{"id":35024,"date":"2023-07-19T19:29:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1860830"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T09:59:21","slug":"doctor-who-reveals-new-sonic-screwdriver-for-david-tennants-fourteenth-doctor","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-reveals-new-sonic-screwdriver-for-david-tennants-fourteenth-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who reveals new sonic screwdriver for David Tennant\u2019s Fourteenth Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new sonic has arrived. <\/p>

By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 19 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Every new Doctor \u2013 even one with a familiar face \u2013 gets a sonic screwdriver of their own\u2026 and Doctor Who<\/a> is keeping up the tradition for the Fourteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n

The second incarnation of the Time Lord to be played by David Tennant will get his own version of the versatile tool, which was officially unveiled today (Wednesday, 19th July) by way of a special reveal clip, which you can watch below.<\/p>\n\nThe Fourteenth Doctor\u2019s sonic features a rotating head and has a top that opens up \u2013 much like the Eleventh Doctor\u2019s gadget \u2013 but still glows blue, akin to the Tenth Doctor\u2019s screwdriver.<\/p>\nWe\u2019re yet to get an official glimpse at the sonic that will be used permanently by the Fifteenth Doctor, who is set to make his debut as Doctor Who\u2019s lead this Christmas, so it remains to be seen whether he\u2019ll use his predecessor\u2019s or whether another revamp is in the offing.<\/p>\n<div class=\""image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\""padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\""(max-width:\" 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title=\""Fourteenth\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\""caption-hold"\"><figcaption class=\""wp-caption-text"\"> Fourteenth Doctor\u2019s sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThe sonic screwdriver was first seen on-screen in the 1968 Doctor Who story <a href=\""https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/fury-from-the-deep\/"\">Fury from the Deep<\/a> starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor and has remained a near-constant part of the series ever since, getting the Doctor out of many a scrape (and many a cell) with its various amazing abilities, including unjamming locks, detonating explosives, performing medical scans and much more.<\/p>\nDoctor Who will return in November 2023 with three special episodes starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as 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