We’re still not very good at acknowledging the importance of television sound. ABC It’s 50 years since the first episode aired on the BBC on November 23 1963 – and now Doctor Who is in promotion ...

"Did I write that?" Ron Grainer apparently asked on hearing the completed version of the original theme crafted by the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop. "Most of it," Delia Derbyshire kindly replied.

Doctor Who has one of the most recognisable theme tunes in the history of television and is loved and feared in equal measure. The iconic electronic tones herald the start of each strange and ...

So much music is created electronically today that it’s difficult to think back to a time when it was cutting edge to be working with computers and synthesisers. This episode of RareCollections ...

It’s 1963 and “Doctor Who” is on television: as the show’s title appears on the screen, a voiceless warble lofts over a throbbing bassline. For decades, the composer credit was given solely to Ron ...

On The Level was the second musical penned by Ron Grainer and Ronald Millar and reunited the 'Robert and Elizabeth' creative team of Wendy Toye (producer), Malcolm Clare (choreographer), Malcolm Pride ...

This episode guide is made up of the text of The Discontinuity Guide by Paul Cornell, Martin Day and Keith Topping, and Doctor Who: The Television Companion by David ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Track: Doctor Who Theme Artist: Delia Derbyshire / Dick Mills / BBC Radiophonic Workshop Composer: Ron ...

11 December 2024 Ten more powerful and iconic audio recordings illustrating Australia’s cultural and political life and environment have been added to the National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA)’s Sounds ...