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A '''grandfather clock''' was a large [[clock]] that was approximately the height of an average [[human]] male. Its size meant that it had to rest on the floor, rather than upon a mantle piece or bookshelf. Its larger size meant that it had a much louder, deeper chime than the typical mantelpiece clock. | A '''grandfather clock''' was a large [[clock]] that was approximately the height of an average [[human]] male. Its size meant that it had to rest on the floor, rather than upon a mantle piece or bookshelf. Its larger size meant that it had a much louder, deeper chime than the typical mantelpiece clock. | ||
At times, [[the Master's TARDIS]] took the shape of a grandfather clock, thanks to its functional [[chameleon circuit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[And You Will Obey Me (audio story)|And You Will Obey Me]]'', ''[[The Two Masters (audio | At times, [[the Master's TARDIS]] took the shape of a grandfather clock, thanks to its functional [[chameleon circuit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[And You Will Obey Me (audio story)|And You Will Obey Me]]'', ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') | ||
[[John Quinn]] had a grandfather clock in his [[John Quinn's cottage|cottage]] at [[Wenley Moor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | [[John Quinn]] had a grandfather clock in his [[John Quinn's cottage|cottage]] at [[Wenley Moor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | ||
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The [[Queen of Time]] intended to turn the [[Second Doctor]] into a grandfather clock at the end of her games. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Queen of Time (audio story)|The Queen of Time]]'') | The [[Queen of Time]] intended to turn the [[Second Doctor]] into a grandfather clock at the end of her games. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Queen of Time (audio story)|The Queen of Time]]'') | ||
[[Category:Time keeping devices]] | [[Category:Time keeping devices]] | ||
[[Category:Technology from the real world]] | [[Category:Technology from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 08:52, 8 May 2017
A grandfather clock was a large clock that was approximately the height of an average human male. Its size meant that it had to rest on the floor, rather than upon a mantle piece or bookshelf. Its larger size meant that it had a much louder, deeper chime than the typical mantelpiece clock.
At times, the Master's TARDIS took the shape of a grandfather clock, thanks to its functional chameleon circuit. (TV: The Deadly Assassin, The Keeper of Traken, AUDIO: And You Will Obey Me, The Two Masters; PROSE: The Eight Doctors)
John Quinn had a grandfather clock in his cottage at Wenley Moor. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)
In the Edwardian house Edward Grove, the chimes of a grandfather clock could be heard every time the time loop started over again. (AUDIO: The Chimes of Midnight)
Bilis Manger hid an important part of the rift manipulator in a grandfather clock in his office. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness)
The Queen of Time intended to turn the Second Doctor into a grandfather clock at the end of her games. (AUDIO: The Queen of Time)
