#deliaderbyshireday — Public Fediverse posts
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"I'd very much like to work as a sound recordist or well possibly a music bal..."
"Ah yes, I'll have to stop you there Miss Derbyshire - Deca Records does not employ women in its recording studios or any of its technical departments, never has and probably never will!
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However... we do have posts for women in our administration department and there may well be a secretarial position available at the end of the month..." 🙄
tbc...
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"Cambridge, ah!
Girton, ha ha ha ha.
Good old Girton College! It's rather good isn't it? ... For girls!" 🙄
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"I see, Miss Derbyshire, you'd like to combine your interest in Mathematics with your interest in music."
"yes"
"As a *career choice*?"
"Well, music is just an expression of mathematics - it's an idea that was established way back in the 6th Century by Pythagoras"
"Yes dear, but this is a career's office not ancient Greece, you see.
Have you considered a career in deaf aids, Miss Derbyshire?"
"No, Mr. Thompson, have you?" 😂
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Here's an interesting looking docudrama about Delia Derbyshire's life and music, which I intend to watch tonight:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3e9QDMWs76g
And here's an interview with Caroline Catz, its writer and director, who also plays Delia in the film:
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Happy Delia Derbyshire Day 2024!
https://deliaderbyshireday.com/
Here is a DDD inspired playlist from last year with music from Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonics Workshop: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001sdj6