We’ve been inside the Doctor Who Tardis™ to create a Tardis virtual tour of the famed police box time machine. The BBC commissioned us to photograph an interactive tour which would allow them to feature lots of exciting Doctor Who content for users to explore, including video tours of the Tardis, history and facts, free wallpaper downloads, concept art and a special messages from one of the characters.
This is the Eleventh Doctor’s TARDIS – the Doctor in this case being played by Matt Smith. The console room of his TARDIS has a mad, alien steampunk vibe. Far from being entirely ‘space-age’ and futuristic, the surfaces have an organic feel rather than the smooth glass and metal one might expect from a time-travelling spaceship.
The photographer on this particular shoot has been a Doctor Who fan since he was a boy and so having the opportunity to shoot the Tardis caused great excitement in the Eye Revolution studio!
TARDIS Facts
- TARDIS stands for “Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space”
- Although the Tardis can change its form, it became stuck in the disguise of a 1960s London police box. These were well known in Britain when the show was first broadcast.
- None of the various Tardis props used over the years have been true to the original police box design – all have had small variations in design and colour.
- The TARDIS is a trademark of the BBC, and although the police challenged this, the decision was made in the BBCs favour.
- The interior evolves along with the Doctors. Earlier designs were simple and futuristic, but the interiors in the series from 2005 onwards used a more steampunk feel.
Tardis Virtual Tour
Click here to see the TARDIS virtual tour. You can also take a closer look at The Underhenge and The Pandorica in our other Doctor Who virtual tours here. You can also enjoy a nostalgic catch up of Doctor Who episodes on iPlayer here.