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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 (TV story)|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]]'') | 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 (TV story)|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 (TV story)|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 (TV story)|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. | ||
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[[File:TwoStethoscope.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Second Doctor]] listens for signs of life in the [[Euro Sea Gas]] pipes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'')]] | [[File:TwoStethoscope.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Second Doctor]] listens for signs of life in the [[Euro Sea Gas]] pipes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'')]] | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen to the pipes emanating from the [[Euro Sea Gas]] plant. He at first thought he detected a [[heart]]beat in the pipes, but dismissed it as the sound of a pump. In fact, he had heard the stirrings of organic | The [[Second Doctor]] used a stethoscope to listen to the pipes emanating from the [[Euro Sea Gas]] plant. He at first thought he detected a [[heart]]beat in the pipes, but dismissed it as the sound of a pump. In fact, he had heard the stirrings of organic life—that of the [[weed creature]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | ||
The Second Doctor again used a stethoscope to listen for an audio lock in the cell he, [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]] and Lt. [[Joe Sorba]] were trapped in. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'') | The Second Doctor again used a stethoscope to listen for an audio lock in the cell he, [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]] and Lt. [[Joe Sorba]] were trapped in. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'') | ||
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 had received. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|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 (audio story)|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 (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
The Tenth Doctor used a stethoscope to listen at the window of [[Adipose Industries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') | The Tenth Doctor used a stethoscope to listen at the window of [[Adipose Industries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'') | ||
The Tenth Doctor and [[Donna Noble]] used his stethoscope to listen to the two hearts of [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] whilst imprisoned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'') | The Tenth Doctor and [[Donna Noble]] used his stethoscope to listen to the two hearts of [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] whilst imprisoned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'') | ||
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The Tenth Doctor also used his stethoscope to listen to the [[Midnight entity|knocking]] sound on the hull of a [[Crusader 50|shuttle bus]] during a ride to the [[Sapphire Waterfall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'') | The Tenth Doctor also used his stethoscope to listen to the [[Midnight entity|knocking]] sound on the hull of a [[Crusader 50|shuttle bus]] during a ride to the [[Sapphire Waterfall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'') | ||
[[File:Stethoscope.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] uses a stethoscope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'')]] | [[File:Stethoscope.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] uses a stethoscope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')]] | ||
When the [[Earth]] was taken to the [[Medusa Cascade]], [[Harriet Jones]], [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] and [[Mr Smith]] all worked together to send a signal to Martha's phone. When it rang, the Tenth Doctor answered to find it only to be a signal, which he then followed by using his stethoscope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | When the [[Earth]] was taken to the [[Medusa Cascade]], [[Harriet Jones]], [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] and [[Mr Smith]] all worked together to send a signal to Martha's phone. When it rang, the Tenth Doctor answered to find it only to be a signal, which he then followed by using his stethoscope. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] used his stethoscope on his TARDIS console, helping him realise the rectifier was "playing up". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] used his stethoscope on his TARDIS console, helping him realise the rectifier was "playing up". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'') | ||
