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Fifty Years of Shit Robots
84. ADVENT 24: DR WHO
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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-fourth and final door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Why, it's our old friend and Doctor Who nerd, Niel Bushnell, and he's here to warm himself by our fire and receive a Christmas gift of knowledge. Happy Christmas.
WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.
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NOTES
VOX – EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DOCTOR WHO
https://www.vox.com/2014/8/22/6055755/doctor-who-explained-who-is-doctor-who
FOREMAN’S YARD
https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/76_Totter%27s_Lane
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