Episode 60 - Delia Derbyshire

<p>In this episode, we’re going to hear about woman who is sometimes called a sculptress of sound —<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> “the unsung heroine of British electronic music” —<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Delia Derbyshire, ably presented by our very own DLS co-founder Katy Derbyshire. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>A working-class girl from Coventry, England, Delia studied music and mathematics, and went on to work at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop. If you’re a SciFi fan, you’ve probably heard one of her best known works — the otherworldly theme tune to the TV show <em>Doctor Who</em>. A true pioneer of pre-synthesizer electronic sounds, Delia created music for more than 200 projects, but remained anonymous due to the BBC’s bureaucratic structures. She also set up studios making electronic music for soundtracks, festivals and theatre productions, until she left the public eye in 1975.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>DLS co-founder Florian Duijsens joins producer Susan to set things up.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>You can see some photos of Delia Derbyshire and hear more of her amazing work on our show notes page:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://deadladiesshow.com/2023/02/16/podcast-59-Delia-Derbyshire"> https://deadladiesshow.com/2023/02/16/podcast-59-Delia-Derbyshire</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Our theme music is “Little Lily Swing” by Tri-Tachyon.</p> <p> </p> <p>Drop us a line <a href= "mailto:info@deadladiesshow.com">info@deadladiesshow.com</a> or reach us on social media @deadladiesshow</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks for listening! We’ll be back with a new episode next month.</p> <p> </p> <p>****</p> <p>The Dead Ladies Show is a series of entertaining and inspiring talks about women who achieved amazing things against all odds, presented live in Berlin and beyond. This podcast is based on that series. Because women's history is everyone's history.</p> <p> </p> <p