After much to-ing and fro-ing, we eventually decided to let the Lad watch some New Doctor.

“Everyone’s frightened of something different,” was part of my rationale.

Partner is freaked out by supernatural and ghostly stuff, like The Empty Child. For me, the Daleks do it. “Who knows what the Lad’s triggers are?,” we said, “Monsters, aliens, Daleks – it could be anything. We’ll just be there for him, and have fun.”

So we did, and he OMGloved the first episode.