SENSORITE STOOL SAMPLES

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This week’s prolific props are these rather alien looking stools from The Sensorites. These multipurpose items were a mainstay of the Hartnell years, popping up in a number of stories. However their popularity with designers seems not to have extended beyond the Sixties, as exotic visions of the future gave way to the more utilitarian design of the Seventies. 

THE SENSORITES, 1964

It’s the story I most associate with these stools and it’s the earliest appearance I can find. The Sensorites features two different sizes of stool. We will see both versions pressed into action in future stories.

THE SPACE MUSEUM, 1965

1965 seems to have been the banner year for these beauties with the bulk of their appearances coming from this year. The Space Museum was up first, broadcast between April and May 1965. A number of the taller props where used as displays for Museum exhibits.

GALAXY 4, 1965

September and October 1965 sees the shorter props on the set of Galaxy 4 in the Drahvin ship. They seem to have been given some form of topper.

OUT OF THE UNKNOWN, 1965

It’s the only non Doctor Who appearance I have been able to find. The episode of Out of the Unknown was called No Place Like Earth and was broadcast on 4th October 1965. 

THE DALEKS MASTER PLAN, 1965/6

To see out 1965 (and well into 1966) we find a couple of the shorter stools at the entrance ramp to the Dalek Pursuit Ship. Not only that but….

THE DALEKS MASTER PLAN, 1965/6

… a tall stack of stools also appears in the interior of the Pursuit Ship set. 

THE ICE WARRIORS, 1967

As far as I can tell this is the stools last Doctor Who appearance. They are used as stands for equipment in Brittanicus Base. 

That’s all for now. I haven’t done a timeline for this post as most of their appearances are actually from a short window of time. If you have seen these props in other productions I’d love it if you reached out to let me know. In the meantime take care and I’ll be back soon. 




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