July 24th, 2012
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Tardis Sound Heard at Olympic Opening
Something “Doctor Who” at Olympic opening ceremony
The Tardis engines were briefly heard at the Olympic opening ceremony. Newspapers had reported the theme tune was on a list due to played at the event which evidently was untrue.
However videos taken by the public show that a montage of The Doctors was shown on a big screen at rehearsals.
Recorded TV Videos of the Tardis sound have been blocked.
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Adam
July 28th, 2012 - 9:30ami heard it while i was out the room but my mum and dad said they didnt hear it so i thought i imagined it
thedarknight
July 28th, 2012 - 7:35amHonestly, I felt that the inclusion was the perfect nod to the Doctor. Those who know him have all immediately recognized his materialization. But to those who don’t know him, it was merely noise and not enough to warrant further thought. (I mean, all the companions come running from blocks away when the TARDIS lands in a city, yet no one else ever takes notice). Plus, The Doctor has never gone out of his way to grab the limelight. He (mostly) just observes. So I think that was Danny’s way of letting us, those in the know, know that the Doctor was indeed there, and that if he had to step in to stop any threat, then we will never have to know. Because that is the true Doctor, the silent guardian.
Jason doctorwhoone
July 28th, 2012 - 7:26am11:00pm not am, Ive only just got up.
Jason doctorwhoone
July 28th, 2012 - 7:25amStuff the Olympics 😛
I only stayed up until 11.00am expecting to hear the Doctor Who theme with everyone their cheering the theme tune, not to just hear the Tardis englines go off and just leave it at that.
Christ I hope the next two weeks of this Olympic waste-of-time-and-more-importantly-MONEY just flies past at warp speed . . . . “Engage !!” 😀
Anonymous
July 28th, 2012 - 6:55amThat was footage from the movie Bert and Dickie, during the Olympics in ’48
and the singer is Alex Turner, of Arctic Monkeys, that’s how he looks.
texastardis
July 28th, 2012 - 6:38amI was reviewing the recording I had.. I seem to hear a brief TARDIS sound right before they played The Who, My Generation.
Anonymous
July 28th, 2012 - 6:22amGUYS OH MY GOD HE WAS THERE
Sandhya
July 28th, 2012 - 6:13ami thought it was him too!!! i think i might have scared my parents a bit when i screamed and pointed at the tv then though…
crazy guy
July 28th, 2012 - 6:07amtold you this was going to be a disappointment i had the bloody newspapers when they get things wrong.
BJWyler
July 28th, 2012 - 2:26amWatching it on American TV now. I would be sorely disappointed if it was just the TARDIS engine. I mean Doctor Who is an English staple as much as James Bond – and they had him escort the Queen and jump out of an Air Plane.
Boodleoo
July 28th, 2012 - 1:11amIt deffinatley wasn’t the 3D glasses aswell was it?
The Master
July 28th, 2012 - 1:00amI hate it when the News Papers release something to get our hopes up and then it never happens, I found a website that had a list of all the pieces of music that was supposed to be played in the ceremony and the doctor who theme was one of the pieces that was meant to be played 🙁
ScottBarker
July 28th, 2012 - 12:55amIf I could ring Danny and quiz him I would
booboo
July 28th, 2012 - 12:53amnope, shows you cant believe what you read in the press!
I
July 28th, 2012 - 12:53amI am so disappointed for many reasons. 1st none of the audience suddenly disappeared. 2nd We didnt meet doctor who, and 3rd there wasnt enough Harry Potter or Doctor Who!
ScottBarker
July 28th, 2012 - 12:53amEven a series 7 trailer rather than a queen vic trailer
George
July 28th, 2012 - 12:52amNothing Happened
booboo
July 28th, 2012 - 12:51amwas leaked in a news paper a while ago that the theme tune would be played – obviously they were wrong!
ScottBarker
July 28th, 2012 - 12:50amHmm ..so just a TARDIS materialisation noise … I think someone needs a word with danny
ScottBarker
July 28th, 2012 - 12:49amWhats going on …where is my Daley invasion
foreverdalek 1323
July 28th, 2012 - 12:39amgnope i guess i was wrong
Duckter who
July 28th, 2012 - 12:35amWhen the crowd goes , tennant will run on. Everyone has disapperared ❗
Jimbob
July 28th, 2012 - 12:24amNot team GB team DW
Jerome CHAN
July 28th, 2012 - 12:19amI’m pretty sure you could see Math Smith running at the beginning of Rowan Atkinson’s dream, not sure if anyone mentionned it…
Also, the guy singing the Beatle’s song looked a lot like David Tennant to me, but maybe I’m just paranoid.
foreverdalek 1323
July 28th, 2012 - 12:06amcould the queen light it?
foreverdalek 1323
July 27th, 2012 - 11:50pmis the doctor who thing, after the torch is lit
booboo
July 27th, 2012 - 11:33pmif it happens not for a while
dr who fan 4 ever
July 27th, 2012 - 11:32pmwhen is the dr who bit on
Timey-winy-wibble-wobby
July 27th, 2012 - 11:26pmHopefully something will surprise us.
JayRobertVos.
July 27th, 2012 - 11:22pmI think Tennant will appear at the end of time. See what I did there..?