Sadly, an adventure comes to an end.

It’s the last day of principal photography on Mark Gatiss’ An Adventure in Time and Space and judging by tweets posted yesterday, it will include yet another recreation of an iconic moment; the TARDIS de-materialisation sound!

Natasha O’Keeffe tweeted to producer Matt Strevens:

@mattstrevens1 if there’s an old scabby piano on any of your shoot days as part of set, that piano is from my parents/childhood home!

— Natasha O’keeffe (@MousseTash) February 28, 2013

To which the producer replied:

@moussetash I think there is tomorrow. What, why, how? X

— Matt Strevens (@MattStrevens1) February 28, 2013

And in Doctor Who lore, the distinctive, wheezing groaning sound of the TARDIS passing into the time vortex was created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop by Brian Hodgson who dragged a set of house keys across the strings of an old piano. The sound was then recorded and processed with echo and reverb.

Natasha kindly lent her piano to the production after answering an ad placed on Gumtree.

In the last couple of days of photography we’ve seen the Zarbi menacing a recreation of The Web Planet, the introduction of a character called Douglas and had a visit from DWM editor Tom Spilsbury who tweeted:

Today, I had an amazing and unforgettable adventure in space and time. Thank you, @markgatiss!

— Tom Spilsbury (@TomSpilsbury) February 28, 2013

So now after this final visit to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, all that’s left to do is to thank everyone for the wonderful experience which is just what Matt Strevens has tweeted:

Last day. Sad but happy with what we’ve done. It’s been a very special shoot. #AAISAT

— Matt Strevens (@MattStrevens1) March 1, 2013

Oh, and this:

So that’s a wrap. It’s off down the pub if someone will let me out of this box. Goodbye AAISAT it’s been special. twitter.com/MattStrevens1/…

— Matt Strevens (@MattStrevens1) March 1, 2013

Let’s hope he’s out in time to see this fascinating drama aired. All the signs point to this being a very special broadcast indeed. Can’t wait!

(With details from Doctor Who News)