Bakelite (material)

Bakelite was a material used in some types of television. The Tenth Doctor tasted bakelite after he licked a portable television in Magpie Electricals on 2 June 1953. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern)

The Seventh Doctor had a 1940s Bakelite television in Smithwood Manor. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)