Derbyshire Way
Coventry icon Delia Derbyshire is honoured in her home city with street and a building named after her.
Delia was born in Coventry on 5th May 1957 and grew up here during the Blitz. She went on to Cambridge University and later worked in London, mainly for the BBC, where she joined the Radiophonic Workshop.
The Coventry musician is remembered for her innovative work with the BBC, where she used her talents to create the signature sound of the Doctor Who theme tune.
Throughout her life, she regularly returned to Coventry to visit her mother, who was always immensely proud of her success and loved to tell her friends about what she was doing.
DJ Stuart Maconie said: “Delia Derbyshire is one of the most significant musicians of the modern era, who realised perhaps the most influential piece of electronic music ever, the Dr Who theme, which fired the imaginations of generations. I am delighted that there is a landmark commemoration of her in her hometown.”
