Delia Derbyshire

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Delia Derbyshire

Sound May 5, 1937

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 el…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.6 2005 TV Show
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

6.7 1973 Movie
Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

7.1 1965 TV Show
Doctor Who: The Daleks

Doctor Who: The Daleks

7.3 1964 Movie
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

7.3 1963 Movie
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

8.9 1975 Movie
Sisters with Transistors

Sisters with Transistors

6.9 2021 Movie
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

6.0 1964 Movie
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

6.2 1964 Movie
Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

7.4 1964 Movie
Doctor Who: The Aztecs

Doctor Who: The Aztecs

7.5 1964 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    dust collector

    Movie Music

  2. 2024
    Doctor Who at the Proms

    Movie Music

  3. 2024
    Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  4. 2022
    Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  5. 2021
    Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  6. 2021
    Sisters with Transistors

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2021
    Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  8. 2020
    Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes

    Movie Self

  9. 2019
    Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  10. 2018
    Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes

    Movie Music

  11. 2009
    The Delian Mode

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2006
    Masters of Sound

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 2005
    Doctor Who

    TV show Original Music Composer

  14. 2003
    The Alchemists of Sound

    Movie Self

  15. 1980
    Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  16. 1979
    Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

    Movie Theme Song Performance

More credits
  1. 1979
    Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  2. 1979
    Doctor Who: City of Death

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  3. 1979
    Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  4. 1979
    Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  5. 1979
    Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  6. 1978
    Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  7. 1978
    Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  8. 1978
    Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  9. 1978
    Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  10. 1978
    Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  11. 1978
    Doctor Who: Underworld

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  12. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  13. 1977
    Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  14. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  15. 1977
    Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  16. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  17. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  18. 1977
    Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  19. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  20. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  21. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  22. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  23. 1976
    Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

    Movie Theme Song Performance

  24. 1975
    Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

    Movie Theme Song Performance