Delia Who?

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Rebecca Gaskell presents an in depth look at the godmother of British electronic music, Delia Derbyshire, best known for the Dr Who theme tune created at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. We gain a sense of her achievements by peeking into Derbyshire's archive housed by David Butler at the University of Manchester. Plus Caro C, the project manager of Delia Derbyshire Day, talks about commissioning female artists in the North West; and we hear from musician Mandy Wigby about her response to being commissioned for DD Day 2016.

Period11 Feb 2016

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  • TitleDelia Who?
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletResonance FM
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size60 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/02/16
    DescriptionRebecca Gaskell presents an in depth look at the godmother of British electronic music, Delia Derbyshire, best known for the Dr Who theme tune created at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. We gain a sense of her achievements by peeking into Derbyshire's archive housed by David Butler at the University of Manchester. Plus Caro C, the project manager of Delia Derbyshire Day, talks about commissioning female artists in the North West; and we hear from musician Mandy Wigby about her response to being commissioned for DD Day 2016.
    Producer/AuthorRebecca Gaskell
    URLhttps://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/delia-who__-59min/
    PersonsDavid Butler
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