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* When the Doctor handles the screwdriver, the clinking noises produced (when he throws and catches it) are created by repeating the motions with a corkscrew, the handles of which bump against the casing to produce the required noise. These noises are dubbed over the footage. | * When the Doctor handles the screwdriver, the clinking noises produced (when he throws and catches it) are created by repeating the motions with a corkscrew, the handles of which bump against the casing to produce the required noise. These noises are dubbed over the footage. | ||
* Sometimes the production team used the Character options toy to replace the actual prop. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'') {{what}} | * Sometimes the production team used the Character options toy to replace the actual prop. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'') {{what}} | ||
* The Third Doctor's sonic screwdriver is a modified prop from the film Thunderbirds Are Go, | * The Third Doctor's sonic screwdriver is a modified prop from the [[Gerry Anderson]] film ''Thunderbirds Are Go'', where it appeared as a screwdriver of the non-sonic variety. When [[Century 21 Productions]] was closed, the prop, among others, was sold off to the BBC. <ref>https://securityhazard.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/thunderbirds-are-go-1966/</ref> <ref>https://securityhazard.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/thunderbirdsarego03458.jpg?w=768</ref> | ||
=== Concept art === | === Concept art === | ||
