''The Delian Mode'' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Kara Blake and released in 2009."The Delian Mode"
RTVE
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, November 14, 2011. The film is a profile of
Delia Derbyshire
Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out notable work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including her electronic arrangement of the theme ...
, a British composer best known for arranging the theme music to ''
Doctor Who
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''. It takes its name from the title of a piece of incidental music that Derbyshire wrote in the 1960s.
The film premiered at the
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
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, where it won the award for Best Short Documentary. The film won the
Genie Award
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The Georgia Straight
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