Anobject was often a lexicographical place holder to describe a concept be it physical, philosophical or metaphysical. (PROSE:The Also People^[+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"],TV:Warriors' Gate^[+]Loading...["Warriors' Gate (TV story)"],Logopolis^[+]Loading...["Logopolis (TV story)"])

Upon seeingTzim-Sha's pod in2018Yasmin Khan initially called it an object. (TV:The Woman Who Fell to Earth^[+]Loading...["The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)"])

Tzim-Sha's pod, an "object" according to asmin Khan. (TV:The Woman Who Fell to Earth^[+]Loading...["The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)"])

Material[[edit] |[edit source]]

Atable's function was to hold material objects. (PROSE:The Also People^[+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])

TheDalek Executioners described the items stored atELF Storage in31December2021 as objects. (TV:Eve of the Daleks^[+]Loading...["Eve of the Daleks (TV story)"])

Metaphysical[[edit] |[edit source]]

In1943Phyllis as aHaemovore explained toWainwright that it wasn't objects that harmed them but belief. (TV:The Curse of Fenric^[+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"])

Objects of faith were useful to combatvampires. (PROSE:Goth Opera^[+]Loading...["Goth Opera (novel)"])

InGiles's experience, a poltergeist's connection to the place it haunted was usually through a specific object. In the case of thePeckham Poltergeist, this turned out to be theOuija board which had been used bySteven Nelson in theritual which had accidentally opened the portal to theDark Dimensions through which the entity had gained entry intoGarry Nelson's house. (WC:Peckham Poltergeist^[+]Loading...["Peckham Poltergeist (webcast)"])

Personal[[edit] |[edit source]]

OnVortis theFirst Doctor explained toIan Chesterton thathis ring was not merely a decorative object; that it could function to open the TARDIS's doors. (TV:The Web Planet^[+]Loading...["The Web Planet (TV story)"])

The Doctor's signet ring. (TV:The Web Planet^[+]Loading...["The Web Planet (TV story)"])

Science[[edit] |[edit source]]

Gravity, as explained by theFourth Doctor toJackson resulted in heavier objects attracting lighter objects. (TV:Underworld^[+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"])

Block transfer computations was all about creating objects from pure mathematics. ([[TV]:Logopolis^[+]Loading...["Logopolis (TV story)"])

The Doctor's TARDIS[[edit] |[edit source]]

Whenthe Doctor's TARDIS has been seen in flight it has been described as a box or cuboid object. (TV:Frontier in Space^[+]Loading...["Frontier in Space (TV story)"],Warriors' Gate^[+]Loading...["Warriors' Gate (TV story)"],The Woman Who Fell to Earth^[+]Loading...["The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)"])

In some cases the Doctor's TARDIS's distinctive shape meant that its status was recognised. (TV:Earthshock^[+]Loading...["Earthshock (TV story)"],AUDIO:The Butcher of Brisbane^[+]Loading...["The Butcher of Brisbane (audio story)"])

Temporal[[edit] |[edit source]]

In the51st century theFifth Doctor describedFindecker'stime cabinet as a "beautiful object". (AUDIO:The Butcher of Brisbane^[+]Loading...["The Butcher of Brisbane (audio story)"])

See also[[edit] |[edit source]]

• UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)