I like the broken TARDIS when the 10th doctor regenerates cause it shows the amount of the pain the doctor is feeling and how powerful regeneration energy is
I strongly disagree that the 13th Doctor’s is the worst. I feel like most people would flag the design just based on the 13th Doctor’s controversial era. My personal favorites are the 12th Doctor’s and the 8th Doctor’s (TV movie).
As far as I'm concerned, they're the same thing really with just a few cosmetic changes. I visited it many times between 2013 and 2015, loved it in there. Was allowed to actually touch the console and flick switches / pull levers too on the final visit. Wonderful memory... :)
Just as the Eleventh Doctor is a small child's idea of an imaginary time traveller friend, Eleven's first TARDIS is a small child's idea of a time machine. It's a Gallifreyan Fisher-Price playset, and all the more wonderful for it.
Ehhh... I've gotta respectfully disagree with the placement of the 12th Doctor's TARDIS interior - it had everything: the modernity of 11's second TARDIS interior; the antiquity of past interiors through bookshelves, chalkboards and later on the roundels; it felt both like an alien spaceship and comfy & inviting at the same time due to the warm colour scheme; the three-piece time rotor was simply amazing; the interior was multi-levelled and presented itself as a complex control room; the control panel itself was fascinating and felt like a natural evolution of the 7b one. I think it's genuinely the best TARDIS interior of all time, and I'm certain I'm not alone in thinking that. But hey, this is your list - you do you!
I have always really liked the 4th Doctor's Secondary Console Room. Sure, the lighting was dim and I can understand why it's not for everyone. But mahogany and stained glass is exactly the vibe for me. If I'm going to fantasize about traveling in time I want the setting to feel romantic and historical. I would have put the TV Movie TARDIS first though.
Being a long-time fan of the show, since 1984, I was very impressed with the movie TARDIS interior given its size compared to the previous ones. I'm glad it paved the way for NuWho interiors.
I love all of the classic doctors tardis interiors, they're just so iconic! The eleventh and twelfth doctors tardis interiors were probably the most practical in that they were big enough and had enough doorways and corridors to make it look as though the tardis was truly bigger on the inside and had other rooms in it. But the ninth and tenth doctors tardis interior is my favourite! It was my first tardis interior and I remember seeing it for the first time and just thinking how beautiful it was! I got to see it at the doctor who exhibition years ago and walking on that iconic tardis grating just felt really special! It had it's faults, but the russell t davies original era tardis is my favourite! 😊😊
@@WhoCulture Definitely, I was still in school when I went but it was amazing! Such an incredible experience and seeing all the costumes and monsters and sets up close was really special! The whole exhibition was so immersive too! 😊
Not the Doctor's TARDIS, but the Rani's control room from Mark of the Rani is worth a mention. It's amazing as a one off/alternate design for a TARDIS interior, its a shame we only saw it the once.
The secondary console room was not retired by Graham Williams - unfortunately, parts of it warped badly in storage, rendering it unusable. It, along with the stunning TARDIS interior used by The Doctor's 12th incarnation, are my favourites - and I'm a fan of the one from the 1996 TV movie, too.
I was going to make the same comment, but then I thought: it was still a production choice to abandon the Hinchcliffe look. They had to have *something* after all. They could have chosen to rebuild it, or to incorporate elements (at least, similar-looking elements) in the design... but they didn't!
11’s first TARDIS is my favorite too!!! It’s just so homey and gorgeous with all the warm light! And all the different walkways make it really feel bigger on the inside like so many other interiors fail to.
Initially, I hated the Himalayan salt lamp aesthetic of the 13's TARDIS (WTF was with those weird spider-leg columns?!?) but it grew on me. She was beautiful in Niolai Tesla's Night of Terror. The walls seemed an evolution from the roundels, and I liked the external shell being effectively an entrance porch. The 'reset' effects during Eve of the Daleks were gorgeous, and though slightly outside the remit of this video, 13 had the prettiest Time Vortex. That aside, 8's TARDIS may be my favourite. In various media, the TARDIS has been described as 'cathedral sized'; this was the first and only iteration on screen that really ran with that concept.
The main issue with its entrance is that it gives the impression of being, as Bill would put it, a knock-through, rather than being bigger-on-the-inside.
11th first Tardis was my fav. It is so bright and made of glass. The console has hot and cold faucets and mustard and ketchup buttons lol It is amazing. Personally the 11th second Tardis, the 12th and especially the 13th Tardis were so dark it was like there was no light in there. Did not like it at all. Plus I don’t like Clara lol
I love the 12th Doctor's interior, combining the modern era look of the 11th Doctor's second TARDIS interior with the scholarly look of the 8th Doctor's interior, which also removed the harsh blue lights in exchange for a more pleasing orange.
Interesting. I'd certainly swap the 2012-2013 TARDIS with the Capaldi upgrade in my rankings. The Capaldi upgrade gave a reason for the upper platform to exist that hadn't been the case since 2005. I think the TV Movie TARDIS interior is my favourite. And I'd probably rank the Davison to McCoy TARDIS as my least favourite.
I adored Elevens first Tardis, and Eights too. I hadn't liked Thirteens Tardis which I'd found weird given the warm glow but you hit the nail on the head, it was quite busy and chaotic when filming with so many characters. The Fifth Doctor had quite a lot of characters together in his, but it was quite plain in colour and design so overall less chaotic with lots of people in scenes. Twelves Tardis was superbly dramatic but not a favourite for me. Wonderful video, thank you ❤
I love the TARDIS in all her glory. She's beautiful inside and out. And most of all she reflects the personality of the current incarnation of her Doctor. Personally I love Thirteen's interior best. But then I like rocks alot. And I do love a good round bit too.
YES! I sometimes feel the TARDIS gets sidetracked, but she's proven herself as much a character, and companion, as anyone else. Long before Neil Gaiman's inimitable The Doctor's Wife, I had thoughts about the 'Bad Wolf.' I've read alternate views, but my head-canon goes with my first viewing: in my head, Rose is not the Bad Wolf, she is a conduit for it. The TARDIS herself is the Bad Wolf (yeah, Rose 'opens' the heart of the TARDIS, but listen to the choir as she hurtles forwards in time; if that's not a choral reproduction of the 'vworp', I don't know what is). "To protect you. My Doctor." I always thought/assumed that was the TARDIS talking through Rose, rather than Rose herself. Many Christmases ago, I opened a tiny 7th Doctor, a tiny Mel, a tiny Tetrap, a tiny K-9 (Dapol, where was your timelining?!?), a tiny Dalek, and a TARDIS. While she could open out to a set, I never had the console. She made no noise, but her lamp blinked blue. Of all those wonderful toys, my TARDIS was the one I played with, as I imagined her spinning through time and space, dreaming of where she would materialise next.
THANK YOU FOR EXPRESSING THAT YOU LIKE MATT'S FIRST INTERIOR THE BEST!!! Not sure what your team was thinking, but you are entirely right and will never be wrong about that. The 11th Doctor's "copper" interior is the BEST TARDIS to have EVER graced our eyes and NOTHING will be better!
My top 3 (in order) would be the OG Control Room... there's no topping the stark white with the rondels. #2 would be the 8th Doctor's (TV Movie) Gothic masterpiece. I never wanted to be the TARDIS so bad as I was with that one. It appealed to the New Romantic in me. #3 would be Capaldi's who took stylistic cues from McGann's.
Imo, the 12th doctor's interior is the best. As people have mentioned, the classic yet futuristic center console, combine with the homely and comfy looking outside, with all the bookshelves and whatnot, was just pleasant tardis to look at
When I first saw the title of the video, my mind went straight to the 4th Doctor's secondary control room. You can imagine how my little heart sang when it got a mention. As somebody who loves the Steampunk aesthetic it really speaks to me. I would love to see it get used again, as it really ties into the idiosyncratic and dare I use the word 'timeless' (in this case I mean that The Doctor's style has always had a vintage flair that still fitted in with the sensibilities of the particular era) style of The Doctor.
The T.V. movie TARDIS will still always be my favorite, he's my favorite Doctor and the HG Wells look is soo intoxicating. Honestly the still shots you can find really show off how beautiful the wood paneling is.
Gotta go with the ninth doctor TARDIS maybe it was because it was my first but I love the very alien feel but also mechanical plus the bright lights made it seem like the console had wayy more complexity than it did and when David tenant came in that ambiance was just gone
I have to say, I actually prefer 12 to 11-B, the orange lights and bookcases feel much more inviting and homely to me. The blue lights of 11-B feels colder for me personally. That said I really love 11-B too, but 12 just fixed the few wrong things with 11-B and made it better in my opinion!
I personally put Capaldis TARDIS over Matts Second one, simply because it looks a lot more lived in. Like, Matts second TARDIS looks brand new and out of the box, whilst Capaldis has personality and charm, looking exactly like the Doctor would want it. After all, you can have a thousand thousand rooms, but if I had to spend 20 minutes walking to get to the bookshelf, I'd want it moved. Honestly though, I think I'd put Matts first TARDIS over his second, possibly even over Capaldis. It just looks so warm and welcoming, compared to the colder steel aesthetic of the other two.
For the record, the Doctors commented that the War Doctor’s Tardis was a mash up of console rooms as the Tardis was trying to provide a setting for three different eras. The War Doctor’s Tardis was never fully shown unblinded. Also, the wooden console room was warped between seasons and could not be used again
Putting the cold and empty version of 11s 2nd Tardis, over the warmer and cosier redecorated 12th doctor version with roundals is actually boggelling my mind 😅
The Movie interior was the first I ever saw, so it'll always be a firm favorite of mine. I also loved the War Master's, Jaxa's and The Clocksmith's tardis interiors from Big Finish. In the series though, Eleventh Doctor's first interior, Thirteen's interior, all were amazing. Also honorable mention for the Spy Master's weird house interior because it was I believe the first time the interior was altered along with the exterior of a tardis.
Aw disappointed that my favourite was ranked no 4. The white columns and roundels and that grand console was way ahead of its time and even today looks beautiful.
I wish that the 3-tier time rotor had been retained and made a permanent fixture in all TARDISes. I believe that the symbols on the rotors are the names of all the Doctor's companions in Gallifreyan. I think it would be a wonderful thing for the companions to be honored in that way.
6:29 possibly that on the upper platform one of these panels are the door leading to the hallway and one of roundels on it is actually kinda button to open the door
You forgot the Pyramids of Mars / Planet of Evil console. It had a shiny new console for Tom Baker, new walls in the classic style, and enough room for Sarah Jane Smith to dance around in Victoria's dress. It's one of my old favorites, after the original 60s console.
Nobody ever mentions that in the Time Monster, the roundels had a translucent centre that meant it was possible to discern objects outside. Trees are clearly visible. This added to the "alienness" of the machine in the same way as when the roundels all lit up when lightning struck outside in "The Daleks". It's probably why it was never used again. Also, people who call it the "washing up bowl" set have obviously never used a washing up bowl.
I couldn't possibly rank or choose a favourite Tardis interior but I have made an observation about the Fifteenth Doctor's console room. It's interior walls reminded me of the roof/ceiling of the ship seen in the episode The Ark in Hartnell's third season - the squared panels with roundels looked very similar (if cleaner/newer)
Watched the show in the US in College in the late 70s early 80s. Give Tom Baker's Victorian "second control room" a moving rotor in the middle and they might have kept it! (Except the wood warped in storage!) Me, I loved it!
The thing no one mentions about Capaldis Tardis is the names written in circular gallifreyn above the console. Definitely my favorite Tardis by far though!
Have to agree with the opinion on 13th,I really wasn't keen on the crystals and it always seemed so dark. But for Pertwee's it's only the furniture,take that away and it's fine
Because it was my first TARDIS and my first Doctor I have to say the original TARDIS is the best. I remember watching the very first instalment of Doctor Who and being blown away with the concept of being bigger on the inside.
My absolute favorite tardis interior has got to be 12's. It reminds me a lot of 8's but with the wonderful design of 11's second. Looks like we might be getting a more classic era inspired tardis interior for either Ncuti's doctor or for the anniversary specials...
@ 7:19 That's S14:E01 "The Masque of Mandragora" and does anyone else notice the Star Trek(Enterprise)/Blake's 7 emblem and Battle Star Galactica emblem in the round thingy?
Thirteen's Tardis is number one for me. I cannot help myself but I just love that interior and design. It makes me sad, that most of people put her so down, include the 13th Doctor. She definitely deserve a much more love (and her Tardis too of course). She may not have had the best scripts (which wasn't her fault) but she definitely put her whole heart into it.
"My beautiful Ghost Monument" ♥ What's not to love about it? Thirteenth made her own Sonic from Sheffield steel (spoons) and confiscated Stenza technology and the TARDIS grew her own Stenza crystals for her. That's a serious display of loyalty. Ranking it that low is almost a crime.
Her script _is_ the thirteenth Doctor, the character isn't separate from the narrative, and her character is garbage. Jodie Whitaker doesn't deserve any hate for the travesty of her seasons, but the character absolutely does.
I quite liked it. Okay, I'm entitled to an opinion. But every design is supposed to reflect the Doctor's character, and that worked. The custard cream dispenser was such a lovely, "welcome gift" to Jodie, that I thought it a perfect addition. She was, as they said, the crazy aunty type of Doctor, and crazy aunties (of which I am proud to be one. And crazy gran, mum, wife... Okay, I will leave it at aunty) always have certain things - food things - they can give as a welcome , a "cheer up!", a sign of love. I remember certain foodstuffs I would look forward to at my fave aunties' homes! I don't really dislike any Tardis's décor. They're all individual designs. Sure, some are more visually impressive than others, but they are all tied to the Doctors, so how can they be bad?
My favorite TARDIS interior is the tv movie design, I love the gothic design and the console. But both of eleven's TARDIS are gorgeous, they would be my second option
I always will love the original design, and so when elements of it pop up now and again, it fills me with joy (which is kind of silly, since I wasn't even born yet when the series aired). However, it just works...and there were even devices for water and food, often used on screen. My second choice any Tom Baker era :) Part of me is sad that the scanner is delegated to a tiny thing instead of part of a wall, nice and big for everyone to see. It would be nice to see return. Capaldi's era was really nice though, those spinning segments were beautiful.
I loved the 13th Doctor’s TARDIS but now I realise that it doesn’t really look like a TARDIS, it doesn’t have those weird circles on the walls for example
The fourth doctor was my first doctor, his layout will always be my default, though, I quite like the multi layers and the infinite depths or other doctors
i think one of this coral panels/section at the bottom or at the wall platformin of 9th/10th dcotor's tardis interior can be opened somehow (with usage of console or pressing on the roundel idk)
My favourite console room is the secondary console room with the wood and brass. I just think it needed a rotor and some contrast on the walls. After that, it's any of the reasonably sized white rooms with the round things. It's only after all those that I might get into trying to rank the overly designed rooms from the modern era. But I'd probably agree with Jodie's being at the bottom - what are being called crystals here always looked like weird glowing bug legs to me.
When I first saw the title of the video, my mind went straight to the 4th Doctor's secondary control room. As somebody who loves the Steampunk aesthetic it really speaks to me. I would love to see it get used again, as it really ties into the idiosyncratic and dare I use the word 'timeless' (in this case I mean that The Doctor's style has always had a vintage flair that still fitted in with the sensibilities of the particular era) style of The Doctor.
I enjoyed the intentional put-together-at-the-last-minute look of the Junk TARDIS in "The Doctor's Wife." I know that it didn't really have an interior (because it was both the interior and exterior, in a way), but I still thought it was fun.
It seems like everyone is in agreement. The 12th doctors tardid is definitely above the 11th doctors 2nd tardis for sure. This may be the only list on the internet that has it the other way round... definitely a unique perspective to say the least
Ellie; don’t let others commandeer your list, as you’re absolutely right!! The best TARDIS interior is clearly 11’s first interior! (In my humble opinion😁)
🙂 Pardon me, but, maybe the Doctor "didn't have time..."? That seems strange/funny thing to say, at least to me. 😉 As always, thank you so very much to all for the videos. "Time Traveling Cocktail Bar". Brilliant! And don't forget, there is a bar in there. (Even if The Doctor seemed to have forgotten when River opened it.
It genuinely angers me when people put the 1st Doctor’s TARDIS as the best. Just because it was the first doesn’t mean it was the best!!! The design is ugly. Face it people!
Thank you for this list! I do remember asking for a list on TARDIS architecture in the past. As for my favorites? The RTD era and the secondary console room used by the 4th Doctor. The RTD one was the first one I was introduced to and I really like the odd esthetic look of the secondary room.
I think there is a reveal coming. There is so much media focus on the TARDIS all of a sudden. All of the BBC Newsreels are about the history of the Tardis, First time seeing the interior, etc. It is a little more than three months away. BBC has to give us something more to get excited about! Totally hoping for some kind of big white, throwback looking console room. Lots of switches and leavers, and of course... the round things!
honestly i would have liked the Thirteenth's interior but the massive crystal pillars and the console design kinda killed it for me. Get rid og the pillars and have a more 11th/12th Doctor-esque console and it would have looked amazing. I liked the lighting and the wall designs
What’s YOUR favourite (and least-favourite) TARDIS interior of all time?
The 14th Doctor's Console is among the best, I think.
And it's so huge and futuristic 😌
My favourite is 12
I like the broken TARDIS when the 10th doctor regenerates cause it shows the amount of the pain the doctor is feeling and how powerful regeneration energy is
I strongly disagree that the 13th Doctor’s is the worst. I feel like most people would flag the design just based on the 13th Doctor’s controversial era. My personal favorites are the 12th Doctor’s and the 8th Doctor’s (TV movie).
Good you put Jodie's TARDIS last, now just admit she isn't canon and that my stuff is and everything will be better, it'll all be worth it
‘You've redecorated I don't like it.'
Underrated line. 👍
Patrick Troughton really left his imprint on DW my absolute favourite Doctor
Oh. Oh yea oh you never do.
I've never seen anyone rate the series 7b interior over the Capaldi interior before.
Yeah. Personally, I think that style just fits Capaldi better than Smith.
They’re both kinda interchangeable for me, and both great! I might give Smith’s the edge purely because Capaldi’s is basically a redress.
Capaldi’s is definitely better and suits him way more imo. Matts first one suited him a lot more to me
@@danthemeegs8751it's literally the same control room
As far as I'm concerned, they're the same thing really with just a few cosmetic changes. I visited it many times between 2013 and 2015, loved it in there. Was allowed to actually touch the console and flick switches / pull levers too on the final visit. Wonderful memory... :)
Just as the Eleventh Doctor is a small child's idea of an imaginary time traveller friend, Eleven's first TARDIS is a small child's idea of a time machine. It's a Gallifreyan Fisher-Price playset, and all the more wonderful for it.
That is a perfect and beautiful description.
Never seen a better description for it. It suits the whole fairy tale theme they had going for the 11th Doctor.
That's why he's my Doctor. Reminded me what fun is, laughed at danger ever since
Ehhh... I've gotta respectfully disagree with the placement of the 12th Doctor's TARDIS interior - it had everything: the modernity of 11's second TARDIS interior; the antiquity of past interiors through bookshelves, chalkboards and later on the roundels; it felt both like an alien spaceship and comfy & inviting at the same time due to the warm colour scheme; the three-piece time rotor was simply amazing; the interior was multi-levelled and presented itself as a complex control room; the control panel itself was fascinating and felt like a natural evolution of the 7b one.
I think it's genuinely the best TARDIS interior of all time, and I'm certain I'm not alone in thinking that. But hey, this is your list - you do you!
couldn't agree more.
I couldn’t have said it better.
this
Just the perfect blend of everything that makes the TARDIS interesting
Well articulated, captures my feelings very well
I have always really liked the 4th Doctor's Secondary Console Room. Sure, the lighting was dim and I can understand why it's not for everyone. But mahogany and stained glass is exactly the vibe for me. If I'm going to fantasize about traveling in time I want the setting to feel romantic and historical. I would have put the TV Movie TARDIS first though.
Yeah the TV Movie TARDIS feels like the 1976 TARDIS fully realised
I too admired it. Yes, it was dark, yes, it was mostly wood, but it was unique.
12's 1st TARDIS interior was put on display at the Excel center for the 50th. It was super huge! I cherish my photo in that TARDIS.
Being a long-time fan of the show, since 1984, I was very impressed with the movie TARDIS interior given its size compared to the previous ones. I'm glad it paved the way for NuWho interiors.
I love all of the classic doctors tardis interiors, they're just so iconic! The eleventh and twelfth doctors tardis interiors were probably the most practical in that they were big enough and had enough doorways and corridors to make it look as though the tardis was truly bigger on the inside and had other rooms in it. But the ninth and tenth doctors tardis interior is my favourite! It was my first tardis interior and I remember seeing it for the first time and just thinking how beautiful it was! I got to see it at the doctor who exhibition years ago and walking on that iconic tardis grating just felt really special! It had it's faults, but the russell t davies original era tardis is my favourite! 😊😊
The Doctor Who Exhibition needs to come back, so many fans never got to experience it!
@@WhoCulture Definitely, I was still in school when I went but it was amazing! Such an incredible experience and seeing all the costumes and monsters and sets up close was really special! The whole exhibition was so immersive too! 😊
Not the Doctor's TARDIS, but the Rani's control room from Mark of the Rani is worth a mention. It's amazing as a one off/alternate design for a TARDIS interior, its a shame we only saw it the once.
exectly what i thought !
The secondary console room was not retired by Graham Williams - unfortunately, parts of it warped badly in storage, rendering it unusable.
It, along with the stunning TARDIS interior used by The Doctor's 12th incarnation, are my favourites - and I'm a fan of the one from the 1996 TV movie, too.
Agreed…top two.
I was going to make the same comment, but then I thought: it was still a production choice to abandon the Hinchcliffe look. They had to have *something* after all. They could have chosen to rebuild it, or to incorporate elements (at least, similar-looking elements) in the design... but they didn't!
11’s first TARDIS is my favorite too!!! It’s just so homey and gorgeous with all the warm light! And all the different walkways make it really feel bigger on the inside like so many other interiors fail to.
‘Tis also my favourite! So much madness and fun in a single room
Ellie, the Tardis isn't just bigger on the inside, it's round on the inside!!! Much love x
You can't go wrong with having the round things. 😁
What are the round things?
@@Grizzly01 Does it matter? 😁
@@Grizzly01No idea
Just for info, if I remember correctly, they are officially referred to as 'roundels'. x
Initially, I hated the Himalayan salt lamp aesthetic of the 13's TARDIS (WTF was with those weird spider-leg columns?!?) but it grew on me. She was beautiful in Niolai Tesla's Night of Terror. The walls seemed an evolution from the roundels, and I liked the external shell being effectively an entrance porch. The 'reset' effects during Eve of the Daleks were gorgeous, and though slightly outside the remit of this video, 13 had the prettiest Time Vortex.
That aside, 8's TARDIS may be my favourite. In various media, the TARDIS has been described as 'cathedral sized'; this was the first and only iteration on screen that really ran with that concept.
The main issue with its entrance is that it gives the impression of being, as Bill would put it, a knock-through, rather than being bigger-on-the-inside.
I loved 12’s. I’m a librarian, the books were perfect.
11th first TARDIS being at Seven and 12th at 5 is a crime...
I love the round things
What are the round things?
What are the round things?
What **are** the round things?
no idea...
No idea... :]
11th first Tardis was my fav. It is so bright and made of glass. The console has hot and cold faucets and mustard and ketchup buttons lol It is amazing. Personally the 11th second Tardis, the 12th and especially the 13th Tardis were so dark it was like there was no light in there. Did not like it at all. Plus I don’t like Clara lol
I love the 12th Doctor's interior, combining the modern era look of the 11th Doctor's second TARDIS interior with the scholarly look of the 8th Doctor's interior, which also removed the harsh blue lights in exchange for a more pleasing orange.
Eh, for me, nothing can ever beat Matt’s copper labyrinthine creation, I loved it.
Absolutely. The best of them all for me.
Except the reflections
Interesting. I'd certainly swap the 2012-2013 TARDIS with the Capaldi upgrade in my rankings. The Capaldi upgrade gave a reason for the upper platform to exist that hadn't been the case since 2005. I think the TV Movie TARDIS interior is my favourite. And I'd probably rank the Davison to McCoy TARDIS as my least favourite.
I adored Elevens first Tardis, and Eights too. I hadn't liked Thirteens Tardis which I'd found weird given the warm glow but you hit the nail on the head, it was quite busy and chaotic when filming with so many characters. The Fifth Doctor had quite a lot of characters together in his, but it was quite plain in colour and design so overall less chaotic with lots of people in scenes. Twelves Tardis was superbly dramatic but not a favourite for me. Wonderful video, thank you ❤
My favorite is the 14th/15th doctor’s Tardis/ the tockamack Tardis.
My favorite long running interior is 11’s first. But my favorite overall is the 1996 one. The epic scale is awe inspiring. And I for one like journey
I love the TARDIS in all her glory. She's beautiful inside and out. And most of all she reflects the personality of the current incarnation of her Doctor. Personally I love Thirteen's interior best. But then I like rocks alot. And I do love a good round bit too.
YES!
I sometimes feel the TARDIS gets sidetracked, but she's proven herself as much a character, and companion, as anyone else. Long before Neil Gaiman's inimitable The Doctor's Wife, I had thoughts about the 'Bad Wolf.' I've read alternate views, but my head-canon goes with my first viewing: in my head, Rose is not the Bad Wolf, she is a conduit for it. The TARDIS herself is the Bad Wolf (yeah, Rose 'opens' the heart of the TARDIS, but listen to the choir as she hurtles forwards in time; if that's not a choral reproduction of the 'vworp', I don't know what is).
"To protect you. My Doctor."
I always thought/assumed that was the TARDIS talking through Rose, rather than Rose herself.
Many Christmases ago, I opened a tiny 7th Doctor, a tiny Mel, a tiny Tetrap, a tiny K-9 (Dapol, where was your timelining?!?), a tiny Dalek, and a TARDIS.
While she could open out to a set, I never had the console. She made no noise, but her lamp blinked blue.
Of all those wonderful toys, my TARDIS was the one I played with, as I imagined her spinning through time and space, dreaming of where she would materialise next.
THANK YOU FOR EXPRESSING THAT YOU LIKE MATT'S FIRST INTERIOR THE BEST!!! Not sure what your team was thinking, but you are entirely right and will never be wrong about that. The 11th Doctor's "copper" interior is the BEST TARDIS to have EVER graced our eyes and NOTHING will be better!
I think it would be cool if they used the og TARDIS interior for the 60th anniversary
That’s be neat and then it “regenerates” for Ncuti’s Doctor.
My top 3 (in order) would be the OG Control Room... there's no topping the stark white with the rondels. #2 would be the 8th Doctor's (TV Movie) Gothic masterpiece. I never wanted to be the TARDIS so bad as I was with that one. It appealed to the New Romantic in me. #3 would be Capaldi's who took stylistic cues from McGann's.
Imo, the 12th doctor's interior is the best. As people have mentioned, the classic yet futuristic center console, combine with the homely and comfy looking outside, with all the bookshelves and whatnot, was just pleasant tardis to look at
The treat was a improvised surprise for jodie
When I first saw the title of the video, my mind went straight to the 4th Doctor's secondary control room. You can imagine how my little heart sang when it got a mention. As somebody who loves the Steampunk aesthetic it really speaks to me. I would love to see it get used again, as it really ties into the idiosyncratic and dare I use the word 'timeless' (in this case I mean that The Doctor's style has always had a vintage flair that still fitted in with the sensibilities of the particular era) style of The Doctor.
The T.V. movie TARDIS will still always be my favorite, he's my favorite Doctor and the HG Wells look is soo intoxicating. Honestly the still shots you can find really show off how beautiful the wood paneling is.
Gotta go with the ninth doctor TARDIS maybe it was because it was my first but I love the very alien feel but also mechanical plus the bright lights made it seem like the console had wayy more complexity than it did and when David tenant came in that ambiance was just gone
My favourite TARDIS is the 11th doctors with the glass floor
That one is my second favorite under Capaldi’s TARDIS!
@@thatunknownindividual4554 my top 3
1: Matt smiths first TARDIS
2:Peter capadils TARDIS
3:9/10s TARDIS
I have to say, I actually prefer 12 to 11-B, the orange lights and bookcases feel much more inviting and homely to me. The blue lights of 11-B feels colder for me personally. That said I really love 11-B too, but 12 just fixed the few wrong things with 11-B and made it better in my opinion!
The rankings for this are wild
I personally put Capaldis TARDIS over Matts Second one, simply because it looks a lot more lived in. Like, Matts second TARDIS looks brand new and out of the box, whilst Capaldis has personality and charm, looking exactly like the Doctor would want it. After all, you can have a thousand thousand rooms, but if I had to spend 20 minutes walking to get to the bookshelf, I'd want it moved. Honestly though, I think I'd put Matts first TARDIS over his second, possibly even over Capaldis. It just looks so warm and welcoming, compared to the colder steel aesthetic of the other two.
For the record, the Doctors commented that the War Doctor’s Tardis was a mash up of console rooms as the Tardis was trying to provide a setting for three different eras. The War Doctor’s Tardis was never fully shown unblinded.
Also, the wooden console room was warped between seasons and could not be used again
Putting the cold and empty version of 11s 2nd Tardis, over the warmer and cosier redecorated 12th doctor version with roundals is actually boggelling my mind 😅
I loved 12’s TARDIS, but the rotating thingies in 11’s second were so cool. Totally agree with placing 13’s last.
The rotating things are still thelved
The Movie interior was the first I ever saw, so it'll always be a firm favorite of mine. I also loved the War Master's, Jaxa's and The Clocksmith's tardis interiors from Big Finish. In the series though, Eleventh Doctor's first interior, Thirteen's interior, all were amazing. Also honorable mention for the Spy Master's weird house interior because it was I believe the first time the interior was altered along with the exterior of a tardis.
Aw disappointed that my favourite was ranked no 4. The white columns and roundels and that grand console was way ahead of its time and even today looks beautiful.
12’s, 11’s first and 9/10’s are my favourites.
We all need one thus all are cool 😅🤘🏼 WC on point as always 🙏🏽🙌🏼
I wish that the 3-tier time rotor had been retained and made a permanent fixture in all TARDISes. I believe that the symbols on the rotors are the names of all the Doctor's companions in Gallifreyan. I think it would be a wonderful thing for the companions to be honored in that way.
6:29 possibly that on the upper platform one of these panels are the door leading to the hallway and one of roundels on it is actually kinda button to open the door
A first reaction to the interior list would be interesting to see. The motorcycle officer from the 1996 movie is my favorite.
You forgot the Pyramids of Mars / Planet of Evil console. It had a shiny new console for Tom Baker, new walls in the classic style, and enough room for Sarah Jane Smith to dance around in Victoria's dress. It's one of my old favorites, after the original 60s console.
Apparently you didn't watch the intro
I personally love the capaldi interior the most, the perfect fit for his doctor, just love it.
Nobody ever mentions that in the Time Monster, the roundels had a translucent centre that meant it was possible to discern objects outside. Trees are clearly visible.
This added to the "alienness" of the machine in the same way as when the roundels all lit up when lightning struck outside in "The Daleks". It's probably why it was never used again.
Also, people who call it the "washing up bowl" set have obviously never used a washing up bowl.
We want more fugitive Dr Sooooo much It would be such a lift to the Story
Same. I loved Jo Martin's take on The Doctor.
They seriously put Matts second before capaldis? 12s is such an enormous improvement
I couldn't possibly rank or choose a favourite Tardis interior but I have made an observation about the Fifteenth Doctor's console room. It's interior walls reminded me of the roof/ceiling of the ship seen in the episode The Ark in Hartnell's third season - the squared panels with roundels looked very similar (if cleaner/newer)
The 11th first is my favorite. The multi layered setup and steampunk color scheme works really well for me
This list is almost perfect!
Watched the show in the US in College in the late 70s early 80s. Give Tom Baker's Victorian "second control room" a moving rotor in the middle and they might have kept it! (Except the wood warped in storage!) Me, I loved it!
The rumour of 15's Tardis being super spacious and silvery is quite exciting imo
From the supposed leaked pictures i found, it looks like a silverish/white interior color and really spacious
@@animelovers000 Turns out the leaks were correct!
I always imagine that the walls on those targeted solar just opened up with a zip sound revealing hallways hall
The thing no one mentions about Capaldis Tardis is the names written in circular gallifreyn above the console. Definitely my favorite Tardis by far though!
Personal favorite TARDIS interior is the 12th Doctor's interior...I like it so much, it's the background screen for my phone.
Have to agree with the opinion on 13th,I really wasn't keen on the crystals and it always seemed so dark. But for Pertwee's it's only the furniture,take that away and it's fine
Shocked at TARDIS 7b being above TARDIS 8!
Because it was my first TARDIS and my first Doctor I have to say the original TARDIS is the best. I remember watching the very first instalment of Doctor Who and being blown away with the concept of being bigger on the inside.
I still like the rtd era TARDIS but I do now prefer the 11th and 12th doctors interior coz it feels more like a home
My absolute favorite tardis interior has got to be 12's. It reminds me a lot of 8's but with the wonderful design of 11's second.
Looks like we might be getting a more classic era inspired tardis interior for either Ncuti's doctor or for the anniversary specials...
I loved the wooden room
“Everyone mocks a mad man in a box.”
@ 7:19 That's S14:E01 "The Masque of Mandragora" and does anyone else notice the Star Trek(Enterprise)/Blake's 7 emblem and Battle Star Galactica emblem in the round thingy?
Thirteen's Tardis is number one for me. I cannot help myself but I just love that interior and design. It makes me sad, that most of people put her so down, include the 13th Doctor. She definitely deserve a much more love (and her Tardis too of course). She may not have had the best scripts (which wasn't her fault) but she definitely put her whole heart into it.
"My beautiful Ghost Monument" ♥ What's not to love about it? Thirteenth made her own Sonic from Sheffield steel (spoons) and confiscated Stenza technology and the TARDIS grew her own Stenza crystals for her. That's a serious display of loyalty. Ranking it that low is almost a crime.
@@Croftice1 Exactly! I couldn't have said it better.
Her script _is_ the thirteenth Doctor, the character isn't separate from the narrative, and her character is garbage. Jodie Whitaker doesn't deserve any hate for the travesty of her seasons, but the character absolutely does.
Her TARDIS interior is a mess.
I quite liked it. Okay, I'm entitled to an opinion. But every design is supposed to reflect the Doctor's character, and that worked. The custard cream dispenser was such a lovely, "welcome gift" to Jodie, that I thought it a perfect addition. She was, as they said, the crazy aunty type of Doctor, and crazy aunties (of which I am proud to be one. And crazy gran, mum, wife... Okay, I will leave it at aunty) always have certain things - food things - they can give as a welcome , a "cheer up!", a sign of love. I remember certain foodstuffs I would look forward to at my fave aunties' homes!
I don't really dislike any Tardis's décor. They're all individual designs. Sure, some are more visually impressive than others, but they are all tied to the Doctors, so how can they be bad?
My favorite TARDIS interior is the tv movie design, I love the gothic design and the console.
But both of eleven's TARDIS are gorgeous, they would be my second option
I always will love the original design, and so when elements of it pop up now and again, it fills me with joy (which is kind of silly, since I wasn't even born yet when the series aired). However, it just works...and there were even devices for water and food, often used on screen. My second choice any Tom Baker era :)
Part of me is sad that the scanner is delegated to a tiny thing instead of part of a wall, nice and big for everyone to see. It would be nice to see return.
Capaldi's era was really nice though, those spinning segments were beautiful.
The Twelfth Doctor's Tardis and the Thrid Doctor's Second Tardis are my favorites. 13th Doctors Tardis is slept on, ngl
My favorites are:
The 9/10 Doctor's TARDIS, the Twelfth Doctor TARDIS and the movie TARDIS.
I loved the 13th Doctor’s TARDIS but now I realise that it doesn’t really look like a TARDIS, it doesn’t have those weird circles on the walls for example
Fantastic list. My favorite is McGann's version.
The fourth doctor was my first doctor, his layout will always be my default, though, I quite like the multi layers and the infinite depths or other doctors
i think one of this coral panels/section at the bottom or at the wall platformin of 9th/10th dcotor's tardis interior can be opened somehow (with usage of console or pressing on the roundel idk)
I was hoping for a vid about The Masters Tardises
And I feel I distinctly remember the Tardis being a piano one time.
I'll have to rewatch The Time Monster. I remembered the washing-up bowls, but somehow forgot The Master had a chocolate fountain for a time rotor.
I feel like you had to have just thrown all these interiors into a list randomizer cause this order is whack
I really kinda like that the new Who TARDIS control room looks like a villains lair
My favourite console room is the secondary console room with the wood and brass. I just think it needed a rotor and some contrast on the walls. After that, it's any of the reasonably sized white rooms with the round things. It's only after all those that I might get into trying to rank the overly designed rooms from the modern era. But I'd probably agree with Jodie's being at the bottom - what are being called crystals here always looked like weird glowing bug legs to me.
When I first saw the title of the video, my mind went straight to the 4th Doctor's secondary control room. As somebody who loves the Steampunk aesthetic it really speaks to me. I would love to see it get used again, as it really ties into the idiosyncratic and dare I use the word 'timeless' (in this case I mean that The Doctor's style has always had a vintage flair that still fitted in with the sensibilities of the particular era) style of The Doctor.
A shame that the secondary control room from Tom Baker's era didn't last much, that one really fits the Fourth Doctor style more.
I enjoyed the intentional put-together-at-the-last-minute look of the Junk TARDIS in "The Doctor's Wife." I know that it didn't really have an interior (because it was both the interior and exterior, in a way), but I still thought it was fun.
Good call! We’ll have to do a redux at some point including every random TARDIS out there (plus Fourteen’s/Fifteen’s).
10s will always be my favourite but it may be influenced by me growing up with Tennant as the Doctor
i rly liked the tardis of the rani, which we saw in the mark of the rani, still great ranking
Jodie's Tardis - I always think of a dead spider when I see it
David's Tardis - it looks like the outside of a Dalek
I just watched “Good Omens” season 2. If you haven’t seen it, there’s an amazing amount of Doctor Who Easter eggs!
It seems like everyone is in agreement. The 12th doctors tardid is definitely above the 11th doctors 2nd tardis for sure. This may be the only list on the internet that has it the other way round... definitely a unique perspective to say the least
Ellie; don’t let others commandeer your list, as you’re absolutely right!! The best TARDIS interior is clearly 11’s first interior! (In my humble opinion😁)
🙂 Pardon me, but, maybe the Doctor "didn't have time..."? That seems strange/funny thing to say, at least to me. 😉
As always, thank you so very much to all for the videos.
"Time Traveling Cocktail Bar". Brilliant! And don't forget, there is a bar in there. (Even if The Doctor seemed to have forgotten when River opened it.
You’re right, it sort of IS a time-travelling cocktail bar… though “TTCB” doesn’t quite have the same ring to it 😄
It genuinely angers me when people put the 1st Doctor’s TARDIS as the best. Just because it was the first doesn’t mean it was the best!!! The design is ugly. Face it people!
Thank you for this list! I do remember asking for a list on TARDIS architecture in the past.
As for my favorites? The RTD era and the secondary console room used by the 4th Doctor. The RTD one was the first one I was introduced to and I really like the odd esthetic look of the secondary room.
Yeah, 13's is definitely deserving of the bottom spot. It must've made filming a nightmare.
only in Series 11, for Series 12 they made some adjustments to make it a lot easier.
@@friendlyotaku9525 Not gonna lie dude, I can't remember anything regarding the TARDIS from S12.
@@HellfireComms they pushed the pillars further apart and added some steps and a doorway.
We did see the wardrobe of 9/10’s TARIDIS in The Christmas Invasion
5th Doctor's Tardis and Capaldi's Tardis are my top 2
I think there is a reveal coming. There is so much media focus on the TARDIS all of a sudden. All of the BBC Newsreels are about the history of the Tardis, First time seeing the interior, etc. It is a little more than three months away. BBC has to give us something more to get excited about! Totally hoping for some kind of big white, throwback looking console room. Lots of switches and leavers, and of course... the round things!
I think there’s a reveal coming too. Last month was sonic screwdriver month, this month is TARDIS month. Not long to wait to find out!
Gonna be honest, I liked the 13th Doctor's TARDIS interior, it was probably the most alien we've ever gotten. But I get it.
honestly i would have liked the Thirteenth's interior but the massive crystal pillars and the console design kinda killed it for me. Get rid og the pillars and have a more 11th/12th Doctor-esque console and it would have looked amazing. I liked the lighting and the wall designs