Live at The Roundhouse

In May 2009 "The Radiophonic Workshop" (aka Mark Ayres, Peter Howell, Paddy Kingsland, Roger Limb and and the legendary Dick Mills, all of whom had at some time or another composed the music and/or created the special sounds for classic Doctor Who) performed a special concert celebrating the history of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The rich history of the Workshop was performed with Doctor Who playing a large part of the proceedings.

I never got the see the concert. According to Wikipedia the event was filmed, but has never been realised commercially. However amateur footage has surfaced on YouTube (where else?).

The first clip shows The Workshop performing, live no less, the original Delia Derbyshire arrangement and selection of special sounds and music. In the second clip they perform, again live, the Peter Howell arrangement concluding with a special arrangement of the theme.

It's performed live. It's astonishing and great testament to the work of all the people who worked for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. And both versions of the theme music have never sounded so good!