Delia Derbyshire - May 5, 1937
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English - May 05, 2021 07:00 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsTV & Film Society & Culture literature entertainment film history sciencefiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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If you've ever heard the haunting, futuristic theme from Doctor Who, you've probably wondered how it was produced. Meet the creative genius behind those electronic sounds, Delia Derbyshire, who was born on May 5, 1937 and defined a music genre a full decade before the digital synthesizer existed.
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