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The '''real world interface''', on some occasions also referred to as the '''door''', | The '''real world interface''', on some occasions also referred to as the '''door''', was the part of the [[TARDIS]] which connected the [[outer plasmic shell]] of the ship to the interior. | ||
==Functions== | ==Functions== | ||
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The Doctor's TARDIS originally had what appeared to be two sets of doors, the [[police box]] doors of the outer shell, which were manually operated from both within and without, and a pair of more substantial doors covered on both sides in the usual roundel motif. The inner doors were usually power-operated - operating a switch on the console or opening the outer doors manually caused the inner doors to open automatically. A dark void linked the two sets of doors. The pressure exerted by the door servos was not especially great: a [[Cyberman]] appeared able to force the doors open against the mechanism. In the event of a total power failure the doors could be cranked open and shut manually. ([[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'', ''[[Full Circle (novelisation)]]'', ''[[Earthshock]]'') | The Doctor's TARDIS originally had what appeared to be two sets of doors, the [[police box]] doors of the outer shell, which were manually operated from both within and without, and a pair of more substantial doors covered on both sides in the usual roundel motif. The inner doors were usually power-operated - operating a switch on the console or opening the outer doors manually caused the inner doors to open automatically. A dark void linked the two sets of doors. The pressure exerted by the door servos was not especially great: a [[Cyberman]] appeared able to force the doors open against the mechanism. In the event of a total power failure the doors could be cranked open and shut manually. ([[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'', ''[[Full Circle (novelisation)]]'', ''[[Earthshock]]'') | ||
By the time he met [[Rose Tyler]] in his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]], the Doctor's TARDIS had a simpler arrangement, with the police box doors of the ship opening directly onto the [[console room]]. The doors were | By the time he met [[Rose Tyler]] in his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth incarnation]], the Doctor's TARDIS had a simpler arrangement, with the police box doors of the ship opening directly onto the [[console room]]. The doors were usually manually operated during that era. Despite the appearance of simplicity, the Doctor believed the protection provided by the doors once closed to be exceptionally strong, telling Rose that "the combined hordes of Genghis Khan couldn't force their way in here - and believe me, they've tried."{{fact}} | ||
[[River Song]] revealed that the future Doctor she knew habitually opened the TARDIS doors by clicking his fingers, something the [[Tenth Doctor]] said was impossible. However shortly after her death he tried this and found he was indeed capable of it. | [[River Song]] revealed that the future Doctor she knew habitually opened the TARDIS doors by clicking his fingers, something the [[Tenth Doctor]] said was impossible. However, shortly after her death, he tried this and found he was indeed capable of it. ([[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]'') He did not routinely use this ability in the rest of this incarnation, although [[Eleventh Doctor|a later incarnation]] did later demonstrate it to [[Amelia Pond|Amy Pond]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Dimensionally transcendental]] | *[[Dimensionally transcendental]] | ||
[[Category:TARDIS components]] | [[Category:TARDIS components]] | ||
