A jukebox was a machine invented on Earth that was able to play music with its in-built collection of discs. They were frequently used in the 20th century.
One company that made jukeboxes were Würlitzer.[source needed]
History[]
Popular in the 1960s, the Pump was one of the many pubs to feature a jukebox, which was reportedly "really super". (PROSE: Time and Relative [+]Kim Newman, Telos Doctor Who novellas (Telos Publishing, 2001).)
A jukebox in the Tricolour coffee bar played the tracks "Paperback Writer" by the Beatles and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" by the Seekers. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]David Whitaker, Doctor Who season 4 (BBC1, 1967).)
There was a jukebox in Harry's café. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Ben Aaronovitch, Doctor Who season 25 (BBC1, 1988).)
Lawrence Yeadon installed a jukebox in The Shepherd's Cross in 1968. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Mark Gatiss, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1992).)
There was a jukebox in the mess hall of Farside Station which was shaped like an apple for historical reasons. (PROSE: Fear Itself [+]Nick Wallace, BBC Past Doctor Adventures (BBC Books, 2005).)
A jukebox was one of the items for sale in Stellar Imports & Exports at the Frenko Bazaar. (COMIC: Bazaar Adventures [+]Scott & David Tipton, Prisoners of Time (IDW Publishing, 2013).)
At the end of the Earth in the year 5,000,000,000, the last "human", Cassandra, presented the guests with a jukebox, which she mistakenly called an "iPod". The jukebox played the tracks "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell and "Toxic" by Britney Spears, which Cassandra referred to as classical music. (TV: The End of the World [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).)
The TARDIS obtained by Clara Oswald included a 1950s-style jukebox as part of its disguise as an American diner. One song it played was a recording of "Don't Stop Me Now" as performed by the holographic singer aboard the Orient Express. (TV: Hell Bent [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015).)
The Fifteenth Doctor's TARDIS featured a jukebox in the console room. (TV: The Giggle [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who 2023 specials (BBC One and Disney+, 2023).)
