Umbrella Umbrellas offered hand - held shelter against the rain or snow . They were particularly associated with rainy climates on Earth , such as was found in the United Kingdom . The Doctor had several umbrellas over the course of his various incarnations . The Doctor ' s umbrellas . Second Doctor . The Second Doctor carried an umbrella on the Gond planet because of the " twin suns . It ' s probably hot . " Then he used it as defence against vaporisation — which resulted in the umbrella being ruined . ( TV : " The Krotons " ) In November 1688 , he used an umbrella to shield himself from the rain in London . ( AUDIO : " The Glorious Revolution " ) Fourth Doctor . While visiting Derbyshire in 1979 , the Fourth Doctor warned Leela that she would need an umbrella . ( AUDIO : " Trail of the White Worm " ) The Fourth Doctor occasionally kept a multi - coloured umbrella in his console room ' s hatstand . ( TV : " The Stones of Blood " , " Destiny of the Daleks " ) Sixth Doctor . The Sixth Doctor was known to occasionally carry a bright , multi - coloured umbrella . He brought it with him on a relaxing lakeside fishing trip . ( TV : " The Two Doctors " ) He also used it at least once as protection , while about to be stoned . ( TV : " The Mysterious Planet " ) He last had it with him when he crash - landed on Lakertya and regenerate d . ( TV : " Time and the Rani " ) Seventh Doctor . The Seventh Doctor initially carried his previous incarnation ' s multi - coloured umbrella , at one point clumsily brandishing it as a weapon against the Rani . He left it behind upon choosing his new outfit . ( TV : " Time and the Rani " ) Neglecting to retrieve it from the Rani ' s TARDIS after the events on Lakertya , he later realised that he had lost possession of it . Fortunately , the TARDIS wardrobe provided him with a suitable replacement . ( PROSE : " The Useful Pile " ) After his regeneration stabilised , the Doctor generally continued to carried an umbrella as part of his day - to - day outfit , whether the occasion called for it or not . He initially carried a black umbrella with a handle . ( TV : " Time and the Rani " , " Paradise Towers " ) This umbrella was damaged during the Doctor ' s visit to the Warehouse and he acquired a new one there . ( AUDIO : " The Warehouse " , " A Life of Crime " ) It had an elaborate handle in the shape of a large red question mark . ( TV : " Delta and the Bannermen " ) On the planet Svartos , the Doctor saved himself from slipping off a sheer ice cliff by hanging from his umbrella . ( TV : " Dragonfire " ) The Doctor was known to measure objects with his umbrella . ( TV : " Remembrance of the Daleks " ) The question - mark umbrella handle was known to split in half and unfold into a seat , allowing the Doctor to plant the umbrella into the ground and use it as a makeshift stool . ( COMIC : " Planet of the Dead " , PROSE : " Storm Harvest " ) A secret compartment in the Doctor ' s umbrella concealed a vial of Gallifrey an restorative . ( COMIC : " The Forgotten " ) The Doctor ' s umbrella was split in half by a closing door while on Belial ; he quickly replaced it . ( PROSE : " Lucifer Rising " ) When not in use , the Seventh Doctor ' s umbrella could often be seen resting on the hatstand in the TARDIS console room . The Eighth Doctor gave Bernice Summerfield this umbrella , when they met each other after he regenerated . ( PROSE : " The Dying Days " ) Eighth Doctor . According to Alan Turing , the Eighth Doctor carried a yellow and white umbrella with what Turing called a " very fine " maple - wood handle shaped like a duck ' s head . ( PROSE : " The Turing Test " ) The Doctor found in the TARDIS a yellow umbrella with a question mark handle which contained a concealed sword blade . He claimed it had never been drawn , but was unsure if it was actually his . ( PROSE : " The Slow Empire " ) Tenth Doctor . The Tenth Doctor used a yellow umbrella to defeat Glutonoid on Phijax IV . ( COMIC : " The Glutonoid Menace " ) While the Tenth Doctor did not typically carry an umbrella , he appeared to make extensive use of the Sixth Doctor ' s multi - coloured version while on rainy Grått . ( COMIC : " The Whispering Gallery " ) Eleventh Doctor . The Doctor compared the patchwork people Auntie and Uncle to his old umbrella . ( TV : " The Doctor ' s Wife " ) He cryptically gave Clara Oswald an umbrella , which she deduce d was to be used to pull down the TARDIS staircase . ( TV : " The Snowmen " ) The Doctor made uses of umbrellas on the Planet of the Rain Gods and also whilst travelling to and fro between the TARDIS and Caliburn House . ( TV : " Rain Gods " , " Hide " ) Whilst wandering the TARDIS corridors , Clara came across a storage area and found the Seventh Doctor ' s handled umbrella . ( TV : " Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS " ) Twelfth Doctor . The Twelfth Doctor used a shield umbrella with Vulkanite to protect himself from the fires of Hyperion . ( COMIC : " The Hyperion Empire " ) Others . Clara owned an umbrella , but found the Eleventh Doctor didn ' t have an umbrella stand in his control room . ( TV : " Hide " )