Best Tardis yet?

At the end of the first 60th Special 'The Star Beast' a new Tardis interior was revealed. Here are my thoughts on it.
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[@LexVanguard2004]

I like it as a spectacle, and a combination of the 1st and the 10th Doctor's interiors, but imo it doesn't properly utilise the massive space, I can't wrap my head around why it's so big and empty. My current favourite is 12's as it feels large but also cosy with warm lighting and loads of possessions littered around the place. This one has harsh lighting and mostly empty space so they can't even really fill it up to make it more homely like they did with 11 to 12. Who knows though, maybe it'll grow on me. I love everything else about 14, his outfit and screwdriver are some of the best yet imo.

[@CulturePhilter]

I get what you mean about homeliness of 12s. I guess we’ll see how they use it with Ncuti

[@CakeorDeath1989]

I sort of get what you mean. All those gantries going here, there, and everywhere, but none of them really leading anywhere. It would be cool to have them going up to different platforms or "rooms" within the main room. Like an area that has the old computers behind the glass shield like with the original interior, maybe a room that's more casual and has seating, etc. Only time will tell if they update the set throughout the time it's used as the interior. I do vividly remember them adding an area to Jodie Whittaker's TARDIS between Series 11 and 12, so it isn't unprecedented.

[@LexVanguard2004]

@@CakeorDeath1989 I hope they add more platforms to it as Ncuti's adventures go on, much like how 12 took 11's interior and added some home touches. Just more gradual this time.

[@the_real_drwhoroblox1935]

Yea I kinda imagined it to be a hybrid of both the first ever design of classic and modern who respectively (like the white of the 1963 and the coral room of 2005) but it works imo Also, when I first saw this I felt a bit of disappointment because I saw the leak and I had quoted the scene where the meep showed his true colors as I believed because their hard work had been exposed too early, they would’ve gone with something similar in concept to it but kinda organic and whimsical like 11th’s design and doubling as a natural progression of 13’s one.

[@CakeorDeath1989]

@@LexVanguard2004 not just home touches either, but iirc, new roundels, grates on the floor around the console, etc, etc. Altogether, it seemed like they improved the detail of the set by quite a lot.

[@not_enough_space]

It's absolutely incredible! I definitely want to see it take on a more 'lived in' appearance, but that can happen naturally as people spend time in it.

[@CulturePhilter]

I’d imagine that will come with Ncuti.

[@memepowered4026]

Matt’s first tardis will always be my favorite, because it felt like a warm home. Peter had that too, but more Sci-fi, this I enjoy but like what most people are saying, make it lived in, a place people could hang out if they wanted!

[@CulturePhilter]

Hopefully they will with Ncuti

[@cameronjosephvideos5942]

I like the fact that it's an updated Classic control room, but its so spacious and so white, it needs some colour, or at least something to contrast. Maybe the walkways could've and console could've been black, maybe the walls should be more of a grey. No problem with the actual design it just needs something. My hope is as it gets more lived in we'll start to see furniture, and blackboards like Capaldi. And I'm kind of hoping Ruby will be someone who's really into art and just starts doing a bunch of street art on the TARDIS walls. Just something to break up all that white.

[@CulturePhilter]

That street art idea is genius. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for it now.

[@Simon-xc5oy]

From what I saw of it the colour will start white, when its not doing anything then change and react to situations, moods and in flight. I think its a good idea and the clean look without all the grunge or stupid crap stuck all over the console is a relief. The worst one is Whitaker rock crystal mess, that never looked right it was like stone henge. And back on one level. The best before that was late Smith / Capaldi with the levels and design and great looking console.

[@TomoBakerinio]

I think the black colors suggested would ruin it as a classic tardis and its good that its more spacious

[@cameronjosephvideos5942]

@@Simon-xc5oy I actually kind of like the RTD era one, it felt like a fresh out the Time War Doctor making repairs with whatever he could find. However, I'll say my favorites are the McGann Tardis and the Secondary Control Room for Tom Baker. I always felt the sleek white classic Tardis' don't really fit the Doctor's personality. I prefer the more Victorian aesthetics, it always felt weird to me that the Doctor wouldn't find a clinical lab looking control room kind of boring. The Capaldi one is good though, just the right mix of crazy sci fi time ship and whimsical coziness. Whitaker's main problem is it didn't fit her Doctor. A dark claustrophobic Tardis for a more cheerful and goofy Doctor, ugh. With a few tweaks and colour changes I could see Eccleston rocking it but Whitaker? No.

[@Ranney165]

The RGB lighting is a certified chef-kiss detail

[@WiccanRai]

I find it a bit minimalist. I like the console design and I like how fresh and spacious it is - but maybe it's a little too much so for that main room, that one space we see often. I know the doctor and companion/s are usually stood around the console, being thrown about, but I think seating would have been a nice addition. There must be moments where they can just relax. How are you supposed to enjoy a nice coffee/tea (and a biscuit) if there's nowhere to sit? I do think the different lighting is a nice touch, which I'm sure it'll be utilised well depending on the mood they're aiming for in an episode. I assume this is the Tardis interior that will carry forward into Ncuti's first season. Perhaps the Tardis will accommodate for the 15th Doctor's own flair as you suggested.

[@CulturePhilter]

Given how much money they must of spent on it (each roundel’s colour is individually programmable apparently ) I can’t imagine it would just be for 3 eps no. Hopefully Ncuti’s Doctor will instal some seating.

[@joshuaadams6565]

I could imagine they’ll sit on the sides of the ramps with their legs dangling down?

[@dntm123]

I like how it feels like a modern take on the classic console room, in that it looks like a proper fresh from the factory spaceship interior, more USS Enterprise, less Millenium Falcon. And I've loved the previous modern TARDIS designs, but I think it's time for something new, which is what we've got. My favorites will always be the 9th/10th Doctor's console room and 11s first console room, as well as 12s, but I just wished we got more scenes like The Bootstrap Paradox monologue from Before the Flood, just scenes of the Doctor walking around interacting with all the different parts and details.

[@CulturePhilter]

I love 12s

[@kaykay_2]

I have a feeling that there will be minor updates for Ncuti Gatwa like seating and things, similar to how the updated the Smith tardis for Capaldi.

[@CulturePhilter]

Yeah, some seating is needed. I can imagine him going for a really classic looking couch as well, maybe in leather.

[@strbourne]

This is the technically perfect tardis interior. Massive. Blank slate that can be customized almost endlessly. 10/10

[@CulturePhilter]

Absolutely. I’m looking forward to seeing what they do with it.

[@BlazeMakesGames]

I do think that it could use some furniture. Like how Peter's evolved from the end of Matt's tardis by simply adding more furniture to it. I think it'd be cool if 15 added some decorations and furniture to it after 14 finishes with the specials. As it is tho I do love the white styling with the colored lights that I imagine will get used to great effect. And I love all the swirly walkways, I mean the doctor looked like he was having so much fun just running around the space, it's such a good element for him to play around on. But yeah the size does seem a bit big for having almost nothing else in it. Just some basic furniture or other minor decorations, probably around each of the various exits to other rooms, would be nice.

[@spiralx6249]

Apparently all that running around was David's idea. RTD commented that by the 8th re-take, he was probably regretting that choice...!

[@russbaxter1806]

I absolutely love it, but my first Doctor was John Pertwee so I grew up with the classic white look. For me, it seemed that from the movie onwards they were taking away the simple style and replacing it with something more and more cluttered - after all, it's a TARDIS control room, not a lounge. If you want somewhere more homely, then that would be in one of the adjacent rooms.

[@Mischiefwithmiaa]

It brings the uncanny alien back which tbh is something I really liked in 9/10s tardis , while still being clean and fun like mof era designs. I hope it fills up with nicknacks like how 14 just tossed his jacket over an armrest

[@CulturePhilter]

Yeah a nice funky couch would work well I think

[@Mischiefwithmiaa]

@@CulturePhilter that is such a good idea ! Would love some sit down chats - although could also be an excuse to go into other rooms. I can see 15 with his feet up on a beat up couch flicking between lighting options for sure tho

[@walterwhitejr.445]

Capaldi's is still my favorite, by far. It was functional, practical, stylish, interesting. It had bookshelves. If I had a TARDIS, that is what it would be like. This is just a big waste of space, interesting as it looks.

[@PickyPaige]

With the love for this Tardis interior and the general dislike for Jodie's interior, I think it's safe to say that after 11 and 12's Tardis interior, we can't have a Tardis Interior with only 1 level anymore! It has to be multi level! It just adds so much!

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes. Absolutely makes it feel like a much more dynamic space.

[@TheRossRants]

Has to be multi-level. How else would Rory be able to look up Amy's skirt!? lol

[@SamuelASMR]

My favourite TARDIS yet, I can't wait to see all of the interesting light effects they make with all of the LED panels. There has to be a disco scene in this TARDIS at some point. 👀

[@CulturePhilter]

Absolutely, especially once they get the jukebox in there

[@MatthewGOwen2001]

I love the new Tardis interior, it's very classic/modern. My only complaint is I think it needs some chairs and bookcases to make it feel lived in. Overall, it's a fantastic Tardis and a massive improvement over the last one. It's a 9/10 for me.

[@CulturePhilter]

Chairs definitely. I’m not sure where bookshelves would go though.

[@MatthewGOwen2001]

​@CulturePhilter I know there was a dukebox in the concept art that definitely should be added to it

[@rangerwez3167]

Chairs and bookcases are what #7's Tardis looked like during the Doctor Who Movie

[@CulturePhilter]

@@MatthewGOwen2001 I think it will with Ncuti

[@MatthewGOwen2001]

@rangerwez3167 Oh, I LOVE that Tardis interior so much. Definitely in my top 3. 3. Movie Tardis 2. Capaldi Tardis 1. 2023 and beyond Tardis

[@RandyOhRandom]

The great thing about it was David said that he visited Millie and Ncuti when they was filming so possible that it'll be around for the next two seasons is awesome!

[@CulturePhilter]

Yeah I can’t imagine they would have spent that much money and only kept it for 3 episodes. 🙂

[@CalebBelyeu]

Glad I never seen the leaked footage because honestly, I fell in love with the new TARDIS interior!

[@CulturePhilter]

It was a bit blurry and from strange angles so your probably best getting the proper experience in the ep.

[@CalebBelyeu]

@@CulturePhilter when I first seen the interior (on my phone yesterday) I geeked out then later on my tv last night I geeked out even more

[@RebeccaPhythian]

When David Tennant began to run, I can't even express how happy I felt. I LOVE the new aesthetic!

[@CulturePhilter]

He has an infectious cheer that David Tennant. 😄

[@RebeccaPhythian]

@@CulturePhilter he really does!! 😁

[@SG4860]

Love this new design - it's back to the old days......but bigger!!

[@CulturePhilter]

Absolutely

[@amos.rand_vfx]

I think the homeliness issue can be solved if they show the other rooms, and spend more time in them, with them being the more homely spaces. Apart from that issue, I love the design.

[@jimf8047]

Yes exactly, people aren't supposed to "live in" the console room. All it needs is a chair maybe.

[@rc7059]

I love it, I think it’s spectacular and I’m looking forward to seeing it throughout the coming series, maybe with some of those different lighting effects and exploring new rooms, I love it’s links to the early days, but it’s forward looking at the same time (speaking as a fan of 50 years!)

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes fingers crossed for seeing more rooms of the TARDIS more regularly.

[@toyloliSpare]

I get the space and the nostalgic feel particularly to the davidson era tardis. What I wish is that instead of just ramps, there were obvious platforms where the doctor could decorate. Places where there could be a rug, or a coffee table and chairs. And no more drinking At the consol, Donna, there's an area for food and drinks Over There!

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes a little mezzanine level which could be a little library with some arms chars to sit and read 😁

[@mattevans4377]

It reminded me of Matt Smith's first Tardis design in terms of scale (although this new one is probably even bigger), however, that then made me realize how much I miss the glass floor of that Tardis.

[@CulturePhilter]

That Matt smith one was just bonkers. I loved the scale of it and the different sections

[@jupamoers]

I can hear Handles' voice reminding the Doctor to put the telephone back to the console unit 😂

[@CulturePhilter]

🤣

[@MatthewVlossak]

I will miss Matt Smith’s first TARDIS. What I loved about it was the home friendly feeling it gave you, the glass floors, the orange color aesthetic and how much we saw The Doctor working on the TARDIS with his companions. We didn’t see The Doctor work on the TARDIS again until 13 and that was brief. This one is nice, but reminds me of a hotel lobby or the entrance room to a spaceship. It doesn’t feel like a hangout place as much as previous TARDIS did.

[@CulturePhilter]

Yeah I can see that. It defiantly could at least do with some seating.

[@tubian323]

Best is subjective I guess, but I do think it's one of the better ones. I like that it's kind of a throwback to the old Tardis model, bright white with roundels.

[@CulturePhilter]

Oh yeah, this is all just subjective opinion. I love that too. After 34 years it’s time.

[@user-sq6hs1hz9u]

definitely an improvement over recent iterations but there's still only one real interior and that's the original, really wish they would bring back the large interior doors, trying to work out how they could be bigger on the inside was one of the most mind blowing aspects of the early shows!

[@CulturePhilter]

I’ve always thought those classic interior doors should lead to a small porch area where the police box doors are.

[@user-sq6hs1hz9u]

Far too practical! The impossibility of them being the same doors is what made it so fantastical. Also those large heavy interior doors gave the TARDIS a sense of invulnerability, somewhere to escape the monsters!

[@spiralx6249]

Those doors were lovely, and I also miss them. But they are probably too slow for the current whizz-bang story style. A pity. DW could do with less flashy whizz-bang, IMO...

[@user-sq6hs1hz9u]

Yes, I understand why they have done it, makes for simpler camera work with interior/exterior shots etc but still think it's a shame. I also think they should slow things down a little but maybe just showing my age!

[@tehaxor69]

The console should be more immune to coffee, considering it has a coffee maker built in. Donna just splashed a little on it, flames started shooting out everywhere. Opps, it looks like they are going on another adventure together.

[@tubian323]

I have the feeling that would happen no matter what, maybe the Toymaker drawing the Doctor in?

[@CulturePhilter]

It was a bit of an over reaction on the Tardis’s part wasn’t it. I’m sure things have been spilt on consoles before without THAT happening. I wonder if there are other (Toymaker) forces at work there.

[@tubian323]

@@CulturePhilter oh I think so, spilling coffee's not going to set the whole TARDIS aflame.

[@dougsims4242]

I totally agree this is the TARDIS ive always wanted. I think its moods will be reflected in the various lighting displays and become more lived in when Ncuti arrives. I inow at some point there will be a jukebox. Im also optimistic (with all the doors) we will finally see other rooms. Perhaps sleeping quarters. With all the costumes Ncuti will be wearing there MUST be a wardrobe set

[@jamesa.fitzpatrick1566]

Here's the thing. It is a huge EMPTY room. It is a nice console surrounded by 1000 white ramps and blank walls. My friend turned to me when we first saw it and said "the Daleks are gonna love it in there!". The console is the only feature. The only thing I do like is that there are clearly other rooms behind all those doors, so maybe that will add some variety. Disney is good at big, flashy, and empty. I hope I get proven wrong.

[@CulturePhilter]

I really hope we get to venture into those other rooms more than we have done in any other era.

[@lordtelion]

I loved it. Its a fastastic canvas and im also hoping it gets more lived in over time. With events like the coffee spillage I can imagine it slowly getting more warn, rn its a new iphone stright out the box, but it will get finger prints, scratches, a phone case and you bet a huge crack when it first get dropped. Love that idea and it really makes me want to see a new and shiney version of the 9th doctor tardis.

[@CulturePhilter]

I wonder if the coffee will leave a stain 😄

[@-JLC]

I love this TARDIS, especially after the last one - but I agree wholeheartedly on the time rotor. Given how pivotal the rotor moving up and down was to all of the early TARDIS designs, I cant wrap my head around the fact that no TARDIS since Matt's 1st has gotten it anywhere near right. If I were to design a TARDIS (as I have in my head, many times), it would be "start at the time rotor, nail the uppy-downy movement, work outwards from there). I seriously do feel like we peaked at console design with McGann's absolutely gorgeous wooden part-gothic, part-art deco design with the blue intersecting blades in the rotor.

[@CulturePhilter]

Oh yes. McGann’s time rotor especially is still my favourite even if his interior as a whole has slipped to 2nd or 3rd place

[@-JLC]

If there was a way to blend Capaldi's physical space, McGann's console and the classic staggered-style roundels, I'd lose my mind

[@julieanngoodwin30]

Looks great, first of the modern era Tardis console rooms where you don't need a torch.😉....needs some seating ?? Couple of comfy chairs .....and fluffy cushions 😁.

[@CulturePhilter]

I would be surprised. If we start to get it accessorized in Ncuti’s era.

[@nickloschen2717]

I love this interior. I think Capaldi's might still be my favorite but I may be bias as he is my favorite doctor

[@CulturePhilter]

Yeah I think 12s will end up still being my favourite too.

[@rivermistfae]

Is BRILLIANT! ✨️Fantastic✨️

[@StudiosMurphy]

This tardis looks great and the thing I love about unleashed is that if you look closely at the tardis feature and you can see the jukebox behind all the explosions

[@CulturePhilter]

Yep. Looks like the Doctor May dance after all 🕺🏾

[@StudiosMurphy]

@@CulturePhilter dancing across time and space!

[@CakeorDeath1989]

When it comes to the coffee machine, I'm hoping it's not just a gimmick like the custard cream dispenser. Would be cool if it was a device that was able to fabricate things for the Doctor. So in this episode he summons a cup of coffee, in a future episode the Doctor pushes a few buttons and fabricates a flux capacitor, for example.

[@vapoet]

I'm hoping that we see companions actually drinking coffee, and it wasn;t simply a device to have her spill it... Again.

[@vapoet]

Considering that the console has already torched itself, should we think the console will look the same and still have a coffee maker?

[@CakeorDeath1989]

@@vapoet I think it will. They wouldn't have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds to build a set, just so get rid of it shortly after.

[@maarkaus48]

It also reminds me of the images I have seen of the interior of a fusion reactor. Looks a bit like that. Like the look.

[@CulturePhilter]

Oh interesting. Not sure I’ve seen pictures of a fusion generator so will take your word on that.

[@DoctorMysterio15]

Wel...this might be bit of a hot take, but for the first time since the 2nd console for the 11th doctor I still can't decide if I like it or not. Just hear me out. Yes, it's huge and it's white, point taken, but feels cold and impersonal. I also hope that it gets a bit of furniture or something because that was just the right thing for me to like the 12th doctor TARDIS, because the console and the time rotor were cramped from top to bottom with buttons and switches and lights, but the rest was just empty space in plain color and the story kinda does repeat with this new console room. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate it and I'm gonna root for this one room eventually because the TARDIS is my favorite ship ever, I just would like it to be a little bit less cold and empty.

[@The_D0C70R]

It's not dethroning the Capaldi Tardis for me, but it is quite good. It's a nice modernisation of the classic console rooms.

[@CulturePhilter]

I’m thinking it won’t fit me either. But we’ll see after a full season.

[@The_D0C70R]

@@CulturePhilter The lights really give this interior a lot of potential. If they utilise the lights well, for example having them change based on what's happening or turning sections red to show damage, it may end up looking much better in action.

[@danieljames6899]

This new TARDIS is spectacular, it really gives you the feeling of entering a different dimension, you feel this detachment between the outside and this very alien place, the round things that act as lights and change colours make it particularly adaptable to different scenes, I really like the coffee machine integrated in the console, like I loved the biscuit machine in Jodie's. The accessibility is integrated so well into the design, so natural and not at all forced that one wonders why they didn't do it sooner. Maybe the only thing I would change is the use of the two Whites, the white of the console I would have used elsewhere and just like they did for the console I would have aged some parts. Obviously these are things they could do with Ncuti, as I'm becoming more and more convinced that in the new season when we see the 15th Doctor some time will have already passed for them and we won't see them freshly regenerated, just like was for 9th. So I'm actually hoping that this disconnect between the console and the rest is also due to that, and that it's a visual way to make the viewer understand that a lot of time has passed for the Doctor between now and when the new season starts, in addition to the jukebox I'd add some benches or sofas and all around like Capaldi's TARDIS I'd add something, not specifically bookshelves, something else.

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes I hope there is a time gap between regeneration and 15 meeting Ruby. At least then we’d get a narrative gap for some solo expanded universe adventure to fit into.

[@danieljames6899]

@@CulturePhilter Exactly, it would be a nice way for new fans to approach the series.

[@randytracy1742]

I’m saying that in one word- fantastic!! The interior is pretty good and the steps-there’s plenty of room to run around and the lights change to different colors- this is what I thought a tarsi’s interior would be like more modern but mixed with the old!!😊😊😊😊

[@joshuaadams6565]

People want it to be more “lived in” but I don’t. We have had that. We have had a cluttered look to 10’s and 11ths. We have had a classroom style with 12. The 13ths wasn’t lived in but it was way too dark. So yeah I like this sterile clean bright new start. I don’t watch doctor who for the same thing over and over, I like change and this tardis is the embodiment of change and new beginnings. It really says new slate to me. The console looks like it’s been salvaged from the wreckage of alien ships. It really does scream space ship this time around. We always get the joke “you can this a spaceship” but for once it genuinely feels like one.

[@CulturePhilter]

Yeah, even though Capaldi’s is my favourite it’s good to have something different.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

I think so! I love how massive and bright it is and the changing colours too?! It's so good! And there's room for more additions in the future too so I can't wait to see more of it!

[@CulturePhilter]

Ncuti is defiantly going to accessorize it.

[@CakeorDeath1989]

​@@CulturePhilterif I remember correctly, I did see a 3D render of this interior a while ago which had a juke box.

[@CulturePhilter]

@@CakeorDeath1989 - yep. And you can see it in some of the behind the scenes shots from Unleashed too. I think he really needs to add somewhere to sit down. A nice funky looking couch.

[@PilotFlight2Mars]

I’ve never seen one of this channels videos before. At 20 seconds I’m thinking, nice production, nice narration, nice voice… might subscribe. Then he mentions he does spoilers by 35 seconds and I’m super disappointed. Haha I think this channel will go far though. What smooth production.

[@CulturePhilter]

I had to go check what you were referring to then. You mean talking about when the TARDIS was leaked? That was quite a rare video to be honest. I rarely talk about leaks, I just got a bit excited about the new design and wanted to talk about it. Learnt my lesson with the copyright strike though. I do cover news that has been officially released a lot but that’s kind of different I think.

[@PilotFlight2Mars]

@@CulturePhilter Yeah? I’ll come subscribe then… I don’t follow anyone that leaks… I totally understand why people love getting a peek…. I prefer to go in blind as best I can. Seriously, your video is real quality. I predict you’re going to get huge.

[@jimgillert20]

I like it. It's in the top 3 favorites. Keep it.

[@CulturePhilter]

I suspect it’ll settle somewhere in my top 3 too.

[@pootle5096]

What it should have looked like in 2005 (Well, maybe as big as their budget would have allowed) - bright and shiny and reminsicent of the console room of old, not dull and dismal and looking like it was made in a junk shop.

[@CulturePhilter]

In promo images for series one it looked like they were going gif a dirtyed white/cream fir the walls(made sense given time-war) but then that lit it different in the show itself

[@Direwolf-pg7wx]

I feel like a combination between this tardis and 12s tardis would be a truly perfect tardis

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes! The scale and colour of this one with the levels and accessories of Capaldi’s

[@Charlie_Duz]

I think you're right about letting it bed in. We already know they've recorded scenes using drone cameras. Think we're gonna get a lot of variety which wasn't possible with the Jodie version. Hopefully we'll see what's behind those interior doors too. Scenes from those, with the console room in the background, will add even more scale. Love the massive console.

[@CulturePhilter]

Given Ncuti seems to have a different outfit every episode I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s moved the wardrobe to be console room adjacent and just behind one of those doors 😄

[@59rlmccormack]

The TARDIS looks visually stunning beyond the limit.

[@CulturePhilter]

It certainly does

[@jeffwalker7185]

The Tardis now has ramps as well as stairs - so, classic era Daleks that didn't have the ability to 'elevate' will be able to get around the Tardis.

[@CulturePhilter]

I’m sure I read in some book or interview that Daleks always had ability to elevate we just never saw it on screen.

[@pyro143]

this is my favourite TARDIS yet. it is just - stunning. the other TARDISes, specifically the new series ones, felt like they were made to be something. it had to be interesting, it had to stand out. but this - this is just allowed to be a time travel machine, it's allowed to be a home. it's somewhere where you could just sit there for hours and be mesmerized. and, for the residents, they can customize it how they want, they can take this blank slate and make it their own. although, maybe it should have some coffee resistance, lol.

[@pyro143]

after watching a little bit more - i like the time rotor. reminds me of 4-5-6-7. oh, also, the cloister bell isn't loud enough, but i think that's sound mixing, not lore, lol.

[@phillazenby5351]

Personally I like the wooden Secondary Tardis Console room. I would never leave that place....so cosy.

[@CulturePhilter]

That was an interesting one, I never liked the tiny consol in it though.

[@archief1783]

The more I see it, the more clinical it looks (excluding the console itself) it looks like a cross between a hospital from Star Wars and somewhere sporticus would hang out

[@GooseTheDumbassCat]

Personally I absolutely adore this design but really hope that they put some stuff in. Just seems a bit boring without. I’d love some bookshelves, or a couch (note to Russell: your lack of chair disturbs me) and I’d like to see the doors open once upon a time.

[@CulturePhilter]

A couch could work really well. If you’ve seen Red Dwarf at all the couch lister has In his room would be perfect

[@GooseTheDumbassCat]

@@CulturePhilter I love Red Dwarf! Lister’s couch would be fantastic (and a cat that sometimes skulks around the TARDIS wouldn’t be remise either)

[@CulturePhilter]

@@GooseTheDumbassCat if you love red dwarf then check out my red dwarf podcast ‘everybody’s dead Dave’ some time 🙂

[@GooseTheDumbassCat]

@@CulturePhilter i will do!

[@CulturePhilter]

@@GooseTheDumbassCat we’re on a bit of an extended hiatus with it at the moment but hope to be back soon and there are plenty of eps to catch up on 🙂

[@unifluff7836]

I like it. Hope they'll run around a lot to use up all the space in the episodes. It reminds me a bit of the creepy squirrel room from Charlie and the chocolate factory though, and that creeps me out a bit. But that's my problem. Really cool Tardis.

[@CulturePhilter]

Watch them really freak you out by having a pet squirrel in an episode now 😄

[@Bagofnowt]

I'd like to think the Doctor would add some chairs and stuff in the future based off Donna moaning about lack of seating

[@DneilB007]

I am looking forward to learn if the colours of the roundels are controlled from the console or if the colours will change depending on the mood of the TARDIS herself.

[@CulturePhilter]

Maybe a bit of both.

[@PotatoJeffries]

I want them to decorate it like they did with the 12th but maybe slightly different

[@CulturePhilter]

Well we know they are getting a juke box at least.

[@star_man]

I think it looks absolutely beautiful, it's definitely an amazing spectacle, but I don't think it makes use of the space very well, there doesn't seem to be any other areas in that huge space to use apart from the around the console like any other console room. It would have been nice if they could have put one or two other "floating" round platforms around the space which could have been other areas. I'm hoping that the "coffee machine" is like a Star Trek replicator and can manufacture objects on demand. I also hope that the large round object on the wall is a viewscreen (which wasn't really shown in this video), I really liked the round viewscreen in Matt Smith's first tardis interior

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes it would be good to have one or two mezzanine levels with some stuff on them. A seating area? A mini library?

[@BillSilver-kg8hs]

Yes! The round things!

[@CulturePhilter]

I love the round things 😄

[@StarKhan]

@@parallax3d No idea.

[@BillSilver-kg8hs]

@@parallax3d The circular patterns on the walls of classic series TARDIS console rooms.

[@Wrangler-fp4ei]

I like the return of the white circle things, the main console is grand at the moment. I do wish they had gotten back the throttle/lever from Capaldi/Matt Smith's console, that was cool. That said, I hope the next doctor is allow have more stuff to this space. Its bit too bare for me. So far, Capaldi's TARDIS was best as far interiors go in the main room. The throw back in me wish we could see more of the other space in TARDIS ike how 4th Doctor gave tour and they found the older console room and their victorian building interior in one part the series.

[@CulturePhilter]

I’d love to see more of the TARDIS more often. I’ve always loved those episode where we get to see more

[@ChrisMentzer]

I love it. It definitely give the "bigger on the inside" impression. It doesnt need to feel cozy. They can always introduce other rooms. They'll have the budget so why not?

[@dakinsdgamingkillswitch7262]

12’s will always be the best tardis design in my opinion not only that but 12 is my favorite doctor.

[@MrMattias87]

It's obviously reflecting the old tardis interior from the classic series. It does look a bit 'cleaner' to quote wilford

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes I love the call back and I’ve wanted them to return to (and updated version) of that aesthetic for years.

[@Reslivo]

Nothing beats Capaldi's TARDIS interior in my opinion, but this is a MASSIVE and much-needed improvement from the previous iteration.

[@marionbaggins]

Moffat's TARDIS' Interiors where just lovely, and it's not just for me the nostalgia talking they are the best since the TV Movie!!!

[@noahbathgate7133]

My biggest gripe about the new Tardis is that it isn’t a 360 set like Capaldi’s

[@CulturePhilter]

True. But they’ve got to get those camera cranes in there somehow

[@PickyPaige]

The statement of "It's bigger on the inside!" has never been truer!

[@CulturePhilter]

Yep, and the doors leading elsewhere in the TARDIS make it feel even BIGGER

[@ashleyarias7444]

Am I the only one who immediately thought “oh yay, a handicap accessible tardis!” It makes me think the UNIT person we saw in the chair is going to end up going for a ride in the TARDIS at some point

[@CulturePhilter]

I did think that too, just forgot to mention in the video. Some people have said the ramps look too steep for wheelchairs. I’m not familiar with using one so wouldn’t know.

[@OMARA.OFFICIAL]

Loved it! 🤘🎥🤘

[@CulturePhilter]

👍

[@corrinflakes9659]

I hope the TARDIS has permanent coffee stains on the console as a joke.

[@CulturePhilter]

😄

[@RingandRaven]

Okay so the time rotor is one of my favoruite bits, mostly - I do love the clean elegance of Mc'gans crystal looking tubes, but the 9/10/11 rotors always looked cheap, and the 11/12 one was gorgeous but I missed the motion. This? UNF this feels so much like the same piece of tech as the 80's tiered thing, and gives me such a feel of classic scifi with a proper budget.

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes it does Harken back to the classic series… I just really like those McGann tubes

[@CakeorDeath1989]

I'm loving how the console looks slightly mismatched from the room itself but it still kinda works. I say this because the room is very sleak and modern, and although it's white, it has cool, blueish tones to it, whereas the console itself looks like a warmer creamy off-white, like it's made from aged plastic from the 70s or something. Old plastic will react with UV light over time and start to turn yellow or brown. To me, it's as if something brand new was built around something old, with the expectation that the room will eventually age and match the console, if that makes sense. I don't think the new interior beats Capaldi's overall, but just comparing the Gatwa console vs the Capaldi console, that's a close one.

[@terrymann1341]

I love it, harks back to William Hartnells TARDIS for me. So loving the specials so far, and we've only had the first part. We've got the Doctor back on track, and with RTD back at the helm I can't wait for the next series to begin......

[@CulturePhilter]

It’s a very classic inspired design.

[@JMHardinMyTwoLives]

I love the new console room, and as I said on a Who Culture video, I can't wait to be able to buy this console for my Tardis in Second Life. I'm reserving judgment on the time rotar until I see more of it in action, although I do love the tubes of prior consoles. There is one thing I'd definitely change, though. How do you have a coffee machine and not have a coffee-proof (and Donna-proof) console?

[@CulturePhilter]

Does seem like a bit of a design flaw doesn’t it 😄

[@kenjohns1982]

With all the ramps in the Tardis, I'm guessing that means The Doctor's new Unit friend (Shirley Bingham) will come along on some adventures later on.

[@enigmagenesis7341]

Those ramps may be navigable by an electric wheelchair, but they look far too steep for a manual one.

[@slateoffate9812]

One problem I have with the new TARDIS, I hate the coffee machine. It doesn't fit the rest of the console room, it takes up too much space on the console unit, it kind of looks like a Dalek, it just has to go. If I had to make any additional changes, I'd bring back the door box from the 12th and 13th Doctor TARDISes and add the larger teeth doors from the Classic TARDIS. I'd also make the Time Rotor move up and down again. And to add my own spin? I'd add some chairs and make the console unit rotateable. Imagine instead of running around the console unit, the Doctor could spin the thing to get to the section he needed.

[@CulturePhilter]

As a certified coffee addict I love the idea of the coffee machine … but I will agreee that it’s size is maybe a tad too big

[@slateoffate9812]

@@CulturePhilter I haven't had coffee before. Back in school I woke up early thanks to good old anxiety. Honestly I don't know which is the better option

[@connorward1977]

Feels like a mix of the twelfth doctors and fifth doctors tardis. I think they should bring back the old Tom Baker hat stand though. I like that it is plain as it works for this secene but it will be nice to see it a little more lived in as the next series progresses

[@CulturePhilter]

When 14 flung his coat over the railing I did think “this TARDIS really could do with a coat stand

[@endersquid1132]

A coat stand would fit so perfectly in this space

[@MzZzyy]

I have to say, I am in love with this TARDIS. Yes it is very white but that doesn't bother me, I really like it. I love how big it is and all the ramps and doors. This reminds me of Matt Smiths first TARDIS in a way. I absolutely love it. There is so much potential for this design, and I love the coffee maker. I'm glad they kept the exterior, the colour's nice.

[@CulturePhilter]

I love the white but the great thing about the lights is that it doesn’t have to *always* be white. Gives a bit of flexibility.

[@alansmithee419]

It's definitely really cool. But I think I'd need to wait until it's used more and see how the space is actually utilised before deciding it's my favourite. Though tbh I've never had any attachment to a *specific* console room look. Matt Smiths is the one I remember best, but at the end of the day all these rooms are just "the tardis" and that's all that's been important to me. This could change that if used in an interesting way.

[@CulturePhilter]

The two I’ve felt attached to are the TV movie TARDIS and Capaldi’s.

[@jerro1446]

I feel like they should have given it stainless steel railings to tie it in with the design of some of the more recent ones. The white railings blend in with the walls and they look like plastic pipes. Alternatively you could also go with brass railings to match the colors of the console. That could work too. Also, there would be a whole lot more floor space if the base of the platform didn’t taper all the way out to the edges of the room. You could even put some furniture down there.

[@CulturePhilter]

Ooo yeah that would be a great place for furniture

[@DavidPaulMorgan]

it's great - traditional and modern!

[@CulturePhilter]

Yes, a nice update on classic series aesthetic

[@kenoi89]

Finally someone found the light switch in Newwho it was always too dark for me

[@CulturePhilter]

Dark can work for atmosphere. But this is like a breath of fresh air.

[@eamonnbrereton1525]

Its definitely a thing of beauty

[@CulturePhilter]

Indeed

[@MrPalp]

Yeah, it is in many ways really nice but also feels a bit too stark and empty. But that can of course easily be fixed by the Doctor putting various stuff in there.

[@CulturePhilter]

I think we might get that a bit with Ncuti

[@mjg1544]

When 15 is feeling extra queen he can heat up a coffee with extra cream and light up the multicolor roundels.

[@Carwyn.Morris]

I think it would be nice if they had rear projected images of the cosmos onto the 2 large round screens instead of leaving them blank. But I really like it. Like, really like it. It ticks all my boxes. Looks like a Tardis console room (tick), control centre (tick), Alien Space ship (tick).

[@miguelballesteros8692]

It appears the rotor was based on the 6th doctor rotor but a full sized piece instead of just a top

[@CulturePhilter]

Oh ok. I’d still prefer tubes 😄

[@oatymilkshake]

I definitely prefer the more junky looking Tardis' but god this is beautiful. In the video Commentary on iplayer they mention that you can spell words with the roundal lights as they are all individually programmable. I reallllly hope that gets used in the show.

[@CulturePhilter]

Oooo that reminds me I still haven’t watched the commentary. It’s a cool light roundels wall. Hopefully they’ll put it to good use, I suspect more in z Ncuti’s season

[@Jakethehitman73]

It's amazing. I'd still say the 8th Doctor had the best TARDIS, but that style doesn't fit the current Doctors as well.

[@CulturePhilter]

I did love the 8th Doctor’s too and for over 15 years it was my favorite until Capaldi’s knocked it off the top spot.

[@melikinsmastro]

Putting that Disney money to good use!

[@CulturePhilter]

Absolutely!

[@krisztianunpronounceable]

The time rotor reminds me of quantum computers.

[@CulturePhilter]

Ah cool. 🙂

[@Concreteowl]

The central column isn't the Time Rotor. Sometimes the rotor is part of the column. Sometimes it's a seperate part of the console. The column is it's own thing.

[@jcrossan1351]

All it needs is to feel more homely some furniture bookshelves in a similar vein to capaldis I love this interior but it would be better once it feels lived in

[@CulturePhilter]

Where would you put the bookshelves where they would compliment rather than disrupt the aesthetic ?

[@jcrossan1351]

@@CulturePhilter could be a tough one for me it just needs more furniture in general there’s too much empty space

[@vapoet]

Maybe we shouldn't get too used to what the console looks like. The interior is too expensive to change but the production company already decided to set the console on fire.

[@CulturePhilter]

I guess it’s possible they might tweak the console for Ncuti. I can’t see them radically changing the aesthetic for it though

[@darkman237]

I wouldn't say best ever, because I prefer the classic console rooms, but this is a step in the right direction. Still has too many bibs and bobs in my opinion. I'm glad they went back to the classic circles for the walls.

[@CulturePhilter]

I didn’t notice this at thee time though but the roundels aren’t aligned like classic series one - each row should be offset against the next one rather than in a grid pattern

[@darkman237]

@@CulturePhilterI wonder if it was too rushed...

[@CulturePhilter]

@@darkman237 I think the roundels are intended to be like that. They were the same alignment in RTD 1 era.

[@ShadowolfVFX]

Initially I didn't like the design at all (somehow I managed to miss the leaks so my first introduction was in the show). And there's parts I still don't particularly like but there's good stuff too. It does look very classic but I think it's just a bit too large. I'm not a huge fan of the time rotor, I also like the tubes thing - The only exception for this in my eyes was Smith's first console room. Additionally I really don't like the huge gap between the console and the time rotor as well as them preturuding orb things at the base of it. As many have said already, the lack of creature comforts and the lived in parts need work. But overall it looks very clean and bright which I like. it's very nice to see a console room where the actors can run at full pelt around it. The passages and doorways are nice to see, and I hope with the new budget we get another glimpse of the expanded TARDIS. Overall it's growing on me. The only part that's maybe a hinderence isn't even to do with the actual console room... It's about the cut out. My favorite interior is Capaldi's, and one of the big reasons for this is it was fully enclosed set meaning they could film 360 degrees no problem. Imagine the shots where Capaldi was monologuing to the camera around the top banisters explaining the boot strap paradox. With this being an open set we're mainly gonna see the right side of the console or a close up of the characters in the left which is already evident just in that scene. I don't understand this as it's also the biggest console room yet.

[@firet101]

I think this is a huge step up from Jody's tardis however, it just doesn't speak to me if they add more to it over time that may change but it just feels too modern for a Mark 40 tardis if that makes any type of sense

[@CulturePhilter]

I don’t think a particular type has to have a particular look. It’s a machine that can change its appearance to anything.

[@allanschramm8415]

Like the new TARDIS, seen them all, so “just another one”, but pleased to see that it’s wheelchair accessible to all levels and presumably the toilets are unisex and incorporate hoists and baby changing facilities.

[@CulturePhilter]

I’m sure the TARDIS could adapt to any of its occupants needs.

[@Elwaves2925]

Love the console and the overall aesthetic but I have one problem....it's empty. All that space and there's nothing in it. It worked in the classic era because it was much smaller, we only really saw three walls and it was all on one level. This one doesn't need clutter, it's minimalist after all but more control panels or something would help take away from the blankness of it all IMO.