Martin Gore

Martin Gore was a musician who once performed "Enjoy the Silence" in Berlin, in the summer of 1990.

The Fifteenth Doctor had this recording on the TARDIS jukebox, and remembered once meeting the musician, remarking upon his chess abilities. (AUDIO: On Ghost Beach ^[+]Loading...["On Ghost Beach (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes

Martin Gore is one of the founding members of the band Depeche Mode. He wrote the original version of this song, which they first recorded together in 1989.

Though no connection has been made in-universe, the band was previously mentioned in a piece of flash fiction, as part of PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? ^[+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"], in which the Ninth Doctor visits an HMV, asks for recommendations, and is told about Ultra by Depeche Mode.