Tales of the TARDIS in TVC

A few weeks ago I wrote about the missing blue plaques in the BBC's television Centre foyer, which used to honour William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, and Jon Pertwee. It was prompted by the fact that the BBC had a Dalek on display in the cafe where they used to be situated, as well as a TARDIS hanging around TVC's foyer.

You are not meant to take photographs on BBC premises without a permit, which explains why, whilst trying to dodge security, I only got these two absolutely rubbish shots of the TARDIS at the time.

However, it seems that the security guards in Television Centre have been using the TARDIS as an excuse for the odd practical joke.

According to a story on the back of today's Pravda in-house BBC newspaper Ariel, someone spilling out of a late drinking session at the Television Centre bar found the TARDIS irrisistable, and wanted to touch it. As they did so, the Doctor Who theme tune blared out across the foyer PA, triggered by a security guard hiding behind reception!

You might also be interested in some of my other articles that feature Doctor Who:

Currybet's law - 5 reasons why Doctor Who always crops up in BBC meetings - March 2009
Unpacking the TARDIS - November 2008
Doctor Who and The Pirates - March 2008
"The Tardis and Multiplatform" - Julie Gardner talks about Doctor Who's multi-media incarnations - September 2007
Doctor Who and the Vanishing Plaques - August 2007
Why my Doctor Who blog failed - July 2007
Putting a F__k Off Dalek on the BBC Homepage isn't big or clever - July 2005
The Making of Doctor Who Webcasts - August 2004

Posted by Martin Belam, September 25, 2007    
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