12 Things Doctor Who Has Taught You Better Than Your Parents

By Anna Rinaldi /

10. Don't Touch That

With a console arrayed in toggles, switches, turn dials, irresistible levers and flashy LEDs, who wouldn't want a stab at those proper, big, red buttons? Especially since everything's so swipey these days! Gawking and wide-eyed as they stride into the Doctor's magical blue telephone box, both adults and children alike can't seem to keep their hands off the tempting TARDIS console and its interactive matrix. If your mum instructs you to not reach inside the cage and touch the lion at the zoo or go anywhere near her best china, you should definitely heed her advice. One wrong move, and you could create a paradox, tear the fabric of time and/or rupture the whole of reality as we know it. You have been warned.