Object

TARDIS Type 40 Manual

Physical technical reference used by Peri and the Doctor during the Varos console crisis.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

The TARDIS Type 40 Manual transitions from a discarded object to a vital diagnostic tool as Peri brings it to the Doctor to counter his resignation. When Peri identifies the moving console column, the Doctor seizes the manual with urgency, flipping frantically through its pages to connect his observation to a potential solution, while Peri holds the manual open to the relevant section.

Before: The manual was being used as a doorstop in the workshop, then brought to the console room as an object of challenge.

After: The manual becomes a focal point of the Doctor’s urgent diagnostic work, held open by Peri while the Doctor scans its pages for answers.

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S22E3 · Vengeance on Varos Part 1

TARDIS diagnostics lead to Varos revelation

Initially discarded by the Doctor as superfluous, the TARDIS Type 40 Manual becomes critically functional when the column indicator moves unexpectedly. The Doctor then treats it as essential diagnostic tool, rifling through its pages to determine their location and the TARDIS's condition.

Before: The manual was used as a makeshift prop in the TARDIS console room, having been found by Peri in the workshop serving auxiliary purposes like propping open vents.

After: The manual becomes a live instrument of urgency in the Doctor's hands, modified from discarded object to crucial diagnostic device through immediate recontextualization during crisis.

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