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Radio 4,3 mins

13 secrets of the Doctor Who theme tune

Radio 4 in Four

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How the iconic theme music was created in the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop. Former colleagues of Delia Derbyshire the genius who realised Ron Grainer's original theme tune, deconstruct its complex, seamless blend of electronic sounds. First broadcast on Radio 4 as part of Sculptress of Sound: The Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire, 27 March 2010.

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