For the 50th anniversary special, " The Day of the Doctor" (2013), another version was seen in the hands of John Hurt's War Doctor. The design was similar to the one used by Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor. This time the halo and bullet tip had been removed, replaced by a red light as well as a large red dial added to the base. Character Options released a version of this sonic screwdriver on 23 November 2013 at London's ExCel labelling it "The Other Doctor's Sonic". [9] It was established as a plot point in that episode that the sonic screwdrivers employed by various Doctor incarnations all use the same software, something the War Doctor exploited by running a calculation over a course of several centuries with the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors seeing the calculation completed through their models. It is also directly implied after the fact that the sonic screwdriver has actually been a part of every doctor's retinue, despite its disappearance for doctors six & seven; the Tenth Doctor says to the Gallifreyan high command, as all thirteen doctors are about to change history by saving the planet, that the calculations for doing what's about to be done have been "running all my lives." In addition, when combined, the screwdrivers of the War, Tenth, and Eleventh Doctor could create a sonic force field blast to repel and destroy a Dalek. When the Doctor handles the screwdriver, the clinking noises produced (when he throws and catches it) are created by repeating the motions with a corkscrew, the handles of which bump against the casing to produce the required noise. These noises are dubbed over the footage in post-production. As per Thread:133842, there is a sonic in the Doctor's possession by the time of his travels with Benny in the NAs. Info needs to be added from these sources, as well as numerous Big Finish audio dramas. In the original script for The Eleventh Hour, the Doctor referred to his screwdriver as "Level 4000" technology. When the Eleventh Doctor met the Tenth Doctor in England, 1562, upon the latter realising that the former was a future incarnation of himself, they both got out their sonic screwdrivers. The Eleventh Doctor immediately showed off how much bigger his was, to which the Tenth Doctor claimed that his future incarnation was compensating, remarking that " regeneration, it's a lottery." ( TV: The Day of the Doctor)

For the first time, the user could control the sonic telepathically by just thinking of a function, rather than having to input the required setting manually. It still didn’t work on wood, though! The TARDIS was kept busy creating replacement sonics, as the Eleventh Doctor lost or destroyed it in ever-more inventive ways – it was even eaten by a shark once! the eleventh doctor scans stonehenge in the pandorica opens. Sonic sunglasses! Overloading a light bulb, creating a blinding light, to act as a distraction to escape the Angels. ( TV: The Angels Take Manhattan)A replacement sonic used by the Tenth Doctor after overloading the former model. ( TV: Human Nature) Erasing alien encoding inside people's brains by having them don the glasses for a few minutes ("Before the Flood"). Using the power cell of the Harmony and Redemption to push its thrusters. ( TV: The Husbands of River Song)

Overloading/imploding a Cybermat; unfortunately wiping its memory in the process. ( TV: Closing Time)In contrast with Nathan-Turner's attitude that the sonic screwdriver should not be used as a cure-all, the new production team gave it even more functionality than previous versions. Some of the uses in the new series include: repairing electronic equipment; re-attaching materials such as barbed wire; detecting, intercepting and sending signals; remotely operating the TARDIS; burning, cutting, or igniting substances; fusing metal; scanning and identifying substances; amplifying or augmenting sound; modifying mobile phones to enable "universal roaming"; disabling alien disguises; resonating concrete; reversing teleportation of another entity. It is sometimes used to disassemble robotic enemies or turn other objects into weapons; healing cuts and wounds. In " The Parting of the Ways" (2005) and " Utopia" (2007), it is used to operate the TARDIS controls remotely; when the Doctor attempts to counteract the Master's theft of the TARDIS, it is used to limit the TARDIS' destination. In " Doomsday" (2006), the Doctor states that the sonic screwdriver does not kill, wound or maim; however, it is sometimes brandished in a threatening manner, such as in " The Christmas Invasion" (2005), " The Impossible Planet" (2006), " The Runaway Bride" (2006), " The Lazarus Experiment" (2007), " The Day of the Doctor" (2013), and The Infinite Quest (2007). In " World War Three" (2005), when confronted by a group of Slitheen, the Doctor threatens to "triplicate the flammability" of a bottle of port wine with the sonic screwdriver, though one of the Slitheen realises he is bluffing. In " Closing Time" (2011), ringed energy beams are seen emitted from the device, giving it a more weapon-like appearance, particularly when used to disable a weakened Cyberman at a distance. The Twelfth Doctor loses his sonic screwdriver to the creator of the Daleks, Davros, after lending it to him when he was a child. In the last episode of Series 9, the Doctor received a new sonic screwdriver from the TARDIS in place of the temporary sonic sunglasses. Best of all, though, was its ability to make free money pour out of cash machines! This model served the Tenth Doctor too, but when it was severely damaged soon after his regeneration, it was time for a major change!

The Second Doctor's slim penlight prop from The War Games has been identified as a EverReady model no. 1980 (1968-70 version). [2] The sonic screwdriver could transmit signals, ( TV: Evolution of the Daleks) tune into, create and control broadcast channels, ( TV: The Poison Sky, The Eleventh Hour) and re-establish connections, even over different time-frames. ( TV: The Girl in the Fireplace) It could also grant mobile phones the ability to call across time and space. ( TV: The End of the World, 42, etc.) The sonic screwdriver was capable of amplifying various forms of energy beams. ( TV: The Beast Below) It could also be used to amplify signals ( TV: The Time of Angels, PROSE: Let it Snow) and other sonic devices. ( TV: The Girl Who Waited) The sonic screwdriver was mainly used to amplify soundwaves and was occasionally used as a microphone. ( TV: A Christmas Carol, The God Complex) It could also create loud noises to draw attention or distract opponents. ( TV: The God Complex, A Town Called Mercy) The Twelfth Doctor also used it to create a field of localised gravity ( TV: In the Forest of the Night) and an acoustic corridor with a 50 foot range. ( TV: The Magician's Apprentice)

BONUS: Matt Smith shows off the Sonic Screwdriver TV Remote Control

Using the appropriate sonic frequency, the Fourth Doctor used the sonic screwdriver to return himself, Ernestina Stott and later, his scarf, to normal size. ( AUDIO: The Dead Shoes) In the animated title sequence of the first series of Totally Doctor Who, the Tenth Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to fire a blue burst of energy which blows off the hand of a Cyberman. In the Big Finish audio drama Pier Pressure, Evelyn Smythe mentions that although the Sixth Doctor didn't possess a sonic screwdriver, he fondly remembered it as his "door key". The Sixth Doctor uses his fingernails as a stand-in for the screwdriver as an escape method in The Nowhere Place. A toy of the Eleventh Doctor's version was seen in "Light Echoes", an edition of "The Sky at Night" broadcast on BBC4 on Wednesday 5th October 2010. The screwdriver was (jokingly) used to scan a part of the LOFAR radio telescope, then under construction in Chilbolton, Hampshire, UK.

Its seamless construction mimics that of The tenth Doctor’s own hero prop and the slide-to-extend action opens the Sonic Screwdriver with the most authentically satisfying operation. Press the slide mounted button for instant action in FX Mode, and access 10 different sonic buzzes, beeps and scanning sounds from the universe of Doctor Who. Doctor Who – The Other Doctors Sonic Screwdriver". forbiddenplanet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 . Retrieved 28 November 2013. Since the War Doctor's sonic screwdriver prop was created by modifying a toy replica, the toy version that was subsequently produced is screen accurate. Seemingly adding an extra layer of super-dense water vapour to keep the Ice Governess "trapped for the moment" ( TV: The Snowmen)

Frequently-asked questions

From time to time, the sonic screwdriver needed to be recharged. ( PROSE: The Monsters Inside, COMIC: Bizarre Zero) It was self-repairing and could send out a homing signal to any parts that had been separated. ( TV: A Christmas Carol) One account held that a sonic screwdriver was powered by a type of crystal that was similar to the Metebelis crystals. ( COMIC: The Forgotten) Romana II constructed her own sonic screwdriver, which was so impressive that the Doctor attempted to substitute his own with hers, but she noticed the switch. ( TV: The Horns of Nimon) Her version also included a silencer. ( AUDIO: Luna Romana) She later gave it to the Doctor. ( PROSE: Lungbarrow) Nonetheless, during the final term of her presidency, her third incarnation used a sonic screwdriver. ( AUDIO: Intervention Earth) Touching with the Fourth Doctor's sonic screwdriver to release enough temporal energy to force the door to the TARDIS to open. ( AUDIO: The Light at the End) 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. ( COMIC: The Day at the Doctors) Granting a football referee's glasses the ability to watch every football game in the galaxy. ( COMIC: Bow-ties for Goal Posts)