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[[Farel]] suffered from Grimwade's after hearing his wife [[Elicien]] die in a sandstorm while surronded by [[Voc]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]'') | [[Farel]] suffered from Grimwade's after hearing his wife [[Elicien]] die in a sandstorm while surronded by [[Voc]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Robophobia (audio story)|Robophobia]]'') | ||
While receiving a [[massage]] from a [[robot]] on [[Formicia]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] said that he was developing a case of robophobia. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Middle (audio story)|The Middle]]'') | |||
When [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] and [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]] stated that the [[Kerb!am Man|Kerb!am Men]] were "pretty creep", the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] replied saying it was robophobia. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'') | When [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] and [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]] stated that the [[Kerb!am Man|Kerb!am Men]] were "pretty creep", the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] replied saying it was robophobia. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kerblam! (TV story)|Kerblam!]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The name "Grimwade's Syndrome" was an in-joke reference to production assistant [[Peter Grimwade]] (later to become a director and writer on the series), who had bemoaned the fact that the stories on which he was assigned to work almost always involved robots. This was ad-libbed by Tom Baker during recording from the originally scripted "Gimwol's Syndrome". However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called the [[:Wikipedia:Uncanny valley|Uncanny Valley]]. | The name "Grimwade's Syndrome" was an in-joke reference to production assistant [[Peter Grimwade]] (later to become a director and writer on the series), who had bemoaned the fact that the stories on which he was assigned to work almost always involved robots. This was ad-libbed by Tom Baker during recording from the originally scripted "Gimwol's Syndrome". However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called the [[:Wikipedia:Uncanny valley|Uncanny Valley]]. | ||
[[Category:Psychiatric disorders]] | [[Category:Psychiatric disorders]] | ||
[[Category:Prejudice and discrimination]] | [[Category:Prejudice and discrimination]] | ||
