The work that went into making this thing is unbelievable. No synths, no sequencers, just some wave generators, magnetic tape, razor blades and splicing tape.
When Grainer first heard it, he was so amazed by her (Delia Derbyshire) rendering of his theme that he asked "Did I really write this?" to which Derbyshire replied "Most of it". Grainer attempted to get her a co-composer credit, but the attempt was prevented by the BBC bureaucracy, which then preferred to keep the members of the workshop anonymous.
Not exactly. If I understand correctly, Dick Mills was the sound engineer who actually set up the machines and spliced the tape in the Radiophonic Workshop and he did get a credit in the closing titles - but of course Delia Derbyshire should have had one too for the arrangement (perhaps concept is the better word). I am so old that I can remember watching the first episode and being amazed by this music and the opening graphics too.
Who actually created the theme tune because I distinctly recall videos on thistube claiming it was some random woman with no other researchable records? Later I rewatched the originals and there were no "woman" credits? Is this revisionism simply antogonistic or simply selfish, or simply envious, or simply yes.
Yeah, music made with a computer in the 60s? Impossible!
8 лет назад+205
Actually, it was not made with a computer in the 60s. It was made with analog electronic synthesizers. Digital synthesizers didn't really enter the music scene until 1979 with the Fairlight CMI.
This theme always blows me away. My father was an electronics technician and an audiophile and we lived in England for a few years in the late 60s. I can’t imagine how awestruck he must’ve been, as an American, to turn on the “telly” and hear this theme pouring out of the speakers. I’m quite certain there was nothing like it in American media at the time.
I love this version because it actually feels like a real sci fi theme Theres no identifiable instrument to be heard, just really unsettling but also equally engangings hums and sounds that sounds like music, but not any music from earth This is how i would imagine a theme from the tardis would be like Mysterious, unsettling and intriguing
Forbidden planet movie. Orson welles Radio shows. The Shadow radio series, Flash Gordon series, Super-man 1940s cartoon, Felix the cat cartoon. 1930s and a bit before. " We can dream it for you wholesale" movie is a must see / hear. Keep on searching for these "Maverick" sound pioneers cos they were "Far -out"!!
Back when The Doctor was still a mysterious being with no explained origin.This theme clearly symbolize a mysterious yet benign and powerful force of cosmos
Yup, it's proof that you don't have to go all out with instruments to make a good tune. Sometimes the minimalist approach to music is the best approach.
@@satan3959minimalist? the instruments and effects used for this theme are more sophisticated than many modern ones. It was a genius creation. I suggest you to watch the video of the making of the theme
Four and a half decades on and this is STILL the best version. What a piece of music and what an achievement from Delia et al to realise it. Absolutely seminal.
@@CricketEngland Just because you don't agree with me, it doesn't mean that you know more about music than i do. I already know the full history behind this piece of music.
@@CricketEngland There must have been a misunderstanding. You are allowed to have your opinion, i just said you don't automatically know more about music because you don't agree with me. And my opinion on what the best one is is not relevant to my original comment.
Even the theme tune would scare people, it's slow, haunting, continuous. It's a really high pitched alien voice, played over a deep stomping, tapping sound. A true and forever masterpiece.
I was sitting on the floor in front of the fire, Dad serving in the shop, Mum knitting, older sister upstairs ignoring it, younger brother probably asleep, and I was frozen to the spot. 'Roctod.. OHO?'
Andrew Chapman It was fitting that they did put the original title sequence at the beginning of the 50th anniversary special ''The Day of The Doctor'',to honor the character originally played by William Hartnell and all his successors.
Starting in the 80s, almost every version of theme has been new from the ground up. Sure it's the same tune, but I think it'd be ridiculous for any show to change opening themes (looking at you, anime).
@@ender7278 Except anime has lyrics in their openings, which usually has story related meanings. Why would the same (or slightly changed) opening fit for the show if the story has changed?
@@ender7278 I mean, anime makes use of it as well, to again, have story significance that relates to the arc/story thats going on. So what's your point again?
The greatest piece of electronic music in the history of music. Mysterious, remorseless, compelling. Must have heard it ten thousand times and I never get sick of it. Delia Derbyshire was a genius.
Those who know modernish musical history and history of the development of the synthesizer/electronic music will understand that this piece of music was phenomenally ahead of its time
The first doctor really nailed the whole mysterious feeling of the doctor. Just like the companions the audience don't know who he really is but cant resist the intrigue and excitement of it all.
@Samuel Black I don't know that it had anything to do with her being a woman. She was an employee of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and the workshop's membership was anonymous at that time. I don't know why the BBC had it that way.
Written by Ron Grainer and recorded by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic workshops. This was in the days well before synthesisers and multi-tracking, so a very laborious method of creating the sounds was used in which each sound was individually produced and individually edited in sequence (using sticky tape). To make the three components of the track, the bass, the treble and the white noise, each had to go on a separate tape recorder (because no multi-tracking!), and all three machines then played and mixed down to the final product. According to a RUclipsr, I never watched the show, but got curious
Here's a segment with Delia Derbyshire and assistant Dick Mills describing how the track was created -- /watch?v=xkIEkLww3lg Some additional videos related to Delia Derbyshire you might find of interest -- /watch?v=n2dvGQ32q8g -- Delia Derbyshire - The Delian Mode /watch?v=FqUCoLZNAhc -- Absolute Genius - Delia Derbyshire Another related article -- www.effectrode.com/knowledge-base/making-of-the-doctor-who-theme-music/ Composer Ron Grainer later arranged his composition for the 1980 compilation "The Exciting Television Music Of Ron Grainer" -- /watch?v=t1SZs4xudf8 Given other compositions from the period, that arrangement (outside of the rhythmic parts) seems probable -- /watch?v=ITSCKucnr-Y /watch?v=6LJiJvKkm4M /watch?v=47IoIwyxd8M It's too bad that Delia Derbyshire didn't receive a share of the royalties, given her inventive arrangement. You might also enjoy one of the first electronic recordings (to my understanding) Song of the Second Moon (1957) by Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan (Dick Raaymakers) /watch?v=bVl2_MSwmSA Another recording you might enjoy is André Popp (and engineer Pierre Fantosme) 1957 recording 'La Polka du Colonel' -- /watch?v=hxHE9zxtqIc
@@robinsss sorry but this predates synthesisers at the Radiophonic Workshop. Delia Derbyshire was not that keen on synths when they were beginning to be used in later years.
+Lord Four Heads If you look at it closely, I think in order to make it morph into the logo, they just turned it backwards and superimposed it over the logo, look at the O in Who
As a kid watching the early series the theme tune always gave me feelings coming danger which attracted me. I particularly liked the cyber men and the voice of the Daleks - the daleks themselves looked silly.
Thank you Delilah DerbyshireThe BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Ron Grainer. No musical instruments. All on tape. 1963 huge undertaking then.❤❤ I love the Doctor Who theme!
It's really a shame how much of the original series no longer exists. especially so with The Tenth Planet Part 4. The very First Regeneration, and we don't even have the full episode Still, it's really awesome to see how far they've come in recovering the episodes. Shows you what a Dedicated fanbase can do.
You know, I suspect that if humanity ever does figure out how to build a real-life time machine, one that can go back in time, it will be called a TARDIS, and the inventor will have developed it... specifically to go back and tape all the missing episodes live off the air and/or raid the BBC warehouse for them before the masters can be destroyed.
Did you watch the first episode twice as they re-aired the very first episode due to the Kennedy assassination occuring on the first airing date. I was 2 at the time so I had to wait a few years to really watch it but have been a big fan of the show since - until the Doctor became a woke female, hoping they can recover the show and make it great again soon
as much as i love this series the anthem of the universe at least to me will always be this m.ruclips.net/video/N_dUmDBfp6k/видео.html Greetings from germany Dr. Who, the greatest show ever created
Dun dun dun Dun dun dun Dun dun dun Dun dun dun, Dun dun dun Dun dun dun Dun dun dun Dun dun dun, Didly-dun Didly-dun Didly-dun Dun dun, Dun dun Didly-dun Didly-dun Didly-dun Oo-Eeee-Ooo, Oo-Eeee-Ooo Oo-Eeee-Ooo, Bingle-Bong Eeee-Ooo
Still sounds as good now as that first enigmatic appearance on our screens. I was in the cubs at the time, we had played football in the local park and then back to Akela's house ( he was a friend of my dad) for a cup of tea, slice of cake and the start of an epic tv programme. I was 7 at the time, i am now 68 and have watched every episode.
Nobody had ever heard anything like it before on British television. It was an extraordinary moment when it was first broadcast. I was only just five years old but remember that moment so clearly. My sisters and I were amazed. It sounded and looked so weird and wonderful and instantly became a huge element of my childhood. It thrills me as much today as it did then.
Probably the most iconic & universal theme in the world. Once you've heard the original, it sticks. And not just the melodies, but the bass line & even the sound make-up people try to emulate, which is seldom the concern of the audience. Even now though it still sounds futuristic. Perhaps it's timeless, & by God would _that_ be ironic. It's the perfect time travel symbol.
Wow!!! I grew up in the 1980's watching this early on a Saturday morning (before morning news was available), and never forgot how it made me feel!! Even now, I still get a sudden rush of excitement by just listening to this awesome theme...the 1963 version rules!!!
ahhh...nothing can compare to the original; so crisp, so clear so... out of this world. For 2.20 mins I was 13 years old again, mesmerised by this very special audio visual treat.
I used to love this music as a kid, before I ever even watched the show. I had a CD of a bunch of sci-fi theme songs and it stuck out for me as one of the more unique ones.
If I had the space,- knowledge,money and time I would definitely build a gigantic tube based synthesiser using tubes as much as possible, germanium transistors and relays.
How could I have forgot? I've always had difficulty deciding if "Doomsday" or "Parting of the Ways" is a more heartbreaking scene in Doctor Who (either Classic or New); I just turned to PlutoTV in time to catch the final scene of "the Dalek Invasion" where Susan begs David not to ask her to choose between him and her grandfather (the First Doctor), then the Doctor double locks the TARDIS doors so she can't unlock them, says a few words to her, and takes off with Barbara and Ian--those words are among the most touching I have ever heard! I didn't catch the name of the writer, but kudos to her/him for such an excellent job!
I'm a Tom B. guy & I love both themes they had for his run. While Classic Who had banger variations on this opener, I like how this one gets right down to creating tension w/beat. Tom's has that electronic growl at the opening & it's good, I guess, but this one starting w/a tempo & almost heartbeat rhythm feels more tense....😎
Nice theme song. I would do ALMOST ANYTHING to live on an alternate Planet Earth were NO Doctor Who episodes & serials was erased from BBCs archives, or ANY movies & tv-shows material for that matter. 💙💞🙏
I listened to it again and again, getting more from it each time. Hear the middle parts: the delicious suspensions, that understated little moaning howl just before the melody arrives, and at the very end. Above all, the use of white noise as an instrument, completely counter-intuitive, like a sinister breathing, but with the reversed transients (each note getting louder as it ends instead of fading like a plucked string) giving it that restless edginess. Not worth wasting time on the modern musical wallpaper which has replaced it, this is the original and best.
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The work that went into making this thing is unbelievable. No synths, no sequencers, just some wave generators, magnetic tape, razor blades and splicing tape.
YUP! All made by Delia Derbyshire
Are you serious? How did they even?!
tetsiga45XxX Ingenuity triumphs over small budget. :)
not just Delia, dont forget Dick Mills and Brian Hodgson 😉
...and many many hours...a masterpeice.
I can only imagine what it must have been like to hear such a ground-breaking piece of music for the first time in 1963.
I saw it as a young child of 5.
The music still gives me goosebumps. I used to hide behind the sofa when the daleks came on.
I will join you behind the sofa. 😅
@@rw8733 WTF
It was amazing. It's why I love electronic music.
Traumatizing. I was a kid and it creeped me out. Still does.
When Grainer first heard it, he was so amazed by her (Delia Derbyshire) rendering of his theme that he asked "Did I really write this?" to which Derbyshire replied "Most of it". Grainer attempted to get her a co-composer credit, but the attempt was prevented by the BBC bureaucracy, which then preferred to keep the members of the workshop anonymous.
Not exactly. If I understand correctly, Dick Mills was the sound engineer who actually set up the machines and spliced the tape in the Radiophonic Workshop and he did get a credit in the closing titles - but of course Delia Derbyshire should have had one too for the arrangement (perhaps concept is the better word). I am so old that I can remember watching the first episode and being amazed by this music and the opening graphics too.
I totally agree. It’s her piece. She made it what it was the others were incidental. Dick Mills got a credit? Pfff. He was an assistant
All the arguements of who made techno, was it ze germans or was it detroit, nope it was her ❤️👏💯
@@TeeJayDeluxe you don't need to praise one without putting the other down
Dick mills did his part
@@ashjose7973 Nahh
new themes: we are going on a adventure kiddo!
the original theme: s p o o k y
Original was Doctor Who. That was the whole point, the mystery of it all as reflected in the theme here.
@Donnell Okafor aren't we all mentally?
Who actually created the theme tune because I distinctly recall videos on thistube claiming it was some random woman with no other researchable records?
Later I rewatched the originals and there were no "woman" credits?
Is this revisionism simply antogonistic or simply selfish, or simply envious, or simply yes.
?
...Fleshlight Doctor
It's amazing how far ahead of it's time this theme was!
Yeah, music made with a computer in the 60s? Impossible!
Actually, it was not made with a computer in the 60s. It was made with analog electronic synthesizers. Digital synthesizers didn't really enter the music scene until 1979 with the Fairlight CMI.
yeah this wasn't but evidently turning did it in 1951 www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-26/researchers-restore-first-ever-computer-music-recording/7878014
I used to think so until I saw Forbidden Planet (1956). First fully electronic soundtrack ever. But for tv, absolutely.
It was actually made using individual oscillators, an altered loop of electric harp and full-on tape splicing and joining
This theme always blows me away. My father was an electronics technician and an audiophile and we lived in England for a few years in the late 60s. I can’t imagine how awestruck he must’ve been, as an American, to turn on the “telly” and hear this theme pouring out of the speakers. I’m quite certain there was nothing like it in American media at the time.
I love this version because it actually feels like a real sci fi theme
Theres no identifiable instrument to be heard, just really unsettling but also equally engangings hums and sounds that sounds like music, but not any music from earth
This is how i would imagine a theme from the tardis would be like
Mysterious, unsettling and intriguing
I mean Star Trek had a similar vibe but Doctor Who far surpassed it in my opinion.
He must have felt like the doctor discovering something completely new
@@jackbluehq6653yes, I do love music like this, bringing intrigue with authentic instruments
Forbidden planet movie. Orson welles Radio shows. The Shadow radio series, Flash Gordon series, Super-man 1940s cartoon, Felix the cat cartoon. 1930s and a bit before. " We can dream it for you wholesale" movie is a must see / hear. Keep on searching for these "Maverick" sound pioneers cos they were "Far -out"!!
Back when The Doctor was still a mysterious being with no explained origin.This theme clearly symbolize a mysterious yet benign and powerful force of cosmos
And no political correctness!
@@rw8733 I dunno, back in the day it was not unprogressive. Just a lot less 'politically correct' than now because it was over half a century ago.
@Ace Johnston ye
still is.
Stevie tell that to chibbs
Nearly 60 years and the first theme is absolutely perfect.
now it has been 60 years
Yup, it's proof that you don't have to go all out with instruments to make a good tune. Sometimes the minimalist approach to music is the best approach.
@@satan3959minimalist? the instruments and effects used for this theme are more sophisticated than many modern ones. It was a genius creation. I suggest you to watch the video of the making of the theme
Imagine if they brought it back it would be iconic
@@adventuresinbasicreality219 I'd love to see that
Four and a half decades on and this is STILL the best version. What a piece of music and what an achievement from Delia et al to realise it. Absolutely seminal.
In my opinion this is the second best.
@@CricketEngland Just because you don't agree with me, it doesn't mean that you know more about music than i do. I already know the full history behind this piece of music.
@@CricketEngland There must have been a misunderstanding. You are allowed to have your opinion, i just said you don't automatically know more about music because you don't agree with me. And my opinion on what the best one is is not relevant to my original comment.
@@CricketEngland I'm so sorry if it offends you so much. Just relax, it's not the end of the world.
@@CricketEngland Yes, people can agree with my statement without the knowledge of what i think is the best. It's not that hard to grasp.
This sounds so mysterious while the new theme song sounds more adventurous.
***** The classic themes are superior
I know! It's so catchy.
+heatherjasper97 That's the difference of Classic and New.
+heatherjasper97 It sounds so mysterious because The Doctor's origins were a mystery until his 2nd incarnation.
This was the pilot episode theme, nobody knew what to expect of it.
Plus this is where the who part of doctor who came from, the mystery.
Even the theme tune would scare people, it's slow, haunting, continuous. It's a really high pitched alien voice, played over a deep stomping, tapping sound. A true and forever masterpiece.
Timeless... this theme never gets old
the tardis!
The real timeless child I would say
I'm back hiding behind the sofa .
Your stupid boring comment gets 327 likes?
I was behind the sofa while this music was playing back in 63.
you must be older now
yeh just a bit.
So was I! Looking for change.....
We ALL were!
I was sitting on the floor in front of the fire, Dad serving in the shop, Mum knitting, older sister upstairs ignoring it, younger brother probably asleep, and I was frozen to the spot.
'Roctod.. OHO?'
I loved it when they reused this original title sequence to open the 50th anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor".
Andrew Chapman It was fitting that they did put the original title sequence at the beginning of the 50th anniversary special ''The Day of The Doctor'',to honor the character originally played by William Hartnell and all his successors.
azure rainbow IKR. I was expecting a massive, awesome score for the 50th but when this played I smiled and applauded. Excellent touch, I must say.
bagshitass For what?
bagshitass I can't seem to find it anywhere on RUclips. Sorry.
+bagshitass The title sequence is on dailymotion
I love how they kept to it, only tweaking it sound wise. It really is kind of timeless, in my opinion. Love it to bits.
and they added a little more to it in modern who. after tu tuuu tu tu tuuuu theres a tu tu tuuu tu tu tu. oh wait. never mind.
Starting in the 80s, almost every version of theme has been new from the ground up. Sure it's the same tune, but I think it'd be ridiculous for any show to change opening themes (looking at you, anime).
@@ender7278 Except anime has lyrics in their openings, which usually has story related meanings. Why would the same (or slightly changed) opening fit for the show if the story has changed?
@@xenowarrior282 Does iconography mean nothing to you?
@@ender7278 I mean, anime makes use of it as well, to again, have story significance that relates to the arc/story thats going on.
So what's your point again?
The greatest piece of electronic music in the history of music. Mysterious, remorseless, compelling. Must have heard it ten thousand times and I never get sick of it. Delia Derbyshire was a genius.
Can't beat this. Bring it back.
Those who know modernish musical history and history of the development of the synthesizer/electronic music will understand that this piece of music was phenomenally ahead of its time
The very original rendition of the Who theme is very subdued, mysterious and weird. Fitting the beginning of the show and the original Doctor.
I hope the show will return to its mysterious roots
Some tunes are just timeless. This is one of them. Still sounds futuristic today!
In the 1950s the BBC was still 'stiff upper lip' and was strongly against the new music of the rock & roll era - and then they made this!
The first doctor really nailed the whole mysterious feeling of the doctor.
Just like the companions the audience don't know who he really is but cant resist the intrigue and excitement of it all.
Just watched Delia Derbyshire’s documentary. So fascinating how she came up with the music and wasn’t given full credit.
It's really disappointing how she got no money from this, and no full credit.
@Samuel Black I don't know that it had anything to do with her being a woman. She was an employee of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and the workshop's membership was anonymous at that time. I don't know why the BBC had it that way.
She wasn't given an on screen credit until "The day of the doctor", which was broadcast in 2013.
@Samuel Black yawn...
I know her work from absolute genius with dick and dom
Anyone who could create futuristic sounds in 1963 (way before modern keyboards) is just pure genius !
@Jeremy Grigson keep it in your pants jeremy
@Jeremy Grigson siiiiiiiiiiimp alert
@Jeremy Grigson and you’re proud of this?
@Jeremy Grigson I can give you 5 problems with that in an instant
@@Gibdo88bro simp means cringe
the little change to a major key at 0:39 is honestly the best part of the whole franchise
Hold on, all of Doctor Who?
@@anaveragefern quite
yep
Especially in the Russell T Davies era
Gives me chills every time.
Written by Ron Grainer and recorded by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic workshops. This was in the days well before synthesisers and multi-tracking, so a very laborious method of creating the sounds was used in which each sound was individually produced and individually edited in sequence (using sticky tape). To make the three components of the track, the bass, the treble and the white noise, each had to go on a separate tape recorder (because no multi-tracking!), and all three machines then played and mixed down to the final product.
According to a RUclipsr, I never watched the show, but got curious
DFFUSE Thats Right ❤
This should be pinned top comment 💯
this version is the coolest its way ahead of its time its the grandfather of trance music before any one knew what trance or dub step was
the device used was a synthesizer
Here's a segment with Delia Derbyshire and assistant Dick Mills describing how the track was created --
/watch?v=xkIEkLww3lg
Some additional videos related to Delia Derbyshire you might find of interest --
/watch?v=n2dvGQ32q8g -- Delia Derbyshire - The Delian Mode
/watch?v=FqUCoLZNAhc -- Absolute Genius - Delia Derbyshire
Another related article --
www.effectrode.com/knowledge-base/making-of-the-doctor-who-theme-music/
Composer Ron Grainer later arranged his composition for the 1980 compilation "The Exciting Television Music Of Ron Grainer" -- /watch?v=t1SZs4xudf8
Given other compositions from the period, that arrangement (outside of the rhythmic parts) seems probable --
/watch?v=ITSCKucnr-Y
/watch?v=6LJiJvKkm4M
/watch?v=47IoIwyxd8M
It's too bad that Delia Derbyshire didn't receive a share of the royalties, given her inventive arrangement.
You might also enjoy one of the first electronic recordings (to my understanding)
Song of the Second Moon (1957) by Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan (Dick Raaymakers)
/watch?v=bVl2_MSwmSA
Another recording you might enjoy is André Popp (and engineer Pierre Fantosme) 1957 recording 'La Polka du Colonel' --
/watch?v=hxHE9zxtqIc
@@robinsss sorry but this predates synthesisers at the Radiophonic Workshop. Delia Derbyshire was not that keen on synths when they were beginning to be used in later years.
0:15 Doctor Oho
:D
+Lord Four Heads If you look at it closely, I think in order to make it morph into the logo, they just turned it backwards and superimposed it over the logo, look at the O in Who
Every time! Every time!
Cant be unseen...
HA OH MT GOD did not notice at first
The bass riff is straight up metal
Mm! It was also a major influence on Pink Floyd (Eg shine on you crazy diamond part 2).
It's so incredibly good. And so eerie: it scared the hell out of me as a child.
Yes. Sends me back in time. And back behind the sofa!
As a kid watching the early series the theme tune always gave me feelings coming danger which attracted me. I particularly liked the cyber men and the voice of the Daleks - the daleks themselves looked silly.
Still the best intro to any scifi series ever.
Thank you Delilah DerbyshireThe BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Ron Grainer. No musical instruments. All on tape. 1963 huge undertaking then.❤❤ I love the Doctor Who theme!
This gives me nostalgia, even though I never watched this show
Is that weird?
+John Robert Bloh no, I feel it to, and I just started watching the series in February
I remember this from reruns back in the late 60s i would be 5 or 6 carnt the old ones can not stand the new Doctor
+Alejandro Silva Funny, I started watching in February as well.
Really?
50 years later, it's still so damn awesome.
The 46 dislikes were from everyone who didn't know doctor who existed before 2005.
indeed
I think they're the Daleks.
Nacho Cerda Vásquez lol i think your right
True story bro.
hades games about the daleks?
The audio was ahead of its time, yet the visuals is so hypnotic
0:01 love that theme
Such a surreal, beautiful piece of music..
and yeah, kinda creepy.
Delia Derbyshire. The genius behind this masterpiece. PRE synthesizers!
After 60 years, it's still perfect and futuristic
They should bring it back for the 60th, digitally remastered!
Happy 60th Anniversary to Dr. Who
It's really a shame how much of the original series no longer exists. especially so with The Tenth Planet Part 4. The very First Regeneration, and we don't even have the full episode
Still, it's really awesome to see how far they've come in recovering the episodes. Shows you what a Dedicated fanbase can do.
You know, I suspect that if humanity ever does figure out how to build a real-life time machine, one that can go back in time, it will be called a TARDIS, and the inventor will have developed it... specifically to go back and tape all the missing episodes live off the air and/or raid the BBC warehouse for them before the masters can be destroyed.
I saw the very first episode, I was 8,we were sitting at the dinner table on Saturday night it came on at 6.30pm
Did you watch the first episode twice as they re-aired the very first episode due to the Kennedy assassination occuring on the first airing date. I was 2 at the time so I had to wait a few years to really watch it but have been a big fan of the show since - until the Doctor became a woke female, hoping they can recover the show and make it great again soon
@@TheFalconerNZ yes as they left it as a cliff hanger as they did in those days
Did you watch it with your family at dinner when the episode re-aired?
@@yolodooper1472 Sure did
60 years ago to the day, the world was blessed with the greatest TV show of all of time and space.
frfr
All rise for the anthem of the universe!
The anthem of Whovians
Slurpee the Unholy ❤
*multiverse
as much as i love this series the anthem of the universe at least to me will always be this
m.ruclips.net/video/N_dUmDBfp6k/видео.html
Greetings from germany
Dr. Who, the greatest show ever created
Dun dun dun Dun dun dun
Dun dun dun Dun dun dun,
Dun dun dun Dun dun dun
Dun dun dun Dun dun dun,
Didly-dun Didly-dun Didly-dun
Dun dun, Dun dun
Didly-dun Didly-dun Didly-dun
Oo-Eeee-Ooo, Oo-Eeee-Ooo
Oo-Eeee-Ooo, Bingle-Bong
Eeee-Ooo
Still sounds as good now as that first enigmatic appearance on our screens. I was in the cubs at the time, we had played football in the local park and then back to Akela's house ( he was a friend of my dad) for a cup of tea, slice of cake and the start of an epic tv programme. I was 7 at the time, i am now 68 and have watched every episode.
Still the best version of this theme in my opinion.
Nobody had ever heard anything like it before on British television. It was an extraordinary moment when it was first broadcast. I was only just five years old but remember that moment so clearly. My sisters and I were amazed. It sounded and looked so weird and wonderful and instantly became a huge element of my childhood. It thrills me as much today as it did then.
Mind blown in 1963. Still trying to recover. Eternally mesmerising.
i was there too.
Probably the most iconic & universal theme in the world. Once you've heard the original, it sticks. And not just the melodies, but the bass line & even the sound make-up people try to emulate, which is seldom the concern of the audience. Even now though it still sounds futuristic. Perhaps it's timeless, & by God would _that_ be ironic. It's the perfect time travel symbol.
The person who made this theme deserves better recognition
If I had grown up in the Times this was made, the whole wobbly time vortex thing probably would he scare and interested me at the same time.
You have also described the feeling about the "Daleks", which in turn led to "Dalekmania". :)
Wow!!! I grew up in the 1980's watching this early on a Saturday morning (before morning news was available), and never forgot how it made me feel!! Even now, I still get a sudden rush of excitement by just listening to this awesome theme...the 1963 version rules!!!
Miss Delia Derbyshire is a genious 😮👍👏👏👏👏👏👏
Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer were amazing people behind this music!
ahhh...nothing can compare to the original; so crisp, so clear so... out of this world. For 2.20 mins I was 13 years old again, mesmerised by this very special audio visual treat.
Delia Derbyshire absolute genius!! I think Ron Grainer wanted her to get co-credit but BBC refused ☹️
Brings back childhood memories. Watched every single episode since it first aired in Australia...50+ years ago. Still addicted!🛸
being a hardcore dr who fan, i really appreciate your digging this up.
They should have always used this original recording by Delia Derbyshire instead of trying to re invent the wheel....or should I say the reel!
Why?
True. The current version is way too overdone and overpolished.
The one they used for the 10th doctor’s early run was the greatest reinvention to be honest.
All this talk of there having been 11 Doctors begs a question: why have we all forgotten Peter Cushing?
Theres something strange, almost disturbing about 0:21 and it really fits in with the show!
it's amazing how old this is and when you really listen to it you realize how fk'n nuts it really is! it's way ahead of it's time.
25 Cybermen, 30 Daleks, 12 Autons, 10 Sontarans, and the Master disliked this song. :)
Along with 16 Weeping Angels.
Ro to jo lo fro mo ko po to to
A few Atraxi too
I used to love this music as a kid, before I ever even watched the show. I had a CD of a bunch of sci-fi theme songs and it stuck out for me as one of the more unique ones.
The original is the best. Delia should be on the back of fivers ;)
still the best version ever.
Creativity was at it's best when the special effects were home made and analogue. Perhaps this is what we need more of today 😉
If I had the space,- knowledge,money and time I would definitely build a gigantic tube based synthesiser using tubes as much as possible, germanium transistors and relays.
Best version is still the first. Delia Darbyshire, you were an amazing artist/scientist !!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I have never watched this show but i know that when i hear this song i feel like going on a adventure . Fantastic piece of music.
The 43 dislikes were from the daleks.
Thanks :)
U mean 44
Ah Dosen't Matter Me Commenting in 2014
Actually when i commented "The 43 dislikes were from the daleks" that was when there was 43 dislikes but i guess you missed that.
Its 45
Like i said, when i commented it was 43 but now it's 45 so. Yeah.
How could I have forgot? I've always had difficulty deciding if "Doomsday" or "Parting of the Ways" is a more heartbreaking scene in Doctor Who (either Classic or New); I just turned to PlutoTV in time to catch the final scene of "the Dalek Invasion" where Susan begs David not to ask her to choose between him and her grandfather (the First Doctor), then the Doctor double locks the TARDIS doors so she can't unlock them, says a few words to her, and takes off with Barbara and Ian--those words are among the most touching I have ever heard! I didn't catch the name of the writer, but kudos to her/him for such an excellent job!
If outer space had sound, this is what it would sound like.
59 years on, this still scares me, but i love it, a tune which has something unique.
I'm a Tom B. guy & I love both themes they had for his run. While Classic Who had banger variations on this opener, I like how this one gets right down to creating tension w/beat. Tom's has that electronic growl at the opening & it's good, I guess, but this one starting w/a tempo & almost heartbeat rhythm feels more tense....😎
Delia Derbyshire sure knew how to compose a freaky track.
This music puts me straight back to Saturday teatime in the early 70's! Poached eggs, or beans on toast for tea!
"I can taste the brussel sprouts" is what I say about any memory like this
Nice theme song. I would do ALMOST ANYTHING to live on an alternate Planet Earth were NO Doctor Who episodes & serials was erased from BBCs archives, or ANY movies & tv-shows material for that matter. 💙💞🙏
This theme gives me goosebumps when I listen deeply to it.
A timeless theme, if you'll pardon the pun.
The title sequence I will never forget. Always always looked forward to watching Dr who on TV back then.
Good times.
So pure, so simple, so perfect
RIP Delia Derbyshire.
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - amazingly creative. I still remember the Azimov sci-fi drama. Foundation, Second Foundation and Empire.
Better than the new one.
Monotone it's totally different
Definitely. The newer ones are just remixes
The latest one is superior, Go ahead, tell me to wash my mouth with soap
It took 3 years and a few tons of LSD for pop music to catch up with this.
Still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck, many decades later. Awesome electronic music.
Oh dear. It appears the LSD hasn't quite warn off yet.
Phenomenal modern composition...inspirational!
Its fascinating how they got to fidget with many instruments. Just amazing. And I wonder where they got those effects from?
A timeless piece of music.
this music was way ahead of its time
ps: Dr Who for ever!!!!
i want this as my ring tone.
You still use ringtones?
@@EricTheActor805 So how do you know when your phone rings?
@@EricTheActor805 you still use your brain ?
@@richard6440 wait people use brains?
This theme song has haunted me for 45 years... Amazing
BEST THEME OF ANYTHING, EVER! END OF.
LFOVCF You forgot to include the theme of Home and Away
I stand corrected! ;)
This theme tune is so amazing and so creative with the different ways it was made!
I'm glad they kept the key change in the modern intro
Ron Grainer did loads of good memorable tv and film music throughout the 60s and 70s.
I must look into him more 👍
If I was a stoner, I could trip out to this song and the visuals
Stoners dont "trip out"
I listened to it again and again, getting more from it each time. Hear the middle parts: the delicious suspensions, that understated little moaning howl just before the melody arrives, and at the very end. Above all, the use of white noise as an instrument, completely counter-intuitive, like a sinister breathing, but with the reversed transients (each note getting louder as it ends instead of fading like a plucked string) giving it that restless edginess.
Not worth wasting time on the modern musical wallpaper which has replaced it, this is the original and best.
"Eric the Midget you're on the air."
SHUTUPP!!!!!! STOP FUCKING TALKING OVER ME!
As an old git, this is my favourite audio/visual version. Billy Hartnell.
It's so fitting that the original theme for a show about traveling through time and space is as timeless as it is.