2018
‘Swiss Army’ sonic screwdriver
When Doctor Who returned in 2005, once and future producer Russell T Davies made no bones about the toyetic appeal of the resurrected sonic screwdriver, and history has proved him right. Seemingly endless variations of buzzing metal wands have since found their way into Christmas stockings, school playgrounds and finely curated home displays worldwide. It’s telling, then, that the Thirteenth Doctor’s unique variant – or, as she called it, the “Swiss Army sonic… with added Sheffield steel” – was revealed, not during an episode of the show, nor even in a series of press shots, but rather in toy form at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.