Editing Sonic screwdriver (section)

== Commercial product ==
Ownership of the sonic screwdriver was retained by the BBC. [[Victor Pemberton]] told an interviewer for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', "I'm very cross that the sonic screwdriver—which I invented—has been marketed with no credit to myself. … It's one thing not to receive any payment, but another not to receive any credit."<ref>{{cite journal| first=Benjamin| last=Cook| title=Friend of the Earth:-)| journal=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]| issue=318| pages=10–14| date=26 June 2002}}</ref>

The toy version of the new series design (made by Character Options Ltd.) was slightly larger than the on screen version to accommodate a working sound chip. It also includes an ultraviolet [[Flashlight|light]] and changeable invisible ink nib for viewing messages written in the ultraviolet ink.

A metal version of the sonic screwdriver produced by [[Wow Stuff]] mounts a functional set of changeable flat and Phillips heads under a removable cover as well as providing light and sound effects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wowstuff.co.uk/product/Sonic-Screwdriver/14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207065713/http://www.wowstuff.co.uk/product/Sonic-Screwdriver/14|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-02-07|title=Sonic Screwdriver|work=wowstuff.co.uk}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2018}}

QMx were given the licence to produce accurate replicas of this prop. In 2012, QMx released an "Artisan Master Series" replica of this sonic screwdriver, in a strictly limited run of 25, priced at nearly $5,000. These replicas were handmade by original prop-maker [[Nick Robatto]], and have now sold out permanently.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who – Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver – Artisan Master Series|url=http://qmxonline.com/products/11th-doctors-sonic-screwdriver|publisher=[[QMx]]|access-date=12 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422002431/http://qmxonline.com/products/11th-doctors-sonic-screwdriver|archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2018}} QMx later released an Artisan Master Series replica of River Song's sonic screwdriver, limited to a run of 15, also made by original prop maker Nick Robatto, which has also sold out.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who – River Song's Sonic Screwdriver – Artisan Master Series|url=http://qmxonline.com/products/river-songs-sonic-screwdriver-1|publisher=[[QMx]]|access-date=12 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421204901/http://qmxonline.com/products/river-songs-sonic-screwdriver-1|archive-date=21 April 2016}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2018}}

The Wand Company released a [[universal remote|universal remote control]] styled on the Eleventh Doctor's sonic screwdriver on 3 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/110712sonic.html|title=The Wand Company and BBC Worldwide Unveil The Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control|date=11 July 2012|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-date=20 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130420192304/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/110712sonic.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control|url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-eleventh-doctors-sonic-screwdriver-universal-remote-control/invt/2644608|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> Due to consumer demand, a [[Tenth Doctor]] version was released on 31 October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wand Company presents two new Doctor Who Sonic Screwdrivers at San Diego Comic-Con 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/270613sonic.html|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=18 August 2013|date=27 June 2013|archive-date=12 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812103227/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/270613sonic.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver|url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-tenth-doctors-sonic-screwdriver/invt/wrc10813|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> An updated, extending version of the Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver, named the Twelfth Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control, was released on 8 July 2015, to replace the older version, which is no longer produced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who 12th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver Remote To Debut at Comic-Con|url=http://www.gotham-news.com/news/2015/06/29/doctor-who-twelfth-doctor-sonic-screwdriver-remote-control-to-debut-at-comic-con|publisher=Gotham News|access-date=31 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031212118/http://www.gotham-news.com/news/2015/06/29/doctor-who-twelfth-doctor-sonic-screwdriver-remote-control-to-debut-at-comic-con|archive-date=31 October 2016}}</ref>

Underground Toys have released the [[War Doctor]]'s sonic screwdriver; titled "The Other Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver", it was released in the UK in November/December 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who – The Other Doctors Sonic Screwdriver|url=http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/doctor-who-the-other-doctors-sonic-screwdriver|publisher=forbiddenplanet.co.uk|access-date=28 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203070416/http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/doctor-who-the-other-doctors-sonic-screwdriver|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2018}} and in the US January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who The Day of the Doctor War Doctor Sonic Screwdriver|url=http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=UT05152#.UpdKN8RdWSo|publisher=entertainmentearth.com|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2018}}

Character Options have also released toy versions of the [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], and [[Eighth Doctor]]s' Sonic Screwdrivers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who Electronic Sonic Screwdriver Collection – Third Doctor|url=http://www.character-online.com/products/doctor-who-toys/toys/Sonic-Screwdriver-Collection-Third-Doctor/|publisher=Character Options|access-date=12 May 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who Electronic Sonic Screwdriver Collection – Fourth Doctor|url=http://www.character-online.com/products/doctor-who-toys/toys/Sonic-Screwdriver-Collection-Fourth-Doctor/|publisher=Character Options|access-date=12 May 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who Electronic Sonic Screwdriver Collection – Eighth Doctor|url=http://www.character-online.com/products/doctor-who-toys/toys/Sonic-Screwdriver-Collection-Eighth-Doctor/|publisher=Character Options|access-date=12 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120041337/http://www.character-online.com/products/doctor-who-toys/toys/Sonic-Screwdriver-Collection-Eighth-Doctor/|archive-date=20 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who – Sonic Screwdriver Wave 2 – 5th Doctor|url=http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/doctor-who-sonic-screwdriver-wave-2-5th-doctor?|publisher=[[Forbidden Planet (bookstore)|Forbidden Planet International]]|access-date=17 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720011747/http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/doctor-who-sonic-screwdriver-wave-2-5th-doctor|archive-date=20 July 2014}}</ref>