I just realized:

Episodes of Doctor Who I've (re)seen, so far, since the beginning of the Tom Baker era:

• Robot = 4 Episodes


• The Ark in Space = 4 Episodes


• The Sontarian Experiment = 2 Episodes


• Genesis of the Daleks = 6 Episodes
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16 Episodes at roughly 25 minutes each = 400 minutes

Total number of interior shots of the TARDIS: 0, zero, nada, zilch.

We've seen a few exterior shots of the ship, but not many; I haven't been thinking to count, but it's certainly less than a dozen.

I haven't seen any of these episodes since they were aired in the early days, on terrestrial TV -- back before WNJN, New Jersey Public Television picked them up, back when they were edited for the independant commercial station, WWOR (and yes, they were sliced and diced for the inclusion of commercials). I'm certain I started watching sometime during Robot, missed an episode or two as I learned to remember when it was on, and saw some more in Ark.

I can't remember the episode in which I first caught sight of the console room... Of course, now as I watch it, I have the console room deeply imbedded in my psyche, so I "see" it there without actually seeing it (as it probably was for the contemporary British audiences). But back then, as a new American fan, I must have been very surprised, and, I imagine, a bit confused.

... I wonder how many people are now in that same boat, thanks to this being the first time Doctor Who is being broadcast, down here...

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*But my, oh my! wasn't the Doctor's closing voice-over speech lordly?

GTP (Gratuitous Trivia Post):

From What Else The Romans Did For Us:

Cats
While it has been widely established that cats were highly revered in ancient Egypt, the Romans admired them almost as much. Romans considered the cat to be the God of Liberty and they were the only animal allowed in Roman temples. They were often kept as mascots by the Roman army. As a result when the Romans arrived in Britain, they introduced the domestic cat into our lives.

... Or, more likely: The cats were the only animal the Romans couldn't keep out of their temples, no matter what they tried, so in the end, they decided cats must be sacred, because it's just easier that way...

Gods (and goddesses) of Liberty: trufax!