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name: "Keff McCulloch"
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born: "8 July 1954"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:45:01.092578+00:00"
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# Keff McCulloch

Composer. Born 8 July 1954 in Brighton, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 8 July 1954, Brighton, England
- **Also known as:** Kenneth Norman Scott McCulloch

## Biography

Keff McCulloch (born Kenneth Norman Scott McCulloch, 8 July 1954) is an English composer. He is known for his electronic music contributions to the BBC television series *Doctor Who* during the late 1980s.

In 1987, producer John Nathan-Turner commissioned him to arrange the *Doctor Who* theme music for the Seventh Doctor era. The new arrangement, based on the original by Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire, was used from 1987 until the series ended in 1989. McCulloch also composed incidental music for six stories: *Time and the Rani*, *Paradise Towers*, *Delta and the Bannermen*, *Remembrance of the Daleks*, *Silver Nemesis* and *Battlefield*, as well as the later specials *Dimensions in Time* and *Shada*.

Alongside his television work, McCulloch has worked as a musician and sound engineer, touring with bands and producing recordings for artists including Acker Bilk, Johnny Logan and Russ Abbot. He appeared on screen as a member of the fictional group the Lorells in the 1987 story *Delta and the Bannermen*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, guide.doctorwhonews.net, keff.biz.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

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