While one account showed him gaining it after he had found Gallifrey at the end of the universe, ( TV: Hell Bent) another account depicted him using it whilst travelling with Clara Oswald.

River Song told the Fourth Doctor that, though his current screwdriver was mostly just a screwdriver, he would later "go a bit crazy with the optional upgrades". Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. The screwdriver was damaged during the Battle of Mordeela, forcing the Doctor to use strips from his Time Lord collar to repair it, which he acknowledged was something of a “botched job”. AUDIO: The Great War) The Doctor had it in his possession as early on as his travels with Charley Pollard ( AUDIO: The Light at the End) after Mary Shelley destroyed the Doctor's earlier model to prevent Johan Drossel and Gramm from using it as a transmitter as part of a super-light transmitter to contact Mondas.If it receives no IR signal after five seconds, it will stop waiting for the IR code, the green tip will turn off and a gesture will have to be performed to make the Sonic ready to receive an IR code again. I know the placement of the battery compartment does kinda ruin the look if you're going for an inexpensive display piece, and the fact that the company still didn't make in flick-openable was kinda disappointing, but other than those issues what other "inaccuracies" exist on this version of the Sonic?

TV: The Beast Below) It could also remove dream crabs from victims by electrifying its nerve centres. I love it Im a crime scene tech and when ever I get to use it my co workers are like “here we go with the doctor who pen ! PROSE: GodEngine) The Eighth Doctor claimed that this screwdriver was a spare model that had "rolled under the TARDIS console and remained there" until the Seventh Doctor found it. The colour is a close match to the prop, but does not have the original lighter swirling pattern in it, due to the fact that this would block the infrared signal from passing through the tip. TV: The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar) During his youth, Davros studied the device, deducing its alien origins and modifying the output of its laser to act as a true weapon.

TV: Carnival of Monsters) However, the Fourth Doctor later modified it to also work on physical ones as well.

As you become more expert, you will find that very subtle gestures are possible and a very short discreet flick is all that is needed to get the Sonic to do what you want it to.

The Sixth Doctor's screwdriver could be used to disable a video camera indefinitely, ( PROSE: The Nightmare Fair) close and seal Dalek doors, ( AUDIO: The Ultimate Adventure) and repair the TARDIS control console. In Control or Quite Control Mode, a double press counts as another gesture and sends a remote control code if one is programmed on to the action. TV: The Big Bang, Amy's Choice, Let's Kill Hitler, Death in Heaven) The same version could also be activated using the Doctor's voice. It shared the same casing type as the screwdriver used by the Fourth Doctor, but had an extending diode head instead of an emitter head, and an additional piece added to the end of the handle that looked like a small red cap.