Talk:The Capitol

Behind the scenes

 * The Capitol, if it is intended to be the same building, has varied greatly in appearance over the years. In its first appearance in The Deadly Assassin, the Capitol seemed to be underground, built into the rock. It was very dark and suffused with a stagnant green glow.


 * In its next appearance, The Invasion of Time, the Capitol had changed drastically; it was now much brighter and less spartan.


 * Gone was the pseudo-Gothic ambience of The Deadly Assassin - the Capitol now appeared similar to many other "plastic corridor" planets in Doctor Who.


 * This general look remained throughout the remainder of the classic series: Arc of Infinity reduced the sense of scale, while The Five Doctors made everything slightly glossier.


 * Unrestrained by budget, spin-off novels, notably The Infinity Doctors, greatly expanded the Capitol. In this book, the city is huge, with the hourglass-shaped Citadel being the building at the centre. The citizens of Gallifrey travel round the city in aircars, and the entire Capitol is shielded from the outside world by an opaque dome.


 * In the revived series, starting with The Sound of Drums, the Citadel is depicted similarly to in the novels, although it is smaller and the dome is now transparent. The centre of the Citadel resembles a TARDIS console and time rotor, although this may be unintentional. The End of Time showed the interior of the Citadel: expansive but minimalist spaces with metal walkways, a darkened conference room, and a huge council chamber with Time Lords standing on suspended platorms.

Presumably at least some of this can be reworded in an in-universe section. -- Tybort (talk page) 16:35, July 30, 2012 (UTC)