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'''Umbrellas''' offered hand-held shelter against the [[rain]] or [[snow]]. They were particularly associated with rainy climates on [[Earth]], such as was found in the [[United Kingdom]]. [[The Doctor]] had several umbrellas over the course of their various incarnations. | '''Umbrellas''' offered hand-held shelter against the [[rain]] or [[snow]]. They were particularly associated with rainy climates on [[Earth]], such as was found in the [[United Kingdom]]. [[The Doctor]] had several umbrellas over the course of their various incarnations, and, accordingly, flipped-flopped on whether they kept an umbrella stand in the [[TARDIS control room|console room]] of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
== History == | |||
== | === Use by the Doctor === | ||
=== Second Doctor === | ==== Second Doctor ==== | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] carried an umbrella on the [[Planet (The Krotons)|Gond planet]] because of the "twin suns. It's probably hot." Then he used it as defence against vaporisation — which resulted in the umbrella being ruined. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'') | The [[Second Doctor]] carried an umbrella on the [[Planet (The Krotons)|Gond planet]] because of the "twin suns. It's probably hot." Then he used it as defence against vaporisation — which resulted in the umbrella being ruined. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'') | ||
In [[November]] [[1688]], he used an umbrella to shield himself from the rain in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | In [[November]] [[1688]], he used an umbrella to shield himself from the rain in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | ||
=== Fourth Doctor === | ==== Fourth Doctor ==== | ||
While visiting [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] warned [[Leela]] that she would need an umbrella. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm]]'') | While visiting [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] warned [[Leela]] that she would need an umbrella. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm]]'') | ||
The Fourth Doctor occasionally kept a multi-coloured umbrella in his [[console room]]'s [[hatstand]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | The Fourth Doctor occasionally kept a multi-coloured umbrella in his [[console room]]'s [[hatstand]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'', ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
=== Sixth Doctor === | ==== Sixth Doctor ==== | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] was known to occasionally carry a bright, multi-coloured umbrella. He brought it with him on a relaxing lakeside fishing trip. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') He also used it at least once as protection, while about to be stoned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') He last had it with him when he crash-landed on [[Lakertya]] and [[regenerate]]d. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] was known to occasionally carry a bright, multi-coloured umbrella. He brought it with him on a relaxing lakeside fishing trip. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') He also used it at least once as protection, while about to be stoned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') He last had it with him when he crash-landed on [[Lakertya]] and [[regenerate]]d. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | ||
=== Seventh Doctor === | ==== Seventh Doctor ==== | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] initially carried his previous incarnation's multi-coloured umbrella, at one point clumsily brandishing it as a weapon against {{O'Mara}}. He left it behind upon choosing his new outfit. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') Neglecting to retrieve it from [[the Rani's TARDIS]] after the events on [[Lakertya]], he later realised that he had lost possession of it. Fortunately, the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] provided him with a suitable replacement. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Useful Pile]]'') | The [[Seventh Doctor]] initially carried his previous incarnation's multi-coloured umbrella, at one point clumsily brandishing it as a weapon against {{O'Mara}}. He left it behind upon choosing his new outfit. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') Neglecting to retrieve it from [[the Rani's TARDIS]] after the events on [[Lakertya]], he later realised that he had lost possession of it. Fortunately, the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] provided him with a suitable replacement. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Useful Pile]]'') | ||
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The [[Eighth Doctor]] gave [[Bernice Summerfield]] this umbrella, when they met each other after he regenerated. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] gave [[Bernice Summerfield]] this umbrella, when they met each other after he regenerated. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | ||
=== Eighth Doctor === | ==== Eighth Doctor ==== | ||
According to [[Alan Turing]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] carried a yellow and white umbrella with what Turing called a "very fine" [[maple]]-wood handle shaped like a [[duck]]'s head. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') | According to [[Alan Turing]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] carried a yellow and white umbrella with what Turing called a "very fine" [[maple]]-wood handle shaped like a [[duck]]'s head. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') | ||
The Doctor found in the TARDIS a yellow umbrella with a question mark handle which contained a concealed sword blade. He claimed it had never been drawn, but was unsure if it was actually his. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Slow Empire]]'') | The Doctor found in the TARDIS a yellow umbrella with a question mark handle which contained a concealed sword blade. He claimed it had never been drawn, but was unsure if it was actually his. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Slow Empire]]'') | ||
=== Tenth Doctor === | ==== Tenth Doctor ==== | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a yellow umbrella to defeat [[Glutonoid]] on [[Phijax IV]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glutonoid Menace (comic story)|The Glutonoid Menace]]''[[The Glutonoid Menace (comic story)|)]] | The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a yellow umbrella to defeat [[Glutonoid]] on [[Phijax IV]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glutonoid Menace (comic story)|The Glutonoid Menace]]''[[The Glutonoid Menace (comic story)|)]] | ||
While the Tenth Doctor did not typically carry an umbrella, he appeared to make extensive use of the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s multi-coloured version while on rainy [[Grått]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Whispering Gallery (comic story)|The Whispering Gallery]]'') | While the Tenth Doctor did not typically carry an umbrella, he appeared to make extensive use of the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s multi-coloured version while on rainy [[Grått]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Whispering Gallery (comic story)|The Whispering Gallery]]'') | ||
=== Eleventh Doctor === | ==== Eleventh Doctor ==== | ||
The Doctor compared the patchwork people [[Auntie (The Doctor's Wife)|Auntie]] and [[Uncle (The Doctor's Wife)|Uncle]] to his old umbrella. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | The Doctor compared the patchwork people [[Auntie (The Doctor's Wife)|Auntie]] and [[Uncle (The Doctor's Wife)|Uncle]] to his old umbrella. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
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Whilst wandering the TARDIS corridors, Clara came across a storage area and found the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s {{w|whangee}} handled umbrella. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'') | Whilst wandering the TARDIS corridors, Clara came across a storage area and found the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s {{w|whangee}} handled umbrella. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'') | ||
=== Twelfth Doctor === | ==== Twelfth Doctor ==== | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] used a shield umbrella with Vulkanite to protect himself from the fires of [[Hyperion (species)|Hyperion]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hyperion Empire (comic story)|The Hyperion Empire]]'') | The [[Twelfth Doctor]] used a shield umbrella with Vulkanite to protect himself from the fires of [[Hyperion (species)|Hyperion]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hyperion Empire (comic story)|The Hyperion Empire]]'') | ||
== | === Use by the Master === | ||
[[File:Sonic umbrella.jpg|thumb|{{Gomez}}'s [[sonic umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')]] | [[File:Sonic umbrella.jpg|thumb|{{Gomez}}'s [[sonic umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')]] | ||
{{ | {{Delgado}} carried a black umbrella to [[22 November]], [[1963]] when he interfered in the [[Kennedy assassination]]. He was holding it up, heedless of the the day being sunny, when he told investigator [[James Stevens]] he had to choose between endangering the fabric of history, or fulfilling the correct path of destiny by killing [[John F. Kennedy]] himself. In his [[Who Killed Kennedy|account]], Stevens noted the gesture had been "bizarre". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
{{Gomez}} owned and made use of a black umbrella ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') that was actually a [[sonic umbrella]] equivalent to the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] and Missy's {{Simm|n= previous incarnation}}'s [[laser screwdriver]]. She was carrying the black umbrella when she was stabbed in the back by her past self, and seemingly permanently killed, on the [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') {{Dhawan}} later encountered by the [[Thirteenth Doctor|next incarnation]] of the Doctor had "gone classic" and was once more using a [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] as his gizmo of choice. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | |||
=== Use among humans === | |||
Clara owned an umbrella, but found the Eleventh Doctor didn't have an umbrella stand in his control room. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'', [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|an alternative Ninth Doctor]] kept a plain black umbrella in an umbrella stand, which [[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|the Master]] had a habit of leaving in the TARDIS's [[zeppelin]] hangar. | * In the webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'', [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|an alternative Ninth Doctor]] kept a plain black umbrella in an umbrella stand, which [[The Master (Scream of the Shalka)|the Master]] had a habit of leaving in the TARDIS's [[zeppelin]] hangar. | ||
* The Sixth Doctor's multi-coloured umbrella was an unplanned extra, which was hastily provided on the day of [[Colin Baker]]'s first photocall as the Doctor in order to protect the costume from rain. Merchandisers who used these photographs for reference subsequently included the umbrella with the costume. | * The Sixth Doctor's multi-coloured umbrella was an unplanned extra, which was hastily provided on the day of [[Colin Baker]]'s first photocall as the Doctor in order to protect the costume from rain. Merchandisers who used these photographs for reference subsequently included the umbrella with the costume. | ||
[[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | [[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | ||
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Umbrellas offered hand-held shelter against the rain or snow. They were particularly associated with rainy climates on Earth, such as was found in the United Kingdom. The Doctor had several umbrellas over the course of their various incarnations, and, accordingly, flipped-flopped on whether they kept an umbrella stand in the console room of the TARDIS.
History
Use by the Doctor
Second Doctor
The Second Doctor carried an umbrella on the Gond planet because of the "twin suns. It's probably hot." Then he used it as defence against vaporisation — which resulted in the umbrella being ruined. (TV: The Krotons)
In November 1688, he used an umbrella to shield himself from the rain in London. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)
Fourth Doctor
While visiting Derbyshire in 1979, the Fourth Doctor warned Leela that she would need an umbrella. (AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm)
The Fourth Doctor occasionally kept a multi-coloured umbrella in his console room's hatstand. (TV: The Stones of Blood, Destiny of the Daleks)
Sixth Doctor
The Sixth Doctor was known to occasionally carry a bright, multi-coloured umbrella. He brought it with him on a relaxing lakeside fishing trip. (TV: The Two Doctors) He also used it at least once as protection, while about to be stoned. (TV: The Mysterious Planet) He last had it with him when he crash-landed on Lakertya and regenerated. (TV: Time and the Rani)
Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor initially carried his previous incarnation's multi-coloured umbrella, at one point clumsily brandishing it as a weapon against the the Rani. He left it behind upon choosing his new outfit. (TV: Time and the Rani) Neglecting to retrieve it from the Rani's TARDIS after the events on Lakertya, he later realised that he had lost possession of it. Fortunately, the TARDIS wardrobe provided him with a suitable replacement. (PROSE: The Useful Pile)
After his regeneration stabilised, the Doctor generally continued to carried an umbrella as part of his day-to-day outfit, whether the occasion called for it or not. He initially carried a black umbrella with a whangee handle. (TV: Time and the Rani, Paradise Towers) This umbrella was damaged during the Doctor's visit to the Warehouse and he acquired a new one there. (AUDIO: The Warehouse, A Life of Crime) It had an elaborate handle in the shape of a large red question mark. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)
On the planet Svartos, the Doctor saved himself from slipping off a sheer ice cliff by hanging from his umbrella. (TV: Dragonfire)
The Doctor was known to measure objects with his umbrella. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
The question-mark umbrella handle was known to split in half and unfold into a seat, allowing the Doctor to plant the umbrella into the ground and use it as a makeshift stool. (COMIC: Planet of the Dead, PROSE: Storm Harvest)
A secret compartment in the Doctor's umbrella concealed a vial of Gallifreyan restorative. (COMIC: The Forgotten)
The Doctor's umbrella was split in half by a closing door while on Belial; he quickly replaced it. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising)
When not in use, the Seventh Doctor's umbrella could often be seen resting on the hatstand in the TARDIS console room. (TV: Paradise Towers, etc.)
The Eighth Doctor gave Bernice Summerfield this umbrella, when they met each other after he regenerated. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
Eighth Doctor
According to Alan Turing, the Eighth Doctor carried a yellow and white umbrella with what Turing called a "very fine" maple-wood handle shaped like a duck's head. (PROSE: The Turing Test)
The Doctor found in the TARDIS a yellow umbrella with a question mark handle which contained a concealed sword blade. He claimed it had never been drawn, but was unsure if it was actually his. (PROSE: The Slow Empire)
Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor used a yellow umbrella to defeat Glutonoid on Phijax IV. (COMIC: The Glutonoid Menace)
While the Tenth Doctor did not typically carry an umbrella, he appeared to make extensive use of the Sixth Doctor's multi-coloured version while on rainy Grått. (COMIC: The Whispering Gallery)
Eleventh Doctor
The Doctor compared the patchwork people Auntie and Uncle to his old umbrella. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
He cryptically gave Clara Oswald an umbrella, which she deduced was to be used to pull down the TARDIS staircase. (TV: The Snowmen)
The Doctor made uses of umbrellas on the Planet of the Rain Gods and also whilst travelling to and fro between the TARDIS and Caliburn House. (TV: Rain Gods, Hide)
Whilst wandering the TARDIS corridors, Clara came across a storage area and found the Seventh Doctor's whangee handled umbrella. (TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)
Twelfth Doctor
The Twelfth Doctor used a shield umbrella with Vulkanite to protect himself from the fires of Hyperion. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire)
Use by the Master
the Master carried a black umbrella to 22 November, 1963 when he interfered in the Kennedy assassination. He was holding it up, heedless of the the day being sunny, when he told investigator James Stevens he had to choose between endangering the fabric of history, or fulfilling the correct path of destiny by killing John F. Kennedy himself. In his account, Stevens noted the gesture had been "bizarre". (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
Missy owned and made use of a black umbrella (TV: World Enough and Time) that was actually a sonic umbrella equivalent to the Twelfth Doctor's sonic screwdriver and Missy's previous incarnation's laser screwdriver. She was carrying the black umbrella when she was stabbed in the back by her past self, and seemingly permanently killed, on the colony ship. (TV: The Doctor Falls) the Spy Master later encountered by the next incarnation of the Doctor had "gone classic" and was once more using a Tissue Compression Eliminator as his gizmo of choice. (TV: Spyfall)
Use among humans
Clara owned an umbrella, but found the Eleventh Doctor didn't have an umbrella stand in his control room. (TV: Hide)
Behind the scenes
- In the webcast Scream of the Shalka, an alternative Ninth Doctor kept a plain black umbrella in an umbrella stand, which the Master had a habit of leaving in the TARDIS's zeppelin hangar.
- The Sixth Doctor's multi-coloured umbrella was an unplanned extra, which was hastily provided on the day of Colin Baker's first photocall as the Doctor in order to protect the costume from rain. Merchandisers who used these photographs for reference subsequently included the umbrella with the costume.
