Doctorin' the Tardis

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"Doctorin' the Tardis"
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Single by the Timelords
Released23 May 1988 (1988-05-23)
Studio Trancentral
Genre Novelty
Length3:37 (radio mix)
Label KLF 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

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