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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek

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A Doctor Who obsessive, his long-suffering wife, their sons, Rory and Ellis and our House Dalek, Colin. 🇪🇺Thinks Brexit was a really bad idea

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · Aug 10

🧵Things are rather bleak in the world and on social media right now, so here's a thread about how a House Dalek called Colin came into our lives and looked after our kids. (We'll update each day)
#DoctorWho

Day 1: When Rory was born, Colin quickly learnt the art of nappy changing.

Picture of our newborn son laying on a change mat with a life size Dalek holding a nappy in his plunger.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 7m

I'd always assumed they used My Little Ponies for the mince, but bears?!

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 2h

I'll be honest, I'd prefer chicken or beef.

McDonalds brings a spooky twist to Happy Meal with Halloween inspired Care Bears.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 3h

It does. He packs an emotional punch. Having lost my dad last year, I find 'The Last Time I Saw The Old Man' a beautiful, but difficult listen.

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, and you're so right about Pretty Lights - I'm there with Rory and Ellis sitting cross-legged on the floor.

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 5h

It's so good - Invisible Thread is a new favourite, although my 7 year old misheard it as Invisible Fred, which would be a very different song.

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A superb night's entertainment courtesy of the sublime @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social

I've always wanted to see them live and they exceeded expectations. A lovely mix of classics and new songs from their latest album (which is very good indeed)

The Divine Comedy at the Brighton Dome this evening.

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Out on a school night.

Left Ellis in charge of repairing Colin the Dalek while we caught the National Express to see The Divine Comedy. @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social

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Out on a school night.

Left Ellis in charge of repairing Colin the Dalek while we caught the National Express to see The Divine Comedy. @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 1d

Their site is a wonderful rabbit hole of detail and includes every Dalek, including...
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The 2021 Special Design – Dalek 63•88

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 1d

As is always the case with Daleks, the story is more complicated, but I was sort of right.
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Terry Nation’s Daleks – Dalek 63•88

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 1d

Not that sort of Dalek. He leaves that to those Imperial Daleks of Davros.

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder who bought it all? Is this where Terry Nation got his personal Daleks from that we see in the Alan Whicker documentary?

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 2d

To protect Colin the House Dalek's modesty when on stage (Nov 22nd), we've added a removable rubber under-skirt that can be whipped off, Bucks Fizz-style, when going over rougher terrain.

The unfortunate side effect of this is the house now smells like we've been hosting a rubber fetish party.

The lower half of a Dalek with a new rubber skirting fitted under the main skirt.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 2d

A terrifying inanimate object that came alive and gave me nightmares meets a Weeping Angel.

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 4d

The moment when all the kids in the class pretended to shoot the 'BBC Schools' dots at the same time but their aim was rubbish.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 4d

She's also my favourite Five Doctors time scoop.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 4d

I'm always surprised when I come across a right-wing Doctor Who fan - I always want to ask them what they think the central ethos of the show is and how they align this with their own view of the world.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 5d

Of all the many versions of the Time Scoop from 'The Five Doctors', my favourite is the 4K Claudia Winkleman edition.

#DoctorWho #CelebrityTraitors

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 5d

I'm used to my son being random, but I'm still confused by the comparison and it will haunt me well into the night.

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 5d

I was greeted by my 7-yr-old tonight with the statement,
"You look like a man who sells dumplings,"
and I'm still not sure if that was intended as an insult or flattery.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 6d

Sound up!

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 6d

Not ours, sadly. It's in a local cafe but it is coveted

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 6d

The Third Doctor spots Time Scoop Claudia Winkleman in his rearview mirror.
#DoctorWho #CelebrityTraitors #TraitorsUK

The Third Doctor driving Bessie in The Five Doctors.

Claudia looking like a black triangle from The Five Doctors.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 6d

Claudia - The Goth Whizbit

#TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUk #CelebrityTraitors

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