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For Whovians and fans of early electronica alike, The Definitive Guide To The  Doctor Who Theme Music is a fascinating guide to the construction of that iconic piece of music. To wit:

Created in 1963, the Doctor Who theme was one of the first electronic signature tunes for television and after nearly five decades remains one of the most easily recognised. The original recording of the Doctor Who theme music is widely regarded as a significant and innovative piece of electronic music, recorded well before the availability of commercial synthesisers.

Explore it here.

Above (top pic): Delia Derbyshire who, along with Dick Mills, arranged the theme music based on Ron Grainer’s composition.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN5jPQdJXYE

For those who built this.

From i09;

Youtuber BabelColour has lovingly condensed almost five decades of Who history into this 10-minute supercut that catalogs “every Doctor Who adventure from ‘An Unearthly Child’ in 1963 right up to ‘The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe’ Christmas Special.”

 

Watch 48 Years Of Doctor Who Adventures In Less Than 10 Minutes (i09)

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCpY_3Sac8

As the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who approaches, it’s worth noting that the late William Hartnell (above, who played the first Timelord) would have turned 103 this year.

Here’s Brian Rimmer’s compilation of all the Doctor’s regenerations from 1963 to 2010. The last one (at around 8.30) is very silly indeed.

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