Doctorin' the Tardis

"Doctorin' the Tardis"
Single by the Timelords
Released23 May 1988 (1988-05-23)
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GenreNovelty
Length3:37 (radio mix)
LabelKLF Communications (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bill Drummond
  • Jimmy Cauty
The Timelords singles chronology
"Burn the Bastards"
(1988)
"Doctorin' the Tardis"
(1988)
"What Time Is Love? (Pure Trance)"
(1988)
Audio sample

"Doctorin' the Tardis" is a novelty single by the Timelords ("Time Boy" and "Lord Rock", aliases of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, better known as the KLF). The song is predominantly a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music and Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll" with sections from "Block Buster!" by The Sweet. The single was not well received by critics but was a commercial success, hitting number one on the UK and New Zealand singles charts, and reaching the top 10 in Australia, Finland, Ireland and Norway.

The Timelords followed up their chart-topping record with a "how to have a number one" guide, The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way).