that the novels and audios take place in separate continuities. Most of the 45th anniversary comic book series The Forgotten takes place inside the TARDIS Matrix, where the TARDIS takes the form of various companions to help the Doctor after he is attacked by a mind parasite. In the later stories "Hypothetical Gentlemen" & "Sky Jacks", it is shown the matrix has developed sentience as a result of the death of every Time Lord on Gallifrey. The stories concern its attempts to return to reality via a machine at The Great Exhibition and the TARDIS. Doctor Who devices Fictional computers Virtual reality in fiction