Hear the lost works of sound pioneer and "Doctor Who" theme co-creator Delia Derbyshire
Now streaming via
BBC Radio 4:
The broadcaster and Doctor Who fan MATTHEW SWEET travels to The
University of Manchester - home of Delia Derbyshire's private collection
of audio recordings - to learn more about the wider career and working methods of the woman who realised Ron Grainer's original theme to Doctor Who.
Delia's
collection of tapes was, until recently, in the safekeeping of MARK
AYRES, archivist for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Matthew meets up at
Manchester University with Mark, along with Delia's former colleagues
from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, BRIAN HODGSON and DICK MILLS - plus
former 'White Noise' band member DAVID VORHAUS - to hear extracts from
the archive, discuss their memories of Delia and the creative process
behind some of her material.
Her realisation of the Doctor Who theme
is just one small example of her genius and we'll demonstrate how the
music was originally created as well as hearing individual tracks from
Delia's aborted 70's version. We'll also feature the make up tapes for
her celebrated piece 'Blue Veils and Golden Sands', and hear Delia being
interviewed on a previously 'lost' BBC recording from the 1960s.
Matthew's
journey of discovery will take in work with the influential poet Barry
Bermange, as well as her 1971 piece marking the centenary of the
Institution of Electrical Engineers.
This Archive on 4 is brought up
to date with an individual track from 'The Dance' from the children's
programme 'Noah'. Recorded in the late 1960s this remarkable tape sounds
like a contemporary dance track which wouldn't be out of place in
today's most 'happening' trance clubs.
No comments:
Post a Comment