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|image = TenUmbrellaTWG.jpg | |image = TenUmbrellaTWG.jpg | ||
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|made by = [[Human]]s | |made by = [[Human]]s | ||
|used by = [[Human]]s, [[the Doctor]] | |used by = [[Human]]s, [[the Doctor]] | ||
|first = | |first = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
== The Doctor's umbrellas == | == The Doctor's umbrellas == | ||
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=== Seventh Doctor === | === Seventh Doctor === | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] initially carried his previous incarnation's multi-coloured umbrella, at one point clumsily brandishing it as a weapon against [[the Rani]]. 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]]'') | The [[Seventh Doctor]] initially carried his previous incarnation's multi-coloured umbrella, at one point clumsily brandishing it as a weapon against [[the Rani]]. 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]]'') | ||
After his regeneration stabilised, the Doctor generally continued to carried 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 | After his regeneration stabilised, the Doctor generally continued to carried 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]]'') | ||
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]]'') | ||
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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]]'') | 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]]. | When not in use, the Seventh Doctor's umbrella could often be seen resting on the [[hatstand]] in the [[TARDIS console room]].{{fact}} | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] gave [[Bernice Summerfield]] this umbrella, when they met each other after he regenerated. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] gave [[Bernice Summerfield]] this umbrella, when they met each other after he regenerated. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | ||
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Clara owned an umbrella, but found the Eleventh Doctor didn't have an umbrella stand in his control room. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'') | Clara owned an umbrella, but found the Eleventh Doctor didn't have an umbrella stand in his control room. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'') | ||
[[File:Sonic umbrella.jpg|thumb|{{Gomez}}'s [[sonic umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')]] | |||
{{Gomez}} owned a [[sonic umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') | {{Gomez}} owned a [[sonic umbrella]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'', [[Shalka | * In the webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'', [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|an alternative 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. | ||
* 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 in order to protect the costume from rain. Merchandisers who used these photographs for reference subsequently included the umbrella with the costume. | * 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 in order to protect the costume from rain. Merchandisers who used these photographs for reference subsequently included the umbrella with the costume. | ||
[[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | [[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]] | ||
