Davinadroid: Difference between revisions
(If anything it is heavily implied by Bad Wolf (TV story), it just doesn't spell it out for us, 'cos why would it? It would be demeaning for any pop culture reference to be explained in meticulous detail on television. But we can put two and two together.) |
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The '''Davinadroid''' was a [[robot]]ic [[voice]] that controlled the [[Big Brother|Big Brother house]] aboard the [[Satellite Five|Game Station]]. It welcomed the [[Ninth Doctor]] to the [[Diary Room]], informing him he was on live [[television]] [[Channel 44000]] and asking him to refrain from [[swearing]]. | The '''Davinadroid''' was a [[robot]]ic [[voice]] that controlled the [[Big Brother|Big Brother house]] aboard the [[Satellite Five|Game Station]]. It welcomed the [[Ninth Doctor]] to the [[Diary Room]], informing him he was on live [[television]] [[Channel 44000]] and asking him to refrain from [[swearing]]. | ||
Although [[Rose Tyler]] never encountered the Davinadroid, she | Although [[Rose Tyler]] never encountered the Davinadroid, she understood that the [[Anne Droid]] was based upon another [[Anne Robinson (in-universe)|Anne]] from [[21st century|her own time]]; ([[TV]]: {{cs|Bad Wolf (TV story)}}) this was evidently true of the Davinadroid, as [[Davina McCall (in-universe)|Davina McCall]] was a famous television presenter. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 4 February 2024
The Davinadroid was a robotic voice that controlled the Big Brother house aboard the Game Station. It welcomed the Ninth Doctor to the Diary Room, informing him he was on live television Channel 44000 and asking him to refrain from swearing.
Although Rose Tyler never encountered the Davinadroid, she understood that the Anne Droid was based upon another Anne from her own time; (TV: Bad Wolf [+]Loading...["Bad Wolf (TV story)"]) this was evidently true of the Davinadroid, as Davina McCall was a famous television presenter. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"], PROSE: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
The droid's name is a pun on that of Davina McCall, the host of the show at the time of Bad Wolf's broadcast. McCall voiced the Davinadroid in Bad Wolf.
