The image of the TARDIS has become firmly linked to the show in the public's consciousness; BBC scriptwriter Anthony Coburn, who lived in the resort of Herne Bay, Kent, was one of the people who conceived the idea of a police box as a time machine.
Billedet af TARDISen er blevet fast linket til showet i offentlighedens bevidsthed; BBC manuskriptforfatter Anthony Coburn, som boede i badebyen Herne Bay, Kent, var en af dem som fandt på ideen om en politiboks som en tidsmaskine.