Delia Derbyshire
Born in 1937, she is the ‘unsung heroine of British electronic music’
Delia paved the way for the use of tape manipulation and sampling in early hip-hop. She joined the BBC as a Trainee Studio Assistant Manager in 1960 after a failed application to Decca Records (who told her they didn’t allow women to work in their studios). She is the creator of the frightening white noise of the Doctor Who theme tune.