Bedtime was the time in which one went to the bed in which they would sleep. Typically, it referred to when parents sent their children to bed. Traditionally, they would read a bedtime story to them whilst they were in bed, before they fell asleep. (TV: Forest of the Dead)

After being given a computer virus by the Doctor on 7 March 2006, Mickey Smith (TV: World War Three ^[+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).) wrote on his website that he thought the Doctor's behaviour was all "I'm the big bad wolf and it's way past your bedtime." (PROSE: Hoax This! ^[+]BBC webteam, Who is Doctor Who? (BBC, 2005).)