Object

Master's Volatiser Bomb Trigger String (Beacon Hill Telescope Control Room)

A thin, tensioned string rigged by the Master as a mechanical trap in the Beacon Hill Telescope Control room, designed to detonate the volatiser bomb if disturbed. Not an active tool—serves as a passive hazard disarmed by The Doctor.
3 appearances

Purpose

Triggers volatiser bomb explosion when door opens or string trips

Significance

Exposes Master's advance trap in the facility, forces Doctor's precise intervention, and amplifies threat from Time Lord's warning, shifting scene to high-stakes defusing

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments