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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 · 1d

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 · 20h

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

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

www.dalek6388.co.uk

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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 · 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

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

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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 · 9d

"Get Rory a top with a 7 on it for his birthday."

Apparently, this isn't what my wife meant.

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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 · 4d

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 · 5d

Sound up!

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

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

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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 · 5d

Claudia - The Goth Whizbit

#TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUk #CelebrityTraitors

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

I know. I struggle with where the time has gone.

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 8d

I would imagine it's an economic decision, rather than a creative one - so many good stories still to be told, but paying for the licence, quite a big cast and sales that can't be as big as the main Who range probably mean it's not a particularly profitable line.

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 8d

If he is, we need to have serious words with him about the missing possessive apostrophe.

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 8d

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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · Feb 16

When Dr Who was axed by the BBC in 1969, no one expected Verity Lambert and former Crossroads writers Letts and Dicks to bring it back for ITV.
Cliff Richard was grounded on earth with his faithful hovercraft, Bessie and UNIT headquarters were based under Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction. #DoctorWho