TV: The Ribos Operation) According to the Third Doctor, it, for a time, only worked on electronic locks. AUDIO: The Unknown) Once, while suffering from amnesia, the Eighth Doctor was able to operate this sonic screwdriver on instinct.

This ranged from apples and locks of hair ( TV: Robot of Sherwood) to chemical solutions ( TV: Death is the Only Answer) and cracks in time and space. TV: The Christmas Invasion) The War Doctor claimed that it was a scientific instrument rather than a water pistol, ( TV: The Day of the Doctor) or indeed a magic wand. The sonic screwdriver could interact with a variety of locks, including those for caskets, ( TV: Doctor Who) doors, ( TV: The Night of the Doctor) security gates, ( AUDIO: Nightshade) and bank vaults. AUDIO: Sword of Orion) The Doctor claimed that he made this version of the sonic screwdriver to do more than open doors and blow up land mines.This Sonic Screwdriver is a motion sensitive device, designed to recognise 13 distinct and accurately performed gestures. To lock the Sonic Screwdriver, press the button four times quickly and enter any three digit Lock Code at the spoken prompt. Three quick presses of the Sonic button in Programming Mode will cycle between its three memory banks (A,B,C) allowing storage of up to three different sets of 13 IR remote control codes.

This one was far simpler in appearance than the last screwdriver with a simple steel body made from melted spoons, and a crystal on the tip that glowed amber while in use, taken from a Stenza transport chamber. Prior to formally acquiring it, the Doctor first used this model of the screwdriver during his degeneration crisis in the Time War when he shifted forward in his timestream to his appearance as the Tenth Doctor, alongside his garments and possessions. Enter Programming Mode by making two short button presses quickly followed by a long button press (holding the button down for three seconds), while in Practice, Control or Quiet Control Mode.TV: Hell Bent) He continued to use his sonic sunglasses as well, thus giving him two choices of sonic instruments. Scanning Starship UK's engine room to determine that there was no actual engine powering the spaceship.