The Time-Space Randomiser has been updated with some extra features. Here is a full list of what it can do, and plans for the future!
The Time-Space Randomiser is a tool on the website that lets you easily find a completely random story, which can help you if you’re stuck deciding what to watch/read/listen!
It now has even more great features based on your own collection which makes it truly personal. There are other randomisers out there on the internet but this is the only one which is truly personalised!
How to use the filters
Here are the filters you can use:
Media
Filter by different media types - Television, Books, Audio, etc!
Range
Filter by the different Ranges on the site
Year
You can filter by pre-2005 (“Classic Who”) or post-2005 (“New Who”).
Skipped
You can tick this box to ignore skipped stories - Stories you have skipped will not be recommended.
There are more filters after clicking “more filter options”
Specific Doctor
Filter to only get results featuring a specific Doctor.
Ticking more than one will find stories featuring either one or both.
Specific Villain
Filter to only get results featuring a specific Villain.
Ticking more than one will find stories featuring either one or both.
Specific Companion
Filter to only get results featuring a specific Companion.
Ticking more than one will find stories featuring either one or both.
Completed / Incomplete
You can filter to only show stories you have completed already, or only ones you have yet to complete.
Owned / Unowned (new!)
You can filter to only get results from stories that you have marked as “owned”, or only ones you do not own. Marking a story as “owned” can be done from the story page, or by marking a collectable that contains this story as “owned”.
Rated by me (new!)
You can filter the results by your own ratings, choosing to only get results that you have rated above or below a certain number.
Rated by the community
You can filter the results by the community ratings, choosing to only get results that they have rated above or below a certain number.
Famous Setting
Set the TARDIS to “Famous”! Only get results featuring Celebrity Historicals.
Available on iPlayer (UK)
Only show stories which are available on iPlayer.
Available on YouTube
Only show stories which have a YouTube link.
Available for Free
Only show stories which are available for free - this includes YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, web links, etc.
Other improvements
When you have done a search and got a random result, it now shows you the number of total results that it found - so you know how many other alternatives are possible by clicking again!
Future plans
We have more future plans for this feature, including saved searches (so you do not have to keep selecting the same options), and even more filters. Watch this space!
Please reply below with any ideas for more improvements to this tool!