Escapology

Escapology was the technique of extrication from confinement.

Jo Grant received training in escapology. (TV: Terror of the Autons, Carnival of Monsters, PROSE: Verdigris)

Time Lord operatives were taught escapology on Gallifrey XII during the Second War in Heaven. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)

The Twelfth Doctor said he taught Harry Houdini everything he knew. (COMIC: The Swords of Kali) On other occasions, the Doctor gave credit to Houdini for his escapology know-how. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, TV: Planet of the Spiders, Revenge of the Cybermen, AUDIO: 1001 Nights, COMIC: Voyager, COMIC: Facades, PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible, Independence Day, Frontier Worlds, TV: Dreamland, GAME: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada) The Third Doctor specifically said Houdini taught him everything he knew. (PROSE: Independence Day)

While at Bletchley Park in the 1940s, Constance Clarke attended an escapology course but paid little attention during it. (AUDIO: Absolute Power)