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Aug 2023
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Barbie collector with 800 dolls in her h...

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Artist Dawn Austin, from Derbyshire in the UK, has amassed a collection of more than 800 figurines spanning several decades. She joins Nights to talk about her love of the dolls, and, of course, the Barbie movie.  
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