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*When the TARDIS's engines were in danger of phasing out of existence. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'')
*When the TARDIS's engines were in danger of phasing out of existence. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'')
*When the [[Siren]] teleported the TARDIS aboard her home ship. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]'')
*When the [[Siren]] teleported the TARDIS aboard her home ship. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]'')
*When the TARDIS had lost most of it's energy travelling to a bubble universe. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')
*When the TARDIS was being taken over by [[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')
*When [[The Entity]] was interfering with the TARDIS' systems. ([[VG]]: ''[[TARDIS (The Adventure Games)|TARDIS]]'')
*When [[The Entity]] was interfering with the TARDIS' systems. ([[VG]]: ''[[TARDIS (The Adventure Games)|TARDIS]]'')



Revision as of 19:51, 20 May 2011

The Cloister Bell was an alarm bell located in the Cloister Room inside TARDISes. The Cloister Bell was to be used in the most serious and utmost emergencies, emergencies so grave that even the TARDIS itself (and its inhabitants) were in danger. Its distinctive, sonorous ringing sounds resembles that of a large church bell. It could be answered by anyone inside the TARDIS, and the Fourth Doctor told Adric that if he needed him, Adric could sound the Cloister Bell. (DW: Logopolis)

Instances when the Cloister Bell is heard

Other information

  • The Cloister Bell was not activated during an incident in which the Fast Return Switch malfunctioned, threatening the TARDIS and its crew. It's possible the bell was deactivated by the malfunction, or had not yet been installed. (DW: The Edge of Destruction)
  • Oddly, the Cloister Bell was not activated (or, for whatever reason, not heard) when the TARDIS was about to explode. (DW: The Pandorica / The Big Bang)

Behind the scenes

  • The sound of the Cloister Bell was made by hitting a gong in a pool of water.