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In [[102]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[River Song]] used flaming torches while exploring [[Stonehenge|underhenge]]. ([[TV]]: | == History == | ||
In [[102]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[River Song]] used flaming torches while exploring [[Stonehenge|underhenge]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}}) In [[April]] [[1996]], Amelia Pond used a torch one night when she went outside to investigate a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|mysterious police box]] that crashed into her garden shed at [[Easter]] [[1996]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}}) She, the Doctor and [[River Song]] and a group of soldiers later used torches when confronting the [[Weeping Angel]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flesh and Stone (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[1963]], while exploring the [[76 Totter's Lane|junkyard]], [[Ian Chesterton]] used a torch, but he dropped it and lost it. ([[TV]]: | In [[1963]], while exploring the [[76 Totter's Lane|junkyard]], [[Ian Chesterton]] used a torch, but he dropped it and lost it. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}) | ||
In [[Amsterdam]] in [[January]] [[1983]], [[Colin Frazer]] used a torch while he and [[Robin Stuart]] made their way through [[Frankendael]]. ([[TV]]: | In [[Amsterdam]] in [[January]] [[1983]], [[Colin Frazer]] used a torch while he and [[Robin Stuart]] made their way through [[Frankendael]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (TV story)}}) | ||
In the [[2010s]], [[Kate Stewart]] had a torch [[app]] on her [[smart phone|mobile phone]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Invocation (audio story)}}) | |||
On [[27 July]] [[2012]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] carried the [[Olympic Torch]] when the original [[torchbearer]] fell and used it to light the [[Olympic Flame]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}}) He also used a torch when stranded with a group of people, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Midnight (TV story)}}) when facing the [[Vashta Nerada]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Silence in the Library (TV story)}}) and when walking through an underground entrance to a Cyber factory on [[Pete's World|an alternate earth]] with [[Angela Price (Rise of the Cybermen)|Mrs Moore]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Age of Steel (TV story)}}) | |||
The home of [[Peladon]]'s ruler was lit with torches. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Peladon (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Monster of Peladon (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], during a partial blackout due to a [[time override]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] asked [[Turlough]] to find electric torches, eventually used by them. ([[TV]]: ' | On [[Desperus]] in [[4000]], [[Bors (The Daleks' Master Plan)|Bors]], [[Garge]] and [[Kirksen]] used torches to investigate the landing of the [[Spar]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|namedep=Devil's Planet (3)}}) | ||
In [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], during a partial blackout due to a [[time override]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] asked [[Turlough]] to find electric torches, eventually used by them. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Enlightenment (TV story)}}) | |||
From the [[Eighth Doctor]] onwards, [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] could function as a torch. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Sword of Orion (audio story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}, {{cs|Closing Time (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}, {{cs|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)}}, {{cs|Thin Ice (TV story)}}, {{cs|Oxygen (TV story)}}) | |||
When [[Davros]] and [[Elwyn (Dal)|Elwyn]] were rowing across the [[Drammankin Lake|Lake of Mutations]], Davros used the sonic screwdriver to light their way, attracting a tentacled mutation. Davros chased it off using the sonic screwdriver's upgraded [[laser]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last of the Dals (short story)}}) | |||
The [[Thal]]s referred to torches as "firelights". Fifty [[cycle]]s after the [[Thal-Dalek battle]], two parties that had entered the ruined [[Dalek City]] used their torches to navigate the now darkened corridors. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Return to Skaro (audio story)}}) | |||
When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] trekked through the ruins of [[Trenzalore]], the Doctor helped himself to a torch to light their way through the [[catacomb]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Devices]] | [[Category:Devices]] | ||
[[Category:Fire]] | [[Category:Fire]] | ||
[[Category:Light sources]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:03, 2 April 2024
A torch was a light source.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 102, the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and River Song used flaming torches while exploring underhenge. (TV: The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"]) In April 1996, Amelia Pond used a torch one night when she went outside to investigate a mysterious police box that crashed into her garden shed at Easter 1996. (TV: The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"]) She, the Doctor and River Song and a group of soldiers later used torches when confronting the Weeping Angels. (TV: Flesh and Stone [+]Loading...["Flesh and Stone (TV story)"])
In 1963, while exploring the junkyard, Ian Chesterton used a torch, but he dropped it and lost it. (TV: "An Unearthly Child" [+]Part of An Unearthly Child, Loading...{"namedep":"An Unearthly Child (1)","1":"An Unearthly Child (TV story)"})
In Amsterdam in January 1983, Colin Frazer used a torch while he and Robin Stuart made their way through Frankendael. (TV: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"])
In the 2010s, Kate Stewart had a torch app on her mobile phone. (AUDIO: Invocation [+]Loading...["Invocation (audio story)"])
On 27 July 2012, the Tenth Doctor carried the Olympic Torch when the original torchbearer fell and used it to light the Olympic Flame. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"]) He also used a torch when stranded with a group of people, (TV: Midnight [+]Loading...["Midnight (TV story)"]) when facing the Vashta Nerada, (TV: Silence in the Library [+]Loading...["Silence in the Library (TV story)"]) and when walking through an underground entrance to a Cyber factory on an alternate earth with Mrs Moore. (TV: The Age of Steel [+]Loading...["The Age of Steel (TV story)"])
The home of Peladon's ruler was lit with torches. (TV: The Curse of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Curse of Peladon (TV story)"], The Monster of Peladon [+]Loading...["The Monster of Peladon (TV story)"])
On Desperus in 4000, Bors, Garge and Kirksen used torches to investigate the landing of the Spar. (TV: "Devil's Planet" [+]Part of The Daleks' Master Plan, Loading...{"namedep":"Devil's Planet (3)","1":"The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"})
In the TARDIS, during a partial blackout due to a time override, the Fifth Doctor asked Turlough to find electric torches, eventually used by them. (TV: Enlightenment [+]Loading...["Enlightenment (TV story)"])
From the Eighth Doctor onwards, the Doctor's sonic screwdriver could function as a torch. (AUDIO: Sword of Orion [+]Loading...["Sword of Orion (audio story)"], TV: The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"], Closing Time [+]Loading...["Closing Time (TV story)"], The Angels Take Manhattan [+]Loading...["The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)"], Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)"], Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"], Oxygen [+]Loading...["Oxygen (TV story)"])
When Davros and Elwyn were rowing across the Lake of Mutations, Davros used the sonic screwdriver to light their way, attracting a tentacled mutation. Davros chased it off using the sonic screwdriver's upgraded laser. (PROSE: The Last of the Dals [+]Loading...["The Last of the Dals (short story)"])
The Thals referred to torches as "firelights". Fifty cycles after the Thal-Dalek battle, two parties that had entered the ruined Dalek City used their torches to navigate the now darkened corridors. (AUDIO: Return to Skaro [+]Loading...["Return to Skaro (audio story)"])
When the Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald trekked through the ruins of Trenzalore, the Doctor helped himself to a torch to light their way through the catacombs. (TV: The Name of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Name of the Doctor (TV story)"])
