Lewis Christian ([info]timelordwannabe) wrote in [info]doctorwho,
2009-08-25 13:23:00
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New TARDIS Interior? - Speculation/Possible Spoilers


A member on DWF just posted this. It may or may not be true. Time will tell...

NOTE: Usually, when spoilers are found to be true, the people "in the know"/behind the scenes contact the forum to ask for things to be removed. And the thread which contained this has been removed. Make of that what you will.

Hi all,

I used to post at OG a little, but decided to move on when it closed. However I had to come here to post this as I don't believe there's been any concrete news on the new TARDIS set as yet? My friend works for a company who the BBC outsource a lot of their back office work to, he and a few others were today given a tour of BBC facilities in Wales which included a peek at the new set. He's generously allowed me to post his email to me, obviously any names/ sensitive specifics will be altered!!

Had "the tour" today, managed to get a few photos but they're not the best as we were under pretty close scrutiny as you can imagine - we all had to hand camera phones etc on the way in.

The set is on 2 levels, joined by a spiral staircase, but is not as big as I'd thought. It's apparently finished though sections of it seem to be missing at present. We saw the console room, a lab area, a sort of sitting room area, a fairly long section of corridor leading nowhere and numerous other little nooks and crannies. The console room reminds me of a new and shiny version of the old one, except the roundels are very simple and basic looking, simply spherical dents in the walls.

These new style roundels are featured throughout the whole set, though not on every wall. Back to the console room - mainly golds and silvers and the coral theme has been replaced with a smooth marble like finish. Also the room is not circular, it's a kind of hexagon-joined-to-a-square shape, the hexagon bit containing the console, which to me looked like the same console they've used throughout the series except with new buttons and blinky lights, though apparently it's entirely new. Your beloved hatstand was still there but no sign of the interior doors, also there was no ceiling to the set - could be that these bits are meant to be there but were missing from the set for some reason I suppose.

Apparently the whole set has been designed in a modular way, so things can be moved and double as other parts of the ship. The roundels are different colours in each area, gold for the console room, silver/grey/blue in the lab, brown in the sitting room. The roundels can be removed/swapped out or even turned around completely to be convex rather than concave, in order to become a different area. I'll forward some photos and more info shortly...


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  • 27 comments

[info]shishmish

August 25 2009, 12:28:42 UTC 2 years ago

Mofatt is really going old skool (with a little twist) isn't he?

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 12:30:20 UTC 2 years ago

Well he is quite a fan of the Davison era and, with a little rumour about a story set inside the TARDIS, it seems like he's planned out this set to be quite specific. And I can imagine if this is true, it'll look superb in HD.

[info]shishmish

August 25 2009, 12:32:26 UTC 2 years ago

God if only I had a HD TV XD

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 12:34:01 UTC 2 years ago

Snap!

But there's always HD video on YouTube and the iPlayer (which is awesome quality).

[info]strange_complex

August 25 2009, 12:39:03 UTC 2 years ago

a little rumour about a story set inside the TARDIS

Ooh, like Edge of Destruction? I would totally love that!

Going back to the set description, I assume the bits which the person who sent the email thought were 'missing' are actually parts which have either been left out to allow cameras to film the set, or (like the ceiling) would never been shown in shots anyway.

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 12:41:00 UTC 2 years ago

I'd also love that :)

I wonder if the console's time rota will attach to the ceiling, or not. Hmmm.

And yeah. Maybe it's an open-roof so, if they ever pan out/up, they can extend it. Have mini balconies, maybe a roof scanner. My head's gone wild!

[info]syzygy_lj

2 years ago

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[info]timelordwannabe

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[info]nix_101

August 25 2009, 12:37:19 UTC 2 years ago

I always feel a little dirty after I read spoilers like this, lol. Sounds good though :)

[info]bodyline

August 25 2009, 12:53:15 UTC 2 years ago

Oh man, I really hope this winds up during true. It sounds superb.

[info]the_10thdoctor

August 25 2009, 13:37:46 UTC 2 years ago

So....same console, different rooms? Me likey.

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 13:38:45 UTC 2 years ago

A similar console. Makes me think something along the lines of...

[info]robinalaska

August 25 2009, 14:51:37 UTC 2 years ago

YES! ROOMS! V. V. EXCITED

[info]garpu

August 25 2009, 14:56:24 UTC 2 years ago

Woohoo! We'll finally see more of it!

[info]wolverinegal

August 25 2009, 18:05:10 UTC 2 years ago

Getting to see more of the inside of the "new" TARDIS will be cool....

Recently I bought The Invasion Of Time (=4th Doctor becomes president) and I LOVED that it had all these crazy shots of the TARDIS' "interior"... for example: many halls, a sick bay with curtains to divide off sections of it, a pool, an art gallery which was really some sort of power thing.

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 18:06:23 UTC 2 years ago

As much as it's a fun story, the TARDIS looks awful. It looks like what it is... a disused hospital/power station!

[info]wolverinegal

August 25 2009, 20:14:44 UTC 2 years ago

Yes... but that's kinda part of the charm. The TARDIS dosn't have to be all cool looking to still be well... cool.

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 20:18:17 UTC 2 years ago

I suppose. But the odd roundel stuck on the wall would've helped. It took me right out of the story.

[info]thehornedgod

August 25 2009, 18:23:13 UTC 2 years ago

A console room, a lab and a sitting room? Doubt it. I can't see the show ever going back to scenes with the Doctor pottering around in his lab, never mind sitting around in the TARDIS. Nor can Moffat: "I just want him out of those TARDIS doors and having adventures. Us kids want Narnia, not the wardrobe."

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 18:24:59 UTC 2 years ago

It fits with many other rumours of two levels and a lab. The sitting area seems odd but the rest fits with what other "insiders" have revealed on GB. Also, the thread with this in was censored. Last time someone had a tour, they signed a document which said they wouldn't reveal anything. Seems like it could've happened again, although this post is spreading rather fast.

[info]thehornedgod

August 25 2009, 18:29:16 UTC 2 years ago

Could be true, but I'll believe it when I see it: sometimes rumours fit together because they've inspired one another. Sitting room seems odd, I agree. Moffat's stories are generally quite hectic, lots of dashing about.

[info]timelordwannabe

August 25 2009, 18:31:59 UTC 2 years ago

It could just be there as a background feature, making the TARDIS just seem more homely? Or it could be there to make it seem bigger? Just because there's a sitting area, doesn't mean it has to be used. There's also been a rumour about a story set inside the TARDIS - it's been around for ages, I know, but the supposed set-up sounds like the set's been built with the intention of being expanded/changed etc. At this point though, I'll agree with you, I won't believe anything until we see it :)

Especially after that definite fact of Paterson Joseph being Eleven :P

[info]pacejunkie

August 25 2009, 23:32:33 UTC 2 years ago

Sounds great. I love the idea of a sitting room. I don't care what Moffat says, I want to see as much of the TARDIS as possible and an episode set entirely in the TARDIS would be great. I used to love Star Trek episodes that were set entirely on the ship. Someone else had posted there and mentioned silver as a colour scheme so this is all very consistent with other rumours.

[info]darthhellokitty

August 27 2009, 02:05:04 UTC 2 years ago

Oooh, a new desktop theme! Not to mention a bit more of the TARDIS to see. I'm pleased to hear it.

[info]acciochocolate

August 27 2009, 17:04:12 UTC 2 years ago

Well, this all sounds fascinating! Thanks for passing it on. :)

[info]sing_a_song643

August 27 2009, 18:26:25 UTC 2 years ago

YES YES YES YES ♥

[info]betawho

August 27 2009, 22:03:45 UTC 2 years ago

I love this idea! And they definitely had to upgrade the set to film in HD. I hope the controls on the console look a bit more high tech.

And it only makes economic sense to build other sets right at the beginning, before all the money is portioned out for individual episodes. That way, they have the sets they need and the stories can be more flexible. And it will make the Tardis seem more real, as if it's a place they actually can live in while out in space and time, a self-sufficient space ship. Too often that one single set, with Rose changing clothes in the console room because there was nowhere else to do it, or taking dirty clothes to her mum's flat to wash, made it seem like the console room was all there was of the Tardis.

Moff's comment about "wanting Narnia, not the wardrobe" still applies. The Tardis, as a huge, wonderfully complex space craft is an alien world all it's own. It's only a wardrobe when there's nothing interesting in it.
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