Talk:TARDIS control room

I'll leave it up to the DW fandom to decide whether this merits inclusion in the article, but while rewatching Series 5 and the first half of Series 6, I spotted something of note: between The Pandorica Opens and A Christmas Carol, the central console platform's original railings were replaced by sturdier-looking ones.

24.4.61.44 03:28, June 26, 2011 (UTC)

Insperation for the tardis's new look?
Could an abstract painting be behind the Eleventh Doctor's new console room? (Sigh... An abstract is a paitning with multiple mismatched shapes that form and imae, kinda like a puzzle.) SHOULD we put a line saying that the theme of the Eleventh's console room appears to be based on an abstract? (Forgetful 10th doctor fan talk to me 21:21, November 14, 2011 (UTC))

Later Eighth Doctor edit
The TARDIS completed its regeneration on Earth, after the Doctor exhausted its power in the destruction of Gallifrey

Shouldn't this be removed as we now know that Gallifrey wasn't destroyed? Also the line about regenerating 100 years for the Tardis seems out of place as Gallifrey wasn't destroyed.


 * Different destruction. From what I understand, the destruction of Gallifrey in the 1990s novels' War is a different event to the final day of the Last Great Time War and Gallifrey being sent to the pocket universe. Escape Velocity was released four years before The End of the World's first direct mention of the Time War the War Doctor fought in. Yeah, Doctor Who continuity is funny that way. -- Tybort (talk page) 12:59, October 16, 2014 (UTC)

Neon/"Toyota" Console
The neon console used by the Eleventh Doctor since "The Snowmen" and modified by the Twelfth Doctor in "Deep Breath" has been renamed as the "Toyota console" by the user "Wizardel". I see nowhere in official DW media within episodes or otherwise that indicates that the console is called the "Toyota console". I believe that the name should be reverted to "Neon console" due to "Toyota" being a registered trademarked brand name that is not associated in any way with DW. I'm doing this through the talk page as I do not want my edit to simply be reverted and I wish to establish a consensus for support to change the article. Support please!

I have to agree - "Toyota console" label is a total non sequitur and should be removed.

68.199.142.57talk to me 01:40, November 19, 2014 (UTC)


 * The term comes from page 104 of TEDW 2, but I've got to agree that it's not useful or as intuitive as "neon", and even knowing where it comes from still isn't exactly in line with T:VS. -- Tybort (talk page) 02:37, November 19, 2014 (UTC)

Removing "Toyota" one more time. It is not to be put back in the article unless there is a valid source for it. Shambala108 ☎  17:22, March 15, 2015 (UTC)


 * I think it should be changed back to toyota, the essential Doctor Who book has stated that it is called the Toyota, as stated by Michael Pickwoad. Images: http://imgur.com/a/OsvOx   http://imgur.com/a/zg8SI I would do it if the page isn't protected.
 * And that's why the page is protected. The source you cited is not a valid source for in universe pages. The information will never be added to the page until/unless it comes from a valid source. Shambala108 ☎  15:03, November 17, 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but how is a book from the BBC not valid? And where did "Neon" come from anyways? Shouldn't we be using the official names here?
 * The answer to that question is at Tardis:Valid sources, which I cited above. Shambala108 ☎  14:57, November 18, 2016 (UTC)


 * But where did Neon come from? If it's unofficial then I think we should use "Toyota", since it was stated by a production designer.
 * Firstly, please remember to sign your posts. Secondly, your comment suggests that you didn't read the site I posted. That will answer your questions about valid sources. And I don't know where "neon" comes from,someone else can answer that, I'm just keeping the obviously out of universe "toyota" name off the article. Shambala108 ☎  15:41, November 19, 2016 (UTC)

I know that the book isn't a valid source for you but if Neon is just a fan name, then shouldn't we use the comparatively more official one? ThatOneGuy2001 ☎  00:56, November 20, 2016 (UTC)


 * Sigh. We do not use reference books for in-universe pages. I don't know where "neon" comes from, but it seems to be merely descriptive. If you have a better suggestion, leave it here, but absolutely do not re-add "toyota". Shambala108 ☎  02:25, November 20, 2016 (UTC)

Well 'Copper' is from the same "invalid" book... http://imgur.com/a/iCd6R ThatOneGuy2001 ☎  08:00, November 20, 2016 (UTC)

War Doctor's TARDIS console room scanner
I just wanted to make a far better writer and contributor to this wiki aware of a detail about the War Doctor's TARDIS console room. In the mini-comic Ambush (featured in Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe) it is shown that the console room featured a scanner screen which appeared to be surrounded by part of the coral structure. I hope that helps as a possible future addition to this wikia. Thanks for reading. Confirm Nothing...Deny Everything ☎  12:42, March 28, 2018 (UTC)

Victorian Parlour origins
The origins for this control room are a real mess, due to the messy continuity around the seventh Doctor Wilderness Years. The generally agreed timeline for the seventh Doctor in this wikia is New Adventures, Titan Comics, and then BF adventures that lead into Hex. However the page on origins indicated the BF Hex onward adventures occur before the bulk of the NA's. This seriously needs to be fixed.--223p ☎  16:22, October 13, 2018 (UTC)223p

Back to White or Roundel TARDIS?
Asking this here because I don't want to cause an edit war, but what sounds like a better name/title for the Fourteenth Doctor's TARDIS desktop: 'Back to White' or 'Roundel TARDIS'? I personally don't see 'Roundel TARDIS' working, as nearly every TARDIS interior could be defined as a 'roundel TARDIS', since roundels are an element in nearly every TARDIS desktop theme. Then again, the more I think about it, my original idea of 'Back to White' doesn't quite work, either, as while it shares elements with the White desktop, it is definitely a different theme altogether. If anyone has any other ideas, that'd be great. TheTARDISLegilimens ☎  18:11, 28 November 2023 (UTC)


 * To be honest I think the console rooms should be split off into separate pages, then we could just have the new interior at Fourteenth Doctor's TARDIS control room. But that's not really relevant now, sorry. 18:25, 28 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I believe one of the producers has said that it's a shame the ceiling wasn't high enough to make it more spherical, but that they were "happy with the donut shape." I can't seriously suggest the 'donut shaped' TARDIS but it did make me laugh. I guess "Roundel TARDIS" is quite generic and could describe others too, and "back to white" isn't quite right as a fit, either. It'll be interesting to see what inevitable reference books etc. refer to it as. Maybe, for the time being, the "new white roundel interior" could work, if that's not too much of a mouthful? Or simply "circular white roundel interior" (as no other white/roundel interior has been strictly circular, I think?) Maybe hold off until more episodes have aired, and let's see if it's referred to in any specific ways within episodes, BTS or Unleashed?


 * For the record, I also do agree with Epsilon here. A split would be great, in much the same way we've split up the different sonics. We now have a good amount of variation, and masses of information for each, for this to be worth doing. — Fractal Doctor @  19:11, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Any suggestions for the name of the desktop? I personally used Roundel TARDIS but I think it needs to be changed. A Homescapes Player


 * I don't think it's great but what about 'White Rounded TARDIS'? — Fractal Doctor @  11:38, 29 November 2023 (UTC)


 * I have been thinking, and maybe 'Sleek Console' could work? TheTARDISLegilimens ☎  15:28, 29 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Well, we probably shouldn't use conjecture for page names like this, so in the absence of an official name for the current one, "Fourteenth Doctor's TARDIS control room" would be reasonable IMO. Cookieboy 2005 ☎  17:20, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

According to the designer (here), it's "evocative of a tokamak generator" in style and shape. The first indication of what it's based on/inspired by, with a descriptive word [x] that could maybe fit. — Fractal Doctor @  19:25, 3 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hmm, 'Tokamak Console', then? TheTARDISLegilimens ☎  20:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC)