The Delian Mode

The Delian Mode
Directed byKara Blake
Written byKara Blake
Produced byKara Blake
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
StarringDelia 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.

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. 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. In 2010 it won the Best Short Documentary Film award at the 30th Genie Awards.

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.