Stories Short Story Brief Encounters (Doctor Who Magazine) The Useful Pile 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Thursday, June 11, 1992 Written by Kate Orman Publisher Marvel Comics Pages 1 Location (Potential Spoilers!) Tardis Wardrobe Synopsis In the aftermath of his inaugural adventure, the newly-regenerated Seventh Doctor is bemoaning the loss of several articles of clothing on Lakertya. He's only just regenerated and he's already down a tartan scarf and his rainbow-coloured umbrella. Still, the TARDIS wardrobe has provided him with replacements: a new paisley scarf and a different umbrella. The problem now is what to do about his old patchwork coat. It sits there in the wardrobe, full of the contents of lifetimes, waiting to be cleaned out. The new Doctor sits down, empties his pockets and starts putting the contents into two piles: Useful and well, Not. As he moves his way through the piles, he considers the consequences of regeneration and tries to assess whether he's going to like his new body. Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Seventh Doctor How to read The Useful Pile: Magazines Doctor Who Magazine 188 Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics AVG. Rating5 members 3.40 / 5 Member Statistics Read 9 Favourited 1 Reviewed 0 Saved 0 Skipped 0 Owned 1 Related Stories Classic Who S24 • Serial 1 · (4 episodes) Time and the Rani Rating: 2.46 Story Skipped Television Reviews(9) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Seventh Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote