What have I got in my pocket? Bilbo Baggins famously asks of Gollum. Armature that he is, Bilbo had nothing in said pocket but a magic ring which held the fate of the world and had the potential to bring on an age of darkness. The Doctor has five such items knocking about the TARDIS... probably. It was something of a running joke in the original series that the Doctors pockets were full of an increasingly odd assortment of items. Indeed, whenever the Doctor is captured and searched, the pile of things taken from his pockets is well worth a look if youre willing to pause and take a gander. In these modern times of everything you could ever need being on our phones/cameras/internet machines/just about anything, its good to remember the times there wasn't an app for that. So, this list will highlight some of the more memorable highlights of the Doctors unusual pocket adventures. Some are reoccurring, some are one off's but they're always an interesting insight into the Doctors character. The knick-knacks and gadgets, the hobbies and the useful bits and pieces (and the equally useless bits and pieces), theyre all here. The Sonic Screwdriver hasn't been included, either. Surely that's a given?
Joel Cornah, is an author hailing from a small isolated village in Lancashire.
Having told stories of dinosaurs, penguins and dragons to his younger siblings for nigh on two decades, it soon became apparent that these tales needed to be written down. Gathering the myriad of maps, family trees, illustrations and noted ideas, he began work on the world of dyngard. Having grown along with the audience from a collection of loosely related children’s stories, it became a whole world of adventure, magic and questions.
He was awarded a degree in Creative Writing from Liverpool John Moors University and spent seven years writing a comical newspaper for The Barrow Downs Tolkien discussion forum.
Currently running a charity café in Parbold village, Joel is often found deep in discussion of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the long history of Doctor Who, and desperately trying not to frighten people away. Often with limited success.
