TV: A Christmas Carol) When Captain Jack Harkness asked the Ninth Doctor, "Who looks at a screwdriver and thinks 'Ooh, this could be a little more sonic'? In the "Series Three concept Artwork Gallery", [1] [2] when referring to the burnt out sonic screwdriver, Peter McKinstry says "the green crystal structure visible under the shattered dome refers back to the TARDIS console crystal. The sonic pen took the form of a sleek, black and silver fountain pen with a blue light at the top and was made into a toy version which was paired with the sonic screwdriver. In " The Parting of the Ways", the Doctor mentions that when Emergency Program One was activated, the sonic screwdriver would receive a signal from the TARDIS. The design of the prop was meant to imply that the Master constructed it on Earth, and it was deliberately made larger than the Doctor's sonic screwdriver.

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They originally used a basic model in their first ( PROSE: Venusian Lullaby) and second incarnations, ( TV: Fury from the Deep) before upgrading in their third. These replicas were handmade by original prop-maker Nick Robatto, and have now sold out permanently.Like the TARDIS, it has become one of the icons of the programme, and spin-off media such as The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood have replicated its functions in devices such as the sonic lipstick, sonic blaster, sonic probe, sonic modulator and sonic cane. In fact, the Seventh Doctor claimed to have filed a patent on the technology, ( AUDIO: The Unknown) and to have copyright on the design. And so to painting the individual parts, all were airbrushed in their appropriate base colour and then weathered/highlighted to give that used look. The device resurfaces in " Silence in the Library" and " Forest of the Dead", now wielded by River Song. There are 80 combinations in which to construct the Sonic Screwdriver, allowing you to personalise it according to the purpose you want it to serve.

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During the Second Doctor's tenure, it functioned much as its name implied—using sonic waves to dismantle equipment or to bypass locks.Early versions of their sonic screwdriver were used mainly for the picking of locks and for projecting sound so as to, for example, detonate objects and fry circuitry. Though initially saddened at the loss of the screwdriver, the Doctor obtains a new one at the conclusion of the episode. The Wand Company and BBC Worldwide Unveil The Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control". Like the Doctor's screwdriver and Sarah Jane's lipstick, the Master's laser screwdriver was also created as a children's toy with sound effects. It is also capable of detecting, amplifying and controlling certain energies, sound, signals, frequencies, and waves, allowing the Doctor to intercept a teleporting individual and send them where he chooses, scan and identify matter, send out communications, enhance sounds, signals and frequencies, and acting as a catalyst or conduit for energies.