Silver (colour)
Silver was a grey colour.(PROSE: Dead Time [+]Loading...["Dead Time (short story)"], TV: The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"])
The War Lord described the Second Doctor as having a "silver tongue, just like your friend the War Chief". (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"])
Shillings were silver. (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"])
The self-replicating robot's progression through Zazz was like a silver tide of machines. (COMIC: The Gift [+]Loading...["The Gift (comic story)"])
On Susan Foreman's home planet, there were trees with silver leaves. (TV: The Sensorites [+]Loading...["The Sensorites (TV story)"], PROSE: The Sensorites [+]Loading...["The Sensorites (novelisation)"]) The Tenth Doctor later mentioned that Gallifrey had trees with silver leaves. (TV: Gridlock [+]Loading...["Gridlock (TV story)"])
Astronomical objects
Susan Foreman suggested that the metal seas of Venus were silver. (TV: Marco Polo [+]Loading...["Marco Polo (TV story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor described the moon as a "big silver thing in the sky". (TV: The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"])
Biology
The First Doctor had silver hair. (PROSE: The Mutation of Time [+]Loading...["The Mutation of Time (novelisation)"])
The Third Doctor had silver hair. (TV: Planet of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Planet of the Daleks (TV story)"])
Dals had silver hair. (PROSE: The Last of the Dals [+]Loading...["The Last of the Dals (short story)"])
Botany
Cadonwood trees on Gallifrey had bright silver leaves. (TV: The Sensorites [+]Loading...["The Sensorites (TV story)"], Gridlock [+]Loading...["Gridlock (TV story)"], AUDIO: Neverland [+]Loading...["Neverland (audio story)"])
Clothing
When Jo was on Solos in the 30th century she described the radiation suits as being a "silver suit". (TV: The Mutants [+]Loading...["The Mutants (TV story)"]
Members of Gallifrey's Dromeian Chapter wore silver robes. (PROSE: Lungbarrow [+]Loading...["Lungbarrow (novel)"]) Morbius, wore one of their robes, suggestive he was one of them, during his third incarnation. (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius [+]Loading...["The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)"])
Cultural
"Silver fox" referred to an older man, with grey hair. (TV: Revolution of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)"])
Cybermen
Upon encountering Cybermen many people described them as silver. Polly Wright described the CyberTelosians that invaded Moonbase Laika in 2070 as silver "like a robot". (TV: The Moondbase [+]Loading...["The Moondbase (TV story)"]) Scott described CyberNeomorph as "silver things" when he saw them on a freighter in 2526. (TV: Earthshock [+]Loading...["Earthshock (TV story)"]) Jackie Tyler referred to the Cybermen as "silver robot things" which were present on an alternate 2006. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)"])
CyberMondans were silver with silver helmets. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet (novelisation)"])
CyberTelosians were silver. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)"])
The CyberFaction were silver. (PROSE: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (novelisation)"]), Doctor Who and the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)"], The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (novelisation)"])
CyberNomads were silver. (PROSE: The Revenge of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)"])
CyberNeomorph were silver. (AUDIO: The Harvest [+]Loading...["The Harvest (audio story)"]
Cybermen under Missy's control were silver. (TV: Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"])
Cybermats were silver. (TV: Closing Time [+]Loading...["Closing Time (TV story)"], AUDIO: Spare Parts [+]Loading...["Spare Parts (audio story)"])
Daleks
Daleks that were on Kembel in 4000 were gunmetal and silver. (PROSE: Mission to the Unknown [+]Loading...["Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)"])
These were Silver Daleks, the Time Lords called this casing the "Type III Dalek". (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual [+]Loading...["Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)"])
The Dalek Scientist of the Dalek Time Squad had a mostly silver casing apart from its dome, panels and globes which were red. The Dalek Prime Strategist had a silver casing similar to the Type I variety. (PROSE: The Guide to the Dark Times [+]Loading...["The Guide to the Dark Times (short story)"])
During the Last Great Time War, the Type VIII Daleks of the Eternity Circle were silver with blue domes and globes. (PROSE: Engines of War [+]Loading...["Engines of War (novel)"])
Drugs and medicines
Instead of the typical silver, the Cyberon drug produced by the Cyberwolf Abigail was green. (PROSE: A Worthy Successor [+]Loading...["A Worthy Successor (short story)"])
Metals
Validium appeared silver when made into a bow and arrow. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])
Mercury was silver in colour. (PROSE: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (novelisation)"])
Species
The Saurians had silver scales. (PROSE: Lords of the Galaxy [+]Loading...["Lords of the Galaxy (short story)"])
Vehicles
Cully described the Dominators' ship as being silver in colour. (TV: The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"])
A policeman who witnessed a chase involving several vehicles called the Whomobile as a "silver hovercraft". (TV: Planet of the Spiders [+]Loading...["Planet of the Spiders (TV story)"]
Helicopters were silver in the 23rd century. (PROSE: The Changeling Years [+]Loading...["The Changeling Years (short story)"])
Technology
Compact Discs "CDs" were silver. (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"])
Weapons
The Thal rocket they used to destroy the Kaled's dome was silver. (PROSE: Genesis of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Genesis of the Daleks (novelisation)"])
Behind the scenes
- James Johnson rendered a Time War-era Dalek Commander model which was featured on the cover of Gallifrey: War Room 1: Allegiance, sporting a black and silver livery reminiscent of the earlier Battle Computer unit seen in the Shoreditch Incident. Ahead of release, Johnson released a closer look at his designs, also clarifying that the accompanying text wasn't in any way official, and that he added it "just for fun".[source needed]
