I remember the first ever Dalek Christmas tree appearing online a few years ago and blogging about it. Now there are tonnes of copycats when you Google search for them, some better than the original, some worse, all very cool though.
Hope you all have a lovely Christmas Day.
Fatty
Today sees the comprehensive collection of robot stars from tv and movies open to the public at Titanic Belfast. We went along last night for a sneak peek to meet our favourites. Mine is the Terminator, my son's is R2D2. With family favourites like Iron Man & other Star Wars droids on show, it's the perfect daytrip stop off. If you've no kids, don't be put off! My friend texted me last night when she saw my photos on Instagram and I reassured her, if RoboCop is there, it's for grown ups too!
I'm of course tempted to share all my photos of the 50+ robots on display, but that would spoil your own visit, so I'll show you my favourites.
This guy! If you've a bit of a fear of robots like me, this robot from RoboCop gives you the fear just seeing the model of him. Slightly worried he'd shoot my knees off. Son of course just thought it was a cute little robot friend.
Many retro robots on display. It's hard to tell but this one is 6ft tall!
There is a section where kids can build their own robots from blocks, and parents can reminisce about old toy robots from the 80s that we lusted after to carry our cans of Coke around.
I didn't recognise this terrifying baby robot, but I loved it.
Again this post is only a fraction of the number of robots on display, but I really don't want to spoil your own experience by showing you who all is there.
The Titanic shop has a little robot section set up to accompany the display, and I was delighted by the retro toy packaging
If you fancy stopping for food after your visit, Bistro 401 is right on site and the food is delicious!
I had to show you these edible nuts and bolts. They were made of chocolate and I couldn't believe you could actually eat them until I'd bitten into one!
Robots runs from today, 26th June, to 13th September. It costs £6 for adults, £3 for children, or £16 for a family ticket. It's well worth making it part of your summer 2015.
http://www.titanicbelfast.com/The-Experience/Upcoming-Events/ROBOTS.aspx
Doctor Who loves his Doc Martens. He's worn versions of the British boot in various regenerations, and his assistants are keen on the versatile, hard-wearing but fashionable brand too.
The blog The Fashion of Doctor Who should be a terrific bookmark if you love the costumes on the show. It can help you locate pieces you see the characters wearing on screen.
On Thursday I'll be at the VIP opening of the new Doctor Marten shop in Belfast, so I'll keep my eyes pealed for the TARDIS. If I meet him I'll ask him does he own a pair of these- TARDIS Ugg slippers.
Polka Dot Polly is a made to measure, online, uk-based dress shop. Polly can whip you up a dress to fit like a glove, with hundreds of fun fabrics to chose from. She also makes skirts, blouses and men's shirts. I'm really taken with this old fashioned fabric with a subtle TARDIS motif running through it.
And if Doctor Who isn't your thing, Polly has hundreds of fabrics to chose from. I'm sure if you sourced the correct amount of fabric of your own choice, she could work out a price for the frock of your dreams too.
First off if you haven't watched The Thick of It, get on iTunes or Netflix and get that done. It's the original version of Veep, and although the US series is a remake of sorts, the series are completely different in plot & characters. You can also hunt out the movie version In The Loop, which stars Capaldi alongside the late James Gandolfini, and he manages to out intimidate the most intimidating man on US tv.
Right, if you've done that you will want to get some merch before everyone else, right? Cause that's what being a proper fan is all about- having everything first ;-) !
I've previously blogged these Malcolm Tucker Etsy.com items but it's worth repeating after yesterday's news. Enjoy.
As heard on BBC Radio 6's Lauren Laverne Show.
Winner of Highly Commended Blog in the Cosmopolitan Magazine Blog Awards 2010
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