Said spin-off features classic Doctors and companions returning to the show to reminisce on their great adventures, with even some of those we\u2019ve lost making cameo appearances<\/a>.<\/p>\n The six-episode series adds new scenes to some of the most iconic Doctor Who episodes, with the Doctors and companions sitting around the TARDIS version of a campfire to recall their younger days.<\/p>\n But what exactly is the memory TARDIS and how did the older versions of the Doctors return? Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n The memory TARDIS, or the remembered TARDIS, is a version of the machine that consists of fragments from all of the other TARDIS console rooms.<\/p>\n Peter Davison\u2019s Fifth Doctor describes it as the memory of a time machine which has reached out in need of stories to fuel it.<\/p>\n He explains to Janet Fielding\u2019s Tegan: \u201cThat\u2019s what it wants \u2013 stories being told around a fire like every storyteller across creation.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Colin Baker\u2019s Doctor explains: \u201cThis is a remembered TARDIS. All those stories we shared, their memories live on here like ripples on an eternal pond forever moving, forever repeating.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes those memories come back to us through space and time when we least expect it.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Sylvester McCoy\u2019s Seventh Doctor? He says: \u201cThis is a memory TARDIS, a special place where old friends can come together to share stories to remember\u2026 and to confront difficult truths.\u201d<\/p>\n For each of the stories, the memory TARDIS offers up a version of a fire (which is actually a miniature version of the Thirteenth Doctor\u2019s console room), for the stories to be told around.<\/p> The memory TARDIS also has a big impact on the canon of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n When Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) enter the TARDIS, they regain their memories after they were erased when we last saw them \u2013 so could that open the doors for a return for the pair of them?<\/p>\n Zoe suggests that they can keep the Doctor alive by telling stories, with the TARDIS prompting them to continue.<\/p>\n Of course, we\u2019ve seen our classic Doctors regenerate \u2013 and they looked a lot different back then. So how have their older versions returned?<\/p>\n Sylvester McCoy\u2019s Seventh Doctor provides an explanation to Sophie Aldred\u2019s Ace, saying: \u201cTime streams are funny things. In some, I regenerate. In others, I don\u2019t. It\u2019s all a matter of perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n At points, it\u2019s suggested that the companions and Doctors are memories, with the Sixth Doctor explaining to Peri (Nicola Bryant): \u201cYou\u2019ve always been here, you never left. The TARDIS never forgets and neither did I.\u201d<\/p>\n Katy Manning\u2019s Jo Grant also explains to Clyde Langer (Daniel Anthony) that she thinks all of the Doctors and all of the companions are there, adding: \u201cThe TARDIS never really lets go.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Ace remembers being whisked out of a meeting (fingers crossed it wasn\u2019t too important) before arriving in the TARDIS.<\/p>\n Yes<\/strong>! The writers and showrunner Russell T Davies have confirmed that Tales of the TARDIS is \u201c100% canon\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cTales of the TARDIS is a beautiful six-part miniseries designed to help new fans access the whole archive of Doctor Who, right from the original \u201960s era to 1989,\u201d producer Scott Handcock tells\u00a0Radio Times<\/strong>\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s a format where we get to reunite beloved cast members and characters in a very special version of the TARDIS that celebrates every year of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so daunting for people going in [to the classic series], who aren\u2019t fans to know what to watch,\u201d adds regular Who scribe\u00a0Pete McTighe<\/a>, who wrote new scenes for two of the episodes.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s a really clever way in for people who haven\u2019t seen the show before, to kind of get to understand classic stories.\u201d<\/p>\n Doctor Who: Tales of the TARDIS is streaming now on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Classic episodes are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n A new TARDIS? 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We're on board.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/38947"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is the memory TARDIS in Doctor Who\u2019s Tales of the TARDIS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>How did classic Doctors return in Tales of the TARDIS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Is Tales of the TARDIS canon in Doctor Who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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