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{{First pic|Listening in.jpg|The [[Fourth Doctor]] listens to [[Tythonian ship|Erato's ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')}} | {{First pic|Listening in.jpg|The [[Fourth Doctor]] listens to [[Tythonian ship|Erato's ship]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')}} | ||
A '''stethoscope''' was an instrument that amplified sound, allowing the wearer to better hear the sounds emanating from the site on which the bell of the device was placed. Though typically meant for medical practice — as when [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Martha Jones]] examined [[the Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]''), it could be used in other, non-medical situations. The Doctor, for instance, frequently used it to amplify the sound that mechanical or electronic devices made, ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') or to eavesdrop on a conversation in an adjacent room. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') The Doctor found it such a useful device that many of their incarnations, including [[Second Doctor|Second]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]], [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]] and [[Thirteenth Doctor|Thirteenth]] carried one. | A '''stethoscope''' was an instrument that amplified sound, allowing the wearer to better hear the sounds emanating from the site on which the bell of the device was placed. Though typically meant for medical practice — as when [[Harry Sullivan]] and [[Martha Jones]] examined [[the Doctor]]'s [[heart]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones]]''), it could be used in other, non-medical situations. The Doctor, for instance, frequently used it to amplify the sound that mechanical or electronic devices made, ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') or to eavesdrop on a conversation in an adjacent room. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') The Doctor found it such a useful device that many of their incarnations, including [[Second Doctor|Second]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth]], [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]] and [[Thirteenth Doctor|Thirteenth]] carried one. | ||
== Instances of use == | == Instances of use == | ||
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The [[Fourth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to examine [[Erato]]'s [[Tythonian ship|spacecraft]]. He found it the source of a signal he received. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to examine [[Erato]]'s [[Tythonian ship|spacecraft]]. He found it the source of a signal he received. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] carried a stethoscope he had "borrowed" from [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], which he needed to return to Doyle before the writer stopped practising medicine. The Doctor used it to eavesdrop whilst aboard the ''[[R101]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] carried a stethoscope he had "borrowed" from [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], which he needed to return to Doyle before the writer stopped practising medicine. The Doctor used it to eavesdrop whilst aboard the ''[[R101]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'') | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen at the door to the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | The [[Tenth Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen at the door to the [[Thames Flood Barrier]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
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The Eleventh Doctor put a stethoscope around his neck to prove he was a [[doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'') | The Eleventh Doctor put a stethoscope around his neck to prove he was a [[doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'') | ||
[[Category:The Doctor's possessions]] | [[Category:The Doctor's possessions]] | ||
[[Category:Medical technology]] | [[Category:Medical technology]] | ||
[[Category:Technology from the real world]] | [[Category:Technology from the real world]] | ||