Doctor Who Season 11: 10 Reasons To Be Excited
2. She's Redecorated Again
This August, Doctor Who lost one of its most distinguished behind-the-scenes heroes in designer Michael Pickwoad, who died at the age of 73. His immense legacy to the world of Doctor Who includes the most recent TARDIS interior, as introduced in the 2012 Christmas Special The Snowmen. It follows a long line of iconic designs going back to Peter Brachacki’s original 1963 set.
The reveal of a new TARDIS interior, once only exciting to the minority of fans who cared about such little details as the layout of the panels on the central console, is now a big deal. Since 2005, the Doctor’s console room has been through three completely new ‘desktop’ themes.
Unsurprisingly, the new Doctor is coming to our screens complete with a revamped TARDIS. While the Doctor’s costume, the TARDIS exterior, and even the Doctor’s trusted sonic screwdriver have been officially revealed, the BBC have kept the new console room under wraps.
The Doctor and the TARDIS have a symbiotic relationship, and it will be exciting to see what the new design will tell us about the Doctor’s personality and alienness. So much of the first episode will have written itself, including that memorable scene of the latest companions entering the TARDIS for the first time.
For those who may have seen the leaked photographs from Roath Lock, it’s best to reserve judgement – that’s the recommendation of its designer Arwel Wyn Jones, no less. On screen, with the correct lighting and camera angles in place, the TARDIS will look quite different from that very literal spoiler.