Sonic Screwdriver

This authentically modelled Doctor Who's Sonic Screwdriver has a hidden Ultra Violet pen & UV light which reveals your secret writing. Button activated lights & 'Sonic Screwdriver' sound effects. Includes 30 Grallifreyan printed notelets, secret codebook and spare 'standard ink nib.' Manufacturer's recommended age 5 years +.

Customer Reviews

Quite possibly the best toy ever
I'm far too old for this sort of stuff, and yet...It looks the spitting image of the one in the series, it sounds just like it and it lights up just like it. If I were a betting man I would say they just use the toy on the show and save money on the props. Of course it has no educational value (well...maybe some, it does teach kids about uv light and all that). I admit, I don't play with it like I am sure kids do, I just have it as a symbol of how far my geeky obsession with doctor who really goes. It sits on my windowsill beside my Remembrance Imperial remote Dalek and my TARDIS. For all to see. And I'm 24. So I'm not even being eccentric. Just geeky. I love it!

Sonic Screwdriver?
Well, I bought this two years ago, when Chris Eccleston was still on the packaging - I had to buy the batteries separately, but it was worth it! I have not changed the batteries since, and it has endured heavy use and they are only just beginning to fail now! It really is fantastic! There have been a few versions of the Sonic Screwdriver, the first (mine) was fairly simple - it came with a little "Doctor Who" pad and 2 nibs. The second version was the same, albeit with a more accurate sonic screwdriver - the colour was improved, and the "cracks" were also more detailed. Version three is the same BUT it comes with wipe-clean psychic paper instead of the pad (INFINITELY cooler). A rather fantastic toy, really, for one of any age! (I am a 14-year old boy and bought one for my friend's 15th birthday, and she loves it!!)

Got one for Yule 2006, and I love it.
For Yule 2006 I received one of these toys as a gift. It appears to be the second revision of the Sonic Screwdriver pen, as it has David Tenant on the packaging and comes with batteries.

It is very well constructed, with nice moulded texturing on the barrel (which makes it comfortable, if a bit large to write with), a sliding button that does not move around too readily, so once it's open it stays open, and good heft. The sound chip's volume is loud yet not annoyingly so, and the brightness of the UV LED is perfect for the UV-sensitive ink as well as detecting UV-reactive objects (hint: betta fish are not UV reactive, but many dishwashing detergents are).