Doctor Who (1963)

This is the original 1963 series and the theme that has followed the Doctor ever since. Ron Grainer wrote it, but Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop realized it, and her version was one of the first television themes created and produced entirely with electronics. That pulsing bassline and the eerie, swooping melody still sound like nothing else on television. Every era has rearranged it, yet the tune is instantly recognizable in each version, and it remains the best place to start for anyone curious about how electronic music reached British living rooms.