The Delian Mode

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The Delian Mode
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Directed byKara Blake
Written byKara Blake
Produced byKara Blake
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Starring Delia Derbyshire
CinematographyKara Blake
Philippe Blanchard
Production
company
Philtre Films
Release date
Running time
25 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Delian Mode is a 2009 Canadian short documentary film directed, written and produced by Kara Blake, and made in association with the National Film Board of Canada. [1] [2]

Contents

The film is a profile of the British composer Delia Derbyshire (1937–2001), best known for arranging the theme music to the BBC series Doctor Who . [2] The film takes its name from the title of a piece of incidental music Derbyshire wrote in the 1960s.

Accolades

The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Short Documentary. [3] In 2010 it won the Best Short Documentary Film award at the 30th Genie Awards. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Delian Mode". The National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 Metrópolis (2011-11-14). "The Delian Mode". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Festival's top prize to Regent Park documentary". Toronto Star , May 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "Genie award winners: Polytechnique wins nine, Joshua Jackson". The Georgia Straight , April 12, 2010.


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