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}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a navigational device, used in [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | }}A '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a navigational device, used in [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] claimed to have as acute a sense of directional hearing as a [[bat]] with a SatNav. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Absolute Power (audio story)|Absolute Power]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] claimed to have as acute a sense of directional hearing as a [[bat]] with a SatNav. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Absolute Power (audio story)|Absolute Power]]'') | ||
In [[2020]], south-east of [[Little Earlham]], a SatNav in an [[MI6]] [[car]] was taken into control by [[Kasaavin]]. It killed its [[Rendition Man|driver]] with a laser blast and tried to kill the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Yasmin Khan]], [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | In [[2020]], south-east of [[Little Earlham]], a SatNav in an [[MI6]] [[car]] was taken into control by [[Kasaavin]]. It killed its [[Rendition Man|driver]] with a laser blast and tried to kill the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], [[Yasmin Khan]], [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | ||
[[Time Lord]] technology such as [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] also had navigational technology referred to as a temporal SatNav. In [[1958]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] told Lord [[Azlok]] that while the TARDIS had a few trillion [[light-year]]s "on the [[Milometer|clock]]", the [[chameleon circuit]] didn't work, and the temporal SatNav was "always on the blink", it "has got the meanest sound system in the universe". ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
The script for ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', seen on the [[BBC Writers]] Script Gallery, uses the term generically and not as a proper noun for a brand. The script uses the spelling sat-nav,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/doctor-who-4-animation-dreamland-post-recording-script-11052009.pdf ''Dreamland'' post-recording draft]. 11 May 2009. BBC Writers Script Gallery. Retrieved 15 February 2024.</ref> while the [[BBC iPlayer]] subtitles spell it as sat nav, without a hyphen. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:47, 28 April 2024
A SatNav was a navigational device, used in 21st century. (TV: Spyfall)
The Sixth Doctor claimed to have as acute a sense of directional hearing as a bat with a SatNav. (AUDIO: Absolute Power)
In 2020, south-east of Little Earlham, a SatNav in an MI6 car was taken into control by Kasaavin. It killed its driver with a laser blast and tried to kill the Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair and Graham O'Brien. (TV: Spyfall)
Time Lord technology such as the Doctor's TARDIS also had navigational technology referred to as a temporal SatNav. In 1958, the Tenth Doctor told Lord Azlok that while the TARDIS had a few trillion light-years "on the clock", the chameleon circuit didn't work, and the temporal SatNav was "always on the blink", it "has got the meanest sound system in the universe". (TV: Dreamland)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The script for Dreamland, seen on the BBC Writers Script Gallery, uses the term generically and not as a proper noun for a brand. The script uses the spelling sat-nav,[1] while the BBC iPlayer subtitles spell it as sat nav, without a hyphen.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Dreamland post-recording draft. 11 May 2009. BBC Writers Script Gallery. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
