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7.10 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

Broadcast Details

Series / Episode No.
Episode Title
Transmission Date
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Season
Doctor
Producer(s)
Script Editor
Written By
Directed By
7
Eleventh / Matt Smith
Marcus Wilson
Denise Paul
Stephen Thompson
Mat King

Regular Cast

The Doctor — Eleventh / Matt Smith
Clara Oswald — Jenna Coleman

Guest Cast

Gregor van Baalen – Ashley Walters
Bram van Baalen – Mark Oliver
Tricky – Jahvel Hall
Time Zombie – Sarah Louise Madison
Time Zombie – Ruari Mears
Time Zombie – Paul Kasey

Production Team

General production staff

Production Executive – Julie Scott
Script Producer – Denise Paul
Line Producer – Des Hughes
Production Manager – Phillipa Cole
Location Manager – Nicky James
Location Assistant – Iestyn Hampson-Jones
Unit Manager – Monty Till
Production Co-ordinator – Claire Hildred
Asst Co-ordinator – Gabriella Ricci
Production Assistants – Rachel Vipond, Samantha Price
Production Secretary – Sandra Cosfeld
Production Accountant – Jeff Dunn
Assistant Accountant – Rhys Evans

Camera and lighting department

1st Assistant Director – Jonathan Farmer
2nd Assistant Director – Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch
3rd Assistant Director – Delmi Thomas
Assistant Directors – Danielle Richards, Gareth Jones
Script Supervisor – Rory Herbert
Camera Operator – Joe Russell
Focus Pullers – James Scott, Chris Walmsley
Grip – Gary Norman
Assistant Grip – Owen Charnley
Camera Assistants – Meg de Koning, Sam Smithard, Evelina Norgren
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Stephen Slocombe
Electricians – Bob Milton, Nick Powell, Gafin Riley, Gareth Sheldon

Art department

Supervising Art Director – Paul Spriggs
Art Director – Amy Pickwoad
Assistant Art Director – Richard Hardy
Art Department Co-ordinator – Donna Shakesheff
Production Buyers – Adrian Greenwood, Holly Thurman
Petty Cash Buyer – Florence Tasker
Set Decorator – Adrian Anscombe
Set Dresser – Jayne Davies
Storyboard Artist – Andrew Wildman
Concept Artist – Bryan Hitch
Graphic Artist – Christina Tom
Graphic Designer – Chris Lees
Standby Props – Helen Atherton, Rob Brandon
Standby Carpenter – Will Pope
Prop Hands – Austin J. Curtis, Jamie Farrell
Standby Art Director – Nandie Narishkin
Standby Rigger – Bryan Griffiths
Prop Master – Paul Smith
Prop Chargehand – Ian Griffin
Dressing Props – Mike Elkins, Paul Barnett
Props Driver – Gareth Fox
Props Makers – Penny Howarth, Alan Hardy, Jamie Thomas
Construction Manager – Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand – Dean Tucker
Practical Electrician – Christian Davies
Scenic Artist – John Pinkerton
Graphics – Peter Anderson Studio

Costume department

Costume Supervisor – Carly Griffith
Assistant Costume Designer – Fraser Purfit
Costume Assistants – Katarina Cappellazzi, Gemma Evans
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Artists – Katie Lee, Vivienne Simpson
Prosthetics – Millennium FX

Movement

Stunt Co-ordinators – Crispin Layfield, Gordon Seed
Stunt Performers – Andr├⌐ Lane, Lewis Young

Casting

Casting Associate – Alice Purser

General post-production staff

Post-production Supervisor – Nerys Davies
Post-production Co-ordinator – Marie Brown
Assistant Editor – Becky Trotman
On-line Editor – Geraint Pari Huws

Special and visual effects

Additional Visual Effects – BBC Wales Visual Effects
VFX Editor – Joel Skinner
Colourist – Mick Vincent

Sound

Sound Recordist – Deian Ll┼╖r Humphreys
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Ross Adams, Chris Goding
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Supervising Sound Editor – Paul McFadden
Sound Effects Editor – Paul Jefferies
Foley Editor – Jamie Talbutt

Synopsis

Clara is lost inside the TARDIS after it is damaged by salvage operators. The Doctor ventures into its vast interior, facing dangerous manifestations of its power. Dark secrets about the Doctor are nearly revealed to Clara. To prevent catastrophe, the timeline is reset, erasing ClaraΓÇÖs memories of what she saw, while the mystery of her identity continues.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ΓÇ£Journey to the Centre of the TARDISΓÇ¥ about?

ΓÇ£Journey to the Centre of the TARDISΓÇ¥ follows the Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald after a salvage crew captures the TARDIS, forcing them inside its damaged interior to recover the ship before it is destroyed.

Why is the TARDIS damaged?

A crash causes the TARDIS to enter a dangerous state, revealing its internal structure as a vast, unstable labyrinth of rooms and corridors.

What do the salvage crew want?

The Van Baalen brothers aim to strip the TARDIS for valuable technology, unaware of the dangers inside its living, shifting interior.

What is inside the TARDIS?

The TARDIS interior is shown as an infinite, partially damaged structure containing echoes of past rooms, timelines, and unstable temporal energy.

How does this episode fit into Doctor Who?

This episode expands the mythology of the TARDIS in Doctor Who, deepening its connection to the Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald.