It’s no secret that The Day of the Doctor had a bit of a shaky development, due to Christopher Eccleston refusing to return as the Ninth Doctor ... was echoed by his sonic, which was essentially ...

starting in 2005 with the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston). Now, five incarnations and roughly four screwdriver designs later, the 14th Doctor (David Tennant) has a new sonic screwdriver.

The Ninth Doctor’s comment that the paper “saves ... While the Doctor is mostly known for his sonic screwdriver, the psychic paper is a tool that is just as important to his time-traveling ...

A new incarnation of the Doctor—even if they have a very familiar face—means, inevitably, a new sonic screwdriver for them to wave about the place with reckless Time Lord abandon.

Doctor Who: Is That a Sonic Screwdriver in Your Pocket Or…? This makes sense of Doctor Who. The Doctor is the archetype of the friendly wizard, so the sonic screwdriver is their magic wand.

The first sonic screwdriver appeared in 1968’s Fury ... where we get to see it has a collapsible casing, much like the Ninth and Tenth Doctor’s. With that in mind, we think this version ...