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Project Indigo
One boy’s adventure through time and space!

Hi, I’m Tom, a local Doctor Who blogger & I write about my adventures online at
anadventurethroughtimeandspace.com

Recently I went on a trip through time
and space on a TARDIS… at Dunbury
Church of England Academy in the village
of Winterborne Whitechurch. It is a small
school for the children of the Winterborne
Valley in Dorset and the school’s motto is
Inspire, Learn, Empower.
Mr Payne, the teacher who made the
TARDIS, invited me to come and have a
lesson in it. The TARDIS was materialised
on the fi rst fl oor. There was no key but I
opened the door using a Sonic Screwdriver.

I started exploring but suddenly Daleks appeared on the screen - we were under threat!
The pupils and I travelled through time and space meeting historical fi gures. First we met
Archimedes, then Cleopatra. Next came Julius Caesar who sent us to see Eric the Red.
We then went to see William the Conqueror who sent us on our way to see the Doctor’s
old friend Winston Churchill. We solved puzzles to ensure we were safe from the Daleks,
including maths, codes, Roman Numerals and Hieroglyphics. After some timey-wimey stuff
we were safe, phew!

Then I talked to the children about the TARDIS. I asked them what they thought when
they fi rst saw it and they said ‘Amazed!’ It was built in the school holidays so it was a real
surprise.
They have learnt lots of subjects in the TARDIS but it was built as part of a Space Topic.
For English they travelled to space to write a description of a planet. They have also fl own
through the solar system.

Next I got to interview Mr Payne. He built the
TARDIS because he wants to inspire children.
He has been a fan of Doctor Who since he was
three and his favourite Doctor is Tom Baker
because he grew up with him. I asked Mr Payne
where he would like to go in time and space and
he said he is happy right here, right now as he
wouldn’t want to change anything.
The TARDIS was made in his garage over two
weeks - the hardest part was collecting all the
egg boxes for the walls, it took him months to
get them! Mr Payne said that the TARDIS has
had lots of support from all the staff, parents
and children.
I’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone at Dunbury Academy for their hospitality. It
is a very friendly, cheerful school and I had a fantastic day.
Thank you for reading and I hope you will join me again for my next
Doctor Who adventure.

Tom Project Indigo anadventurethroughtimeandspace.com
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