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{{first pic|DA Master face in clock.jpg|The Master's TARDIS disguised as a grandfather clock, with his own disfigured face appearing in place of the clock's own. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')}}
{{first pic|DA Master face in clock.jpg|The Master's TARDIS disguised as a grandfather clock, with his own disfigured face appearing in place of the clock's own. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')}}
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 default shape of a grandfather clock, thanks to its functional [[chameleon circuit]]. This particular shape was one of many default appearances used by the Master's TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|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]]'')
At times, [[the Master's TARDIS]] took the default shape of a grandfather clock, thanks to its functional [[chameleon circuit]]. This particular shape was one of many default appearances used by the Master's TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|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]]'')

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Grandfather clock
The Master's TARDIS disguised as a grandfather clock, with his own disfigured face appearing in place of the clock's own. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)

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 default shape of a grandfather clock, thanks to its functional chameleon circuit. This particular shape was one of many default appearances used by the Master's TARDIS. (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)

Missy took a grandfather clock from the Davis household. (AUDIO: A Spoonful of Mayhem)

The Seventh Doctor runs past a grandfather clock. (GAME: Dalek Attack)

By 2254, several buildings in London had grandfather clocks within them. (GAME: Dalek Attack)