doctor Who: The Mutants

EN · 19727.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Time Monster poster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

EN · 19725.9

Theme Song Performance

O Fat White Woman poster

O Fat White Woman

EN · 19719.0

Music

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons poster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

EN · 19717.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil poster

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

EN · 19717.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos poster

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

EN · 19716.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Colony in Space poster

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

EN · 19716.6

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Dæmons poster

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

EN · 19717.6

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Inferno poster

Doctor Who: Inferno

EN · 19708.6

Music Score Producer, Theme Song Performance, Music

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space poster

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

EN · 19708.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who and the Silurians poster

Doctor Who and the Silurians

EN · 19707.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

EN · 19707.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Krotons poster

Doctor Who: The Krotons

EN · 19696.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death

EN · 19697.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates poster

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

EN · 19695.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The War Games poster

Doctor Who: The War Games

EN · 19699.7

Theme Song Performance

The Naked Sun poster

The Naked Sun

EN · 196910.0

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World poster

Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

EN · 19687.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear poster

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

EN · 19687.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep poster

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

EN · 19688.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space poster

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

EN · 19685.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Dominators poster

Doctor Who: The Dominators

EN · 19685.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Mind Robber poster

Doctor Who: The Mind Robber

EN · 19688.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Invasion poster

Doctor Who: The Invasion

EN · 19688.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Highlanders poster

Doctor Who: The Highlanders

EN · 19676.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace poster

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace

EN · 19675.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Moonbase poster

Doctor Who: The Moonbase

EN · 19677.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

EN · 19678.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones poster

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

EN · 19677.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

EN · 19678.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen poster

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

EN · 19677.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors poster

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

EN · 19677.3

Theme Song Performance

The Prophet poster

The Prophet

EN · 1967Not rated

Original Music Composer

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve poster

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

EN · 19667.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Ark poster

Doctor Who: The Ark

EN · 19666.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker poster

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

EN · 19665.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Gunfighters poster

Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

EN · 19666.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Savages poster

Doctor Who: The Savages

EN · 19667.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The War Machines poster

Doctor Who: The War Machines

EN · 19667.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Smugglers poster

Doctor Who: The Smugglers

EN · 19665.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet

EN · 19667.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

EN · 19668.1

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Romans poster

Doctor Who: The Romans

EN · 19658.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Rescue poster

Doctor Who: The Rescue

EN · 19656.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Web Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Web Planet

EN · 19655.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Crusade poster

Doctor Who: The Crusade

EN · 19656.6

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Space Museum poster

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

EN · 19656.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Chase poster

Doctor Who: The Chase

EN · 19656.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler poster

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

EN · 19657.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 poster

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

EN · 19656.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers poster

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

EN · 19657.2

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan poster

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

EN · 19657.9

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

EN · 19646.7

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Daleks

EN · 19647.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction poster

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

EN · 19646.0

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Marco Polo poster

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

EN · 19647.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus poster

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

EN · 19646.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Aztecs poster

Doctor Who: The Aztecs

EN · 19647.5

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Sensorites poster

Doctor Who: The Sensorites

EN · 19645.8

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants poster

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

EN · 19647.4

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth poster

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

EN · 19647.3

Theme Song Performance

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child poster

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

EN · 19637.3

Theme Song Performance