Delia Derbyshire

Delia Derbyshire

Known for
Sound
Born
May 5, 1937
Died
July 3, 2001 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

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

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Went the night well? poster

Went the night well?

Movie · Music

2025
dust collector poster

dust collector

Movie · Music

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms poster

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie · Music

2024
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker poster

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

Movie · Theme Song Performance

2022
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen poster

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

Movie · Theme Song Performance

2021
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

2021
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3 poster

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear - Episode 3

Movie · Theme Song Performance

2019
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

Movie · Theme Song Performance

2018
Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes poster

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes

Movie · Music

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · Original Music Composer · 147 eps

1980
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon poster

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1979
Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll poster

Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1979
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor poster

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1979
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1979
Doctor Who: City of Death poster

Doctor Who: City of Death

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1979
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit poster

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1979
Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden poster

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1978
Doctor Who: Underworld poster

Doctor Who: Underworld

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1978
Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time poster

Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1978
Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation poster

Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1978
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1978
Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood poster

Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1978
Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara poster

Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1977
Doctor Who: The Face of Evil poster

Doctor Who: The Face of Evil

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1977
Doctor Who: The Robots of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1977
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang poster

Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1977
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock poster

Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1977
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy poster

Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1977
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl poster

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1977
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers poster

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1976
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius poster

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1976
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom poster

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1976
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora poster

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1976
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear poster

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1976
Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin poster

Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
About Bridges poster

About Bridges

Movie · Music

1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: Robot poster

Doctor Who: Robot

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space poster

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment poster

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen poster

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons poster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil poster

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars poster

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1975
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion poster

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1974
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior poster

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs poster

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1974
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1974
Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon poster

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1974
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1973
The Legend of Hell House poster

The Legend of Hell House

Movie · Original Music Composer, Sound Effects

1973
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors poster

Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1973
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters poster

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1973
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space poster

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1973
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death poster

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1972
Circle of Light

Circle of Light

Movie · Music

1972
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1972
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon poster

Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1972
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils poster

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1972
Doctor Who: The Mutants poster

Doctor Who: The Mutants

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster poster

Doctor Who: The Time Monster

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1972
Ways of Seeing poster

Ways of Seeing

TV · Music · 1 ep

1971
O Fat White Woman poster

O Fat White Woman

Movie · Music

1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons poster

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil poster

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos poster

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1971
Doctor Who: Colony in Space poster

Doctor Who: Colony in Space

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons poster

Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1970
Doctor Who: Inferno poster

Doctor Who: Inferno

Movie · Music Score Producer, Theme Song Performance

1970
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space poster

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1970
Doctor Who and the Silurians poster

Doctor Who and the Silurians

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1970
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1969
Doctor Who: The Krotons poster

Doctor Who: The Krotons

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1969
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death poster

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1969
Doctor Who: The Space Pirates poster

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1969
Doctor Who: The War Games poster

Doctor Who: The War Games

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1969
The Naked Sun poster

The Naked Sun

Movie · Original Music Composer

1968
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World poster

Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1968
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear poster

Doctor Who: The Web of Fear

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1968
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep poster

Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1968
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space poster

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1968
Doctor Who: The Dominators poster

Doctor Who: The Dominators

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1968
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber poster

Doctor Who: The Mind Robber

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1968
Doctor Who: The Invasion poster

Doctor Who: The Invasion

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Highlanders poster

Doctor Who: The Highlanders

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace poster

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Moonbase poster

Doctor Who: The Moonbase

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones poster

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen poster

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors poster

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1967
The Prophet poster

The Prophet

Movie · Original Music Composer

1966
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve poster

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The Ark poster

Doctor Who: The Ark

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker poster

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters poster

Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The Savages poster

Doctor Who: The Savages

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The War Machines poster

Doctor Who: The War Machines

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The Smugglers poster

Doctor Who: The Smugglers

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1966
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Romans poster

Doctor Who: The Romans

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Rescue poster

Doctor Who: The Rescue

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Web Planet poster

Doctor Who: The Web Planet

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Crusade poster

Doctor Who: The Crusade

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Space Museum poster

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Chase poster

Doctor Who: The Chase

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler poster

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 poster

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers poster

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan poster

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1965
Out of the Unknown poster

Out of the Unknown

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1964
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror poster

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: The Daleks poster

Doctor Who: The Daleks

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction poster

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: Marco Polo poster

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus poster

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: The Aztecs poster

Doctor Who: The Aztecs

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: The Sensorites poster

Doctor Who: The Sensorites

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants poster

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1964
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth poster

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1963
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child poster

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Movie · Theme Song Performance

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · Theme Song Performance · 525 eps