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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 | '''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, flip-flopped on whether they kept an umbrella stand in the [[TARDIS control room|console room]] of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
== | == History == | ||
=== Second Doctor === | === Use by the Doctor === | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] carried an umbrella on the [[ | ==== 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]]'') | |||
In [[November]] [[1688]], he used an umbrella to shield himself from the rain in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | |||
The | ==== Third Doctor ==== | ||
The Third Doctor was in possession of an umbrella with a question mark handle. He used it to shelter himself and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] from the rain after landing in [[Fetchborough]] in the [[far future]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The House That Hoxx Built (audio story)|The House That Hoxx Built]]'') | |||
=== | ==== Fourth Doctor ==== | ||
While visiting [[Derbyshire]] in [[1979]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] warned [[Leela]] that she would need an umbrella. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'') | |||
The Doctor used an umbrella to protect against the rain on the dark side of a planet in [[E-Space]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Chase the Night (audio story)|Chase the Night]]'') | |||
The | |||
After his regeneration stabilised the Doctor generally continued to | 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 ==== | |||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] occasionally carried a bright, multi-coloured umbrella. He took it with him on a relaxing lakeside fishing trip with Peri ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') and whilst exploring [[Ravolox]], where he used it in an attempt to protect himself from being [[stoning|stoned]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') He 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 Doctor took an umbrella with him to [[Veludia]], but he lost it to the [[wind]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Maelstrom (audio story)|Maelstrom]]'') | |||
==== 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 (short story)|The Useful Pile]]'') | |||
After his regeneration stabilised, the Doctor generally continued to carry 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 (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') This umbrella was damaged during the Doctor's visit to the [[Warehouse (The Warehouse)|Warehouse]] and he acquired a new one there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Warehouse (audio story)|The Warehouse]]'', ''[[A Life of Crime (audio story)|A Life of Crime]]'') It had an elaborate handle in the shape of a large red [[question mark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|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 (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') | On the [[planet]] [[Svartos]], the Doctor saved himself from slipping off a sheer ice cliff by hanging from his umbrella. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') | ||
The Doctor was known to measure objects with his umbrella. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | The Doctor was known to measure objects with his umbrella. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|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 (comic story)|Planet of the Dead]] | 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 (comic story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]'') | ||
[[File:Seven Umbrella Restorative.jpg|thumb|The [[Seventh Doctor]] uncaps his umbrella's handle to reveal a secret medicine-bearing compartment. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'')]] | |||
A secret compartment in the Doctor's umbrella concealed a vial of [[Gallifrey]]an restorative. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'') | A secret compartment in the Doctor's umbrella concealed a vial of [[Gallifrey]]an restorative. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'') | ||
When not in use, the Seventh Doctor's umbrella could often be seen resting on the [[hatstand]] in the [[TARDIS console room]]. | The Doctor's umbrella was split in half by a closing door while on [[Belial (moon)|Belial]]; he quickly replaced it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|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 (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'', etc.) | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] gave this umbrella to [[Bernice Summerfield]] after their first adventure together, saying that she would need it due to the [[rain]] at [[St Oscar's University]] on [[Dellah]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|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 (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 (novel)|The Slow Empire]]'') | |||
==== Ninth Doctor ==== | |||
The [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|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. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Scream of the Shalka (webcast)}}) | |||
==== 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)|)]] | |||
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 ==== | |||
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]]'') | |||
He cryptically gave [[Clara Oswin Oswald]] an umbrella, which she [[deduce]]d was to be used to pull down the [[TARDIS exterior staircase]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'') | |||
The Doctor made uses of umbrellas on the [[Planet of the Rain Gods]] and also whilst travelling to and fro between [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and [[Caliburn House]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]'', ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'') | |||
Whilst wandering the TARDIS corridors, [[Clara Oswald]] 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 ==== | |||
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 [[ | === Use by the Master === | ||
[[File:Sonic umbrella.jpg|thumb|[[Missy]]'s [[sonic umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')]] | |||
{{Delgado|c}} carried a black umbrella to [[22 November]], [[1963]] when he interfered in the [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]]. 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 [[Who Killed Kennedy|his account]], Stevens noted the gesture had been "bizarre". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | |||
[[Missy]] 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|c}} later encountered by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] had "gone classic" and was once more using a [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | |||
=== Use by other Time Lords === | |||
[[Irving Braxiatel]] sometimes carried an umbrella. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'') | |||
=== | === Use among humans === | ||
[[Tegan Jovanka]] considered buying a question-mark umbrella as a [[Christmas]] present for the Fifth Doctor, but she thought that it looked "a bit naff". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Last Minute Shopping (short story)|Last Minute Shopping]]'') | |||
[[Charlie (Call to Arms)|Charlie]] left his umbrella behind at the [[White Hart (Scafell)|White Hart]] after a [[UNIT]] reunion. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Call to Arms (audio story)|Call to Arms]]'') | |||
Clara owned an umbrella, but found the Eleventh Doctor didn't have an umbrella stand in his control room. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'') | |||
[[Bill Potts]] grabbed an umbrella in preparation to use as a weapon against what she thought was an intruder in her bathroom. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'') | |||
[[George Ratcliffe]], leader of [[the Association]], held a black umbrella when helping the [[Renegade Dalek|Renegade Daleks]] during the [[Shoreditch Incident|Hand of Omega Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | |||
[[Mercy Hartigan]] used an umbrella to protect herself from the snow when setting up [[Scoones|Mr Scoones]], [[Cole (The Next Doctor)|Mr Cole]], [[Fetch (The Next Doctor)|Mr Fetch]] and [[Milligan|Mr Milligan]] for [[Cybusman|Cybus Cybermen]] during the [[1851 incident|1851 Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* 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 to protect the costume from rain. Merchandisers who used these photographs for reference subsequently included the umbrella with the costume. | |||
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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, flip-flopped on whether they kept an umbrella stand in the console room of the TARDIS.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Use by the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
Second Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
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)
Third Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Third Doctor was in possession of an umbrella with a question mark handle. He used it to shelter himself and Sarah Jane Smith from the rain after landing in Fetchborough in the far future. (AUDIO: The House That Hoxx Built)
Fourth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
While visiting Derbyshire in 1979, the Fourth Doctor warned Leela that she would need an umbrella. (AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm)
The Doctor used an umbrella to protect against the rain on the dark side of a planet in E-Space. (AUDIO: Chase the Night)
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[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Sixth Doctor occasionally carried a bright, multi-coloured umbrella. He took it with him on a relaxing lakeside fishing trip with Peri (TV: The Two Doctors) and whilst exploring Ravolox, where he used it in an attempt to protect himself from being stoned. (TV: The Mysterious Planet) He had it with him when he crash-landed on Lakertya and regenerated. (TV: Time and the Rani)
The Doctor took an umbrella with him to Veludia, but he lost it to the wind. (AUDIO: Maelstrom)
Seventh Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
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 carry 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 this umbrella to Bernice Summerfield after their first adventure together, saying that she would need it due to the rain at St Oscar's University on Dellah. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
Eighth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
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)
Ninth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
The 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. (WC: Scream of the Shalka [+]Loading...["Scream of the Shalka (webcast)"])
Tenth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
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[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor compared the patchwork people Auntie and Uncle to his old umbrella. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
He cryptically gave Clara Oswin Oswald an umbrella, which she deduced was to be used to pull down the TARDIS exterior 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 Oswald came across a storage area and found the Seventh Doctor's whangee handled umbrella. (TV: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS)
Twelfth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
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[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Master carried a black umbrella to 22 November, 1963 when he interfered in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. 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 Thirteenth Doctor had "gone classic" and was once more using a Tissue Compression Eliminator. (TV: Spyfall)
Use by other Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]
Irving Braxiatel sometimes carried an umbrella. (PROSE: Twilight of the Gods)
Use among humans[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tegan Jovanka considered buying a question-mark umbrella as a Christmas present for the Fifth Doctor, but she thought that it looked "a bit naff". (PROSE: Last Minute Shopping)
Charlie left his umbrella behind at the White Hart after a UNIT reunion. (AUDIO: Call to Arms)
Clara owned an umbrella, but found the Eleventh Doctor didn't have an umbrella stand in his control room. (TV: Hide)
Bill Potts grabbed an umbrella in preparation to use as a weapon against what she thought was an intruder in her bathroom. (TV: The Pilot)
George Ratcliffe, leader of the Association, held a black umbrella when helping the Renegade Daleks during the Hand of Omega Incident. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
Mercy Hartigan used an umbrella to protect herself from the snow when setting up Mr Scoones, Mr Cole, Mr Fetch and Mr Milligan for Cybus Cybermen during the 1851 Incident. (TV: The Next Doctor)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 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 to protect the costume from rain. Merchandisers who used these photographs for reference subsequently included the umbrella with the costume.
