How do you take the noise a police box-shaped spacecraft makes when it materialises from thin air – and turn it into an accurate subtitle that truly conveys that distinct sound? The answer, according to Doctor Who, is "VWORP."

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Fans were delighted when the Tardis finally turned up to greet Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor, with the subtitles helpfully alerting us to a "DISTANT VWORP."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTPvmdor9lw

So there you have it. The Tardis goes vworp. Of course, not everyone is happy...

https://twitter.com/CallistoDax/status/1054070007699832832

...But most people are on board with "vworp" as an extremely accurate Tardis sound.

https://twitter.com/lucymarijke/status/1052647181981835265

https://twitter.com/CarrieOnGwening/status/1051555014353805313

https://twitter.com/colmmacuait/status/1054488531333246978

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1051547109193740288

https://twitter.com/pressfuturist/status/1051558990877007873

And to answer that question...

https://twitter.com/charliekirchoff/status/1052146364065439749

Let's just hope they don't get stuck in a time vwarp...

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This article was originally published on 23 October 2018

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