This multipurpose tool features numerous settings and can open most locks, detect all manner of deadly rays, read bio-signs and generate Sonic waves of great power. TV: Frontier in Space, The Android Invasion) With the screwdriver, the Doctor was also capable of creating sparks of flame, ( TV: Carnival of Monsters) cutting through objects, ( TV: Robot) melting artificial ivy ( TV: The Android Invasion) and creating loud noises. padlocks, ( TV: The Hungry Earth) vent gratings, ( TV: The Almost People, Time Heist), airlocks ( COMIC: Spirits of the Jungle) and restraints.

Note a noisy version of this function is accessed by pressing the button 3 times quickly, while in FX Mode, and holding down the third press. This Sonic Screwdriver is a motion sensitive device, designed to recognise 13 distinct and accurately performed gestures. 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”.Each time a gesture is performed correctly, the Sonic will send the infrared (IR) remote control code that is programmed onto that gesture and will make the standard sonic buzz. To start the rotation gesture, the Sonic is looking for a clean steady quarter turn so rotate the Sonic very slowly and smoothly one quarter-turn, keeping the tip steady. 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. When displaying the sonic on its stand, make sure that the stand is stable on a firm surface and out of reach of small children. Remember that you have three memory banks, so in total you have three push and three pull gestures to record codes on to.

Combine with Missy's sonic umbrella to successfully create a force field strong enough to delay a fully evolved Cybermen long enough for Bill's cybernetic energy blast and the Master's Laser screwdriver to disable it. TV: Snakedance) The Tenth Doctor also lightly mocked his past incarnation for going "hands-free" following this incident when their TARDISes accidentally collided. TV: The Big Bang) However, sonic screwdriver could not unlock deadlock seals, ( TV: The Time of Angels) primitive locks ( TV: The Day of the Doctor) or wooden doors. I know it's not as accurate as it would be if it were modded with magnets, like some RPF'ers have done, but I'd be too worried about ruining it by trying to modify it.Since this Twelfth Doctor’s Second Sonic Screwdriver appeared at the end of series 9, we have been inundated by fan requests to produce a toy replica as part of our toy range.

TV: Voyage of the Damned) It was also used to construct devices, even used as a component when necessary.This replica boasts a host of exciting features such as flick to extend, grip mounted button with press for action in FX Mode, Any-TV-Off, 12 authentic Sonic Whoniverse sounds, and it’s also a fully-functional gesture-based universal remote control. If no IR code has been programmed onto the gesture, the Sonic tip will flash but it will remain silent. It appeared to be a further upgraded version of the Eighth Doctor's first sonic screwdriver, which he kept strapped in a bandoleer on his chest. COMIC: The Halls of Sacrifice) These included time traces ( TV: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith) and forms of energy. It had a removable burgundy emitter head which the Doctor would change with others, each performing a different function.

A total of 13 different gestures and three separate memory banks enable this Sonic Screwdriver to learn up to 39 remote control functions.TV: The Sound of Drums) It could also be used to fix hairstyles in place, ( PROSE: Rose and the Snow Window) prevent Mirrorlings from emerging ( COMIC: Mirror Image) and illuminate people. TV: The Doctor Dances, COMIC: Operation Lock-up) It could increase the power of devices, such as torches. It was decided by the Doctor Who art department that the sonic would be finished with a spray paint.