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During a [[sandminer]] expedition commanded by [[Kiy Uvanov]], one of the crew, [[Zilda]]'s brother, suffered from robophobia and ran outside the mine, where he died. His father had it "hushed up" out of fear that his son would be thought a coward. | During a [[sandminer]] expedition commanded by [[Kiy Uvanov]], one of the crew, [[Zilda]]'s brother, suffered from robophobia and ran outside the mine, where he died. His father had it "hushed up" out of fear that his son would be thought a coward. | ||
On ''[[Storm Mine 4]]'', the undercover agent [[Poul]] found blood on the hands of a broken [[Voc]] [[sandminer robot]], leading to a bout of robophobic mania. [[Leela]] was unable to convince him to come out of hiding. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'') | On ''[[Storm Mine 4]]'', the undercover agent [[Poul]] found blood on the hands of a broken [[Voc]] [[sandminer robot]], leading to a bout of robophobic mania. [[Leela]] was unable to convince him to come out of hiding. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') | ||
[[Grant Markham]] suffered from robophobia, which he initially attributed to hearing [[Agora]]n stories. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time of Your Life]]'') However, this was later identified as the trauma of Grant's repressed memory of his mother being killed by a [[Cyberman]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Killing Ground]]'') | [[Grant Markham]] suffered from robophobia, which he initially attributed to hearing [[Agora]]n stories. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time of Your Life (novel)|Time of Your Life]]'') However, this was later identified as the trauma of Grant's repressed memory of his mother being killed by a [[Cyberman]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Killing Ground (novel)|Killing Ground]]'') | ||
[[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]]'') | ||
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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.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2TdP860FMcY7cJKp0ZHVl5T/the-fourth-dimension</ref> This was ad-libbed by Tom Baker during recording from the originally scripted "Gimwol's Syndrome". {{Fact}} However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called the | 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.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2TdP860FMcY7cJKp0ZHVl5T/the-fourth-dimension</ref> This was ad-libbed by Tom Baker during recording from the originally scripted "Gimwol's Syndrome". {{Fact}} However, the description of robophobia given by the Doctor in fact coincides with a real-life phenomenon called the {{w|uncanny valley}}. | ||
[[Category:Psychiatric disorders]] | [[Category:Psychiatric disorders]] | ||
[[Category:Prejudice and discrimination]] | [[Category:Prejudice and discrimination]] | ||
