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Why Doctor Who's TARDIS Looks Like a Phone Booth

The universe of Doctor Who

Chapter 1

The birth of the TARDIS

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Chapter 2

The art of regeneration

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Chapter 3

Iconic monsters and cosmic foes

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Chapter 4

Time travel mechanics and famous episodes

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Ch 1 · The birth of the TARDIS
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schopenhauer The trailblazing woman who launched the Doctor

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schopenhauer How a history lesson became a sci-fi legend

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Pocket Whoniverse

schopenhauer Sort classic episodes and actors to master the timeline of the entire Whoniverse.

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schopenhauer The desperate medical emergency that saved the show

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schopenhauer The Birth of the TARDIS

A house key, on piano wire, makes the TARDIS fly!

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Why the ultimate time machine looks like a phone booth

schopenhauer The TARDIS took the shape of a blue police box as a clever budget-saving measure that became an iconic design.

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Fun Fact

TARDIS sound origin: The iconic TARDIS landing sound was created by rubbing a house key along a bass piano string.

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The trailblazing woman who launched the Doctor

schopenhauer Verity Lambert became the BBC's youngest and only female producer in 1963, steering the show through its rocky initial launch.

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Glossary
tardis (noun)
A building or container that is larger inside than it appears on the outside. In 1963, Sydney Newman designed the Doctor's iconic tardis to facilitate travel across space and time.

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Quiz

Which BBC executive is credited with originally conceiving the idea for Doctor Who?

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Gossip

Which historical era would make the best Doctor Who episode?

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Quiz

How did the production team create the original theme music for Doctor Who in 1963?

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Quiz

Who was the very first companion to travel with the First Doctor in the 1963 premiere?

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Quiz

On what exact date did the very first episode of Doctor Who air on BBC television?

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Quiz

Why did the Doctor's time machine, the TARDIS, get stuck in the shape of a British police box?

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Who was the first actor to portray the Doctor on television in 1963?

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Quiz

What does the acronym TARDIS stand for in the Doctor Who universe?

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Quiz

What real historical figure did the Doctor and his companions meet in the show's fourth serial in 1964?

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