by caro | Jan 11, 2024 | DD Day 2023, DD Day event Manchester, DD inspired education work
Summary of our DD DAY 2023 programme We are grateful to have been able to deliver our largest project yet, with wondrous support from Lottery players via National Lottery Heritage Fund and the support of many partners, volunteers, creative/heritage professionals and...
by caro | Dec 1, 2023 | DD Day 2023
Welcome to this smorgasbord of Delia Derbyshire Day 2023 broadcasts! With thanks to those who gave us a platform and helped to amplify the love and respect for the late great Delia Derbyshire as a key figure in the development of electronic music in the UK, at least....
by caro | Nov 6, 2023 | DD Day 2023
A guest blog post by one of our DD Day 2023 volunteers, Will Davis While working at the BBC as a trainee Studio Manager, Delia Derbyshire asked to be attached to the Radiophonic Workshop. This was set up to create music and sound effects for BBC programming, using...
by caro | Nov 2, 2023 | DD Day 2023, DD Day new art
DD Day 2023 – 4 new artist commissions producing 2 new audio visual works We are excited to be able to offer 4 artists commissions this year as part of our Delia Derbyshire Day 2023 ‘Doctor Who 60th anniversary heritage project’. Supported by...
by caro | Oct 12, 2023 | DD Day 2023
This year’s DD Day, on 23 November 2023 is centred around the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and its hugely influential theme tune, realised by Delia and her tape assistant Dick Mills in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, working from Ron Grainer’s musical...
by caro | Oct 9, 2023 | DD Day 2023, DD inspired education work
Wobbulator making activity for our DD Day 2023 Doctor Who 60th project As part of the 10 Inspirational Days we have designed and delivered in primary schools in Manchester, schoolchildren aged 9-11 have learned about the diverse original Doctor Who production team and...
