Large Multicoloured Umbrella

A large umbrella with panels of shifting colors—vibrant greens, deep purples, and electric blues—that seem to ripple across its surface as Romana twirls it idly during the conversation. Its size dominates the small console room space, forcing the Doctor to step aside as he gestures. The shaft is worn polished wood, and the fabric bears faint signs of use, suggesting it travels with Romana even outside Earth's drizzles.

4 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S16E9 · The Stones of Blood Part 1

Romana learns the mission from the Doctor

Romana wields a large multicolored umbrella with shifting hues, its vibrant panels dominating the console room’s confined space. Though initially ornamental, its use as a rain shield soon underscores the humor and strangeness of their imminent departure to the rainy planet Earth.

Before: In Romana’s hand, likely picked up for the journey

After: Carried by the Doctor during departure, becoming a functional and whimsical emblem of Earth’s wet climate

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S16E9 · The Stones of Blood Part 1

TARDIS arrives on Earth to seek the Key

The Doctor picks up the large multicoloured umbrella and opens it as they prepare to leave, both as a practical shield against Earth’s rain and a symbolic barrier between cosmic peril and domestic ease. Its vibrant panels ripple as it opens, filling the compact console room and forcing the Doctor to move aside, grounding their transition in tangible sensory detail.

Before: Resting idle near Romana’s discarded platform shoes, a fashionable piece rather than a functional one.

After: Deployed by the Doctor, becoming a literal and metaphorical shield against the mission’s gravitational shift.

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S16E9 · The Stones of Blood Part 1

Doctor and Romana pursue the Key to ancient earthworks

Romana's Large Multicoloured Umbrella is discarded early in the scene, thrown away by the Doctor in a moment of levity. Its colorful panels stand in stark contrast to the somber, ancient setting, reflecting both Romana's playful nature and the Doctor's disregard for propriety. The umbrella's removal signals a shift from lightheartedness to focused investigation.

Before: Held by Romana, its vibrant colors prominent in the console room

After: Discarded on the ground near the TARDIS, no longer a focus of attention

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S16E9 · The Stones of Blood Part 1

Arrival at the Rollright Stones

The umbrella is forcefully discarded by the Doctor, symbolically shedding the expectation of rain and embracing the Earth’s brightness. It lies abandoned near the TARDIS door, no longer serving its purpose.

Before: Dry, being hand-carried by the Doctor

After: Discarded on the ground, no longer in use

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