The 1996 TARDIS Console Room Design
When Doctor Who returned in 1996 the TARDIS interior was given a completely new look. It was a huge contrast to what we’d seen previously, this design was a lot more gothic in style.
When Doctor Who returned in 1996 the TARDIS interior was given a completely new look. It was a huge contrast to what we’d seen previously, this design was a lot more gothic in style.
The console room itself was a lot larger than any of the previous designs. If you took away the darker and wooden feel the console was very similar to the original design.
Console panel 1
Console panel 2
Console panel 3
Console panel 4
Console panel 5
Console panel 6
The new TARDIS interior was a lot darker than the original design, it had more similarities with the season 14 secondary control room than any of the previous redesigns. Even the common TARDIS roundels had gone. The TARDIS appeared to have a wooden floor with large stone walls. It resembled a large edwardian library.
A place to relax next to the console
The console at the center of the room
Storage area
Where the Master’s remains were kept
Below gives a good idea of the scale of the TARDIS interior
The Cloister room was the only other room shown inside this version of the TARDIS interior. It had a grand gothic interior, even more so than the console room. At the center of the cloister room was the Eye of Harmony. The Eye of Harmony is an artificial black hole created by the Time Lords to provide energy for Gallifrey and their technology. The eye of Hamony was the TARDIS’s primary power source.
The cloister room
The Eye of Harmony closed
The Eye of Harmony opening
The Seal of Rassilon
The Doctor captured
Doors leading into the cloister room
The pictures below show the TARDIS doors leading outside from the interior. The second photo shows the TARDIS key.
The TARDIS had a standalone monitor just above the console, only text was displayed here, it’s not known if this could display images. This version of the TARDIS could also display star systems on the ceiling.
Artwork for how the TARDIS appeared in the 2003 animated story Shada.
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