When it was announced that the iconic music for sci-fi drama 'Doctor Who' was to
be reinvented by a young composer and musician called Segun Akinola, their was
doubt in the minds of loyal fans. Yet their fears were swiftly dimished when
Akinola's emotive work was heard, re-energising the soundtrack to coincide with
the advent of the show's first female doctor in its 55-year history.
Akinola grew up in Luton, north of London, the first member of a Nigerian family
born on British soil. There was no musical background in the family, but as a
child he listened intently to everythi...