Tom Baker in conversation with Nicholas Briggs

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For more Tom Baker Doctor Who, head to bgfn.sh/2h - the Fourth Doctor Adventures series nine, volume one is now available.
Nicholas Briggs presents Tom Baker with some questions asked by Big Finish fans.
The Fourth Doctor at Big Finish
Returning to the role of the Fourth Doctor after a long absence, Tom Baker effortlessly recreates the trademark wit, wisdom and humour of his incarnation in a series of full-cast audiobooks. Paired with Leela (Louise Jameson), Romana I (Mary Tamm), Romana II (Lalla Ward) and K9 (John Leeson), it's a nostalgic trip back in the TARDIS to the 1970s in stories designed to capture the distinctive flavour of the era.

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@AlmostAnimixers 4 жыл бұрын

He may be 86 years old, but he's still got that same mischievous grin and youthful glint in his eye. Honestly, it's quite hard to tell just where the Fourth Doctor ends and Tom Baker begins. Tom Baker is Doctor Who.

@Shadowman820 4 жыл бұрын

His voice still sounds pretty much the same .

@Joekeegans 4 жыл бұрын

He IS doctor who.

@charliedonaldson5136 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah literally, the doctor dosent end because he played himself. It wasent exactly acting was it?

@RaySpainPlayer 4 жыл бұрын

Tom Baker is THE Doctor Who

@AlongtheFarClimbDown843 4 жыл бұрын

*He really is 86.*

@markprior2278 4 жыл бұрын

Never understood why he hasn't been Knighted, he's a national treasure

@GTP_Mars 4 жыл бұрын

I think it’s because people prefer to know him as Dr Who, not Sir Who.

@kingflame81 4 жыл бұрын

For REAL!!!!

@michaelcowin6442 4 жыл бұрын

The Queen is picky.

@NextWorldVR 4 жыл бұрын

@shadow oh my God I clicked here to say exactly that... no friggin doubt!

@theponydalek7923 4 жыл бұрын

The queen hasn't forgiven The Doctor for the Cyber invasion yet.

@Super_Mario128 4 жыл бұрын

Tom deserves a knighthood.

@kevcatnip7589 4 жыл бұрын

sad about TERRY JONES

@zybch 4 жыл бұрын

Its a bit odd he hasn't received something like that. Of course Whitaker the Hateful will get one the moment she leaves the show.

@quillingmama 4 жыл бұрын

Of course he does but he has better! He is Thr Doctor!

@patrexianboy986 4 жыл бұрын

@@zybch oh a bowlestrek "the Real hateful" fan...

@zybch 4 жыл бұрын

@@patrexianboy986 go read interviews with her. She really is hateful.

@RetroActiveGM 4 жыл бұрын

"No, no, I have no intention of dying.. not at all. God, it was such an effort to come into this world... but that's another story!" I love him. I absolutely adore this man. He is as hilarious as he was when he was on TV. Wonderful fellow.

@morganirvine2327 4 жыл бұрын

he needs to be immortal otherwise one day, this fandoms world will come to a screeching halt, and it's not like it hasent happened before either we have 4 doctors in the stars.

@genemroch7059 4 жыл бұрын

Knight him and allow his image on a coin as well

@Futura2500 4 жыл бұрын

blokes a legend

@quillingmama 4 жыл бұрын

We all adore him!!! Do not want to imagine a world wit.... nope not even going to consider considering that!!!!

@grantfrith9589 4 жыл бұрын

I don't believe he can die. It's never happened to him before...

@animeking 4 жыл бұрын

I like how most celebrities are like "Fame didn't bring me happiness. I made money but I still had all my problems." but Tom is like "I became the Doctor and everything was awesome! Everyone liked me now and I was popular and it was dope AF!"

@the_once-and-future_king. Жыл бұрын

Tom was MY Doctor. You can't imagine the goosebumps when I heard his voice in Day Of The Doctor.

@Renowildfire1 6 ай бұрын

He is my doctor too even tho that was in 96ish on PBS Genesis of the daleks

@davidcrazyrides 5 ай бұрын

The last great anniversary special

@barry1369 9 сағат бұрын

Saw it in the cinema the collective gasp the room was amazing my favourite memory as a dr who fan ever

@celt67 4 жыл бұрын

I know him, he's the Curator at the National Art Gallery.

@FlamingoSundew 4 жыл бұрын

Ye thought I'd seen h before I went there and there where 3 boxes they disappeared and he was talking. To one of the men dunno seems nice

@railifornia 4 жыл бұрын

I think I saw him entering a blue box right in front of the Earl Court tube station.

@yonaunega9448 4 жыл бұрын

I know him as the fourth doctor. I was born in 1985 and I have all the modern who and nearly all the classic episodes (except from the unfortunate missing episodes). He is the iconic and greatest doctor

@jaded6530 4 жыл бұрын

Yona Unega it was a joke. of course he knows that he’s the doctor

@ItsButterBean1020 4 жыл бұрын

You could call him the Great Curator

@albertpratt4999 4 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or is anyone else smiling from ear-to-ear just listening to this man speak, bless you mr. Baker bless you.

@PopulationProblem 4 жыл бұрын

absolutely! Pure joy!

@kingflame81 4 жыл бұрын

Same, same.

@WinChun78 4 жыл бұрын

He's got to be the person I'd most like to meet, though I did meet him when I was 8 or 9 years old, at a book signing at Martin's Newsagents in St.Helens. He gave me a jelly baby and a wonderful smile after he'd signed the book! Love the guy, wish I still had the jelly baby! ;-)

@mediolanumhibernicus3353 3 жыл бұрын

We’re all with you on that one!

@naughtydogg_ Жыл бұрын

oh absolutely

@somewhereelse000 4 жыл бұрын

I met Tom Baker in the late seventies and he was the perfect gentleman. He was signing books while wearing the Who costume in the height of the Australian summer. He was sweating profusely in the heat while wearing heavy wool, but he soldiered on and was kind and patient with the fans. I'll never forget that day and his characterization will always be the definitive WHO for me.

@JnEricsonx 3 жыл бұрын

Still kills me that Jon Pertwee in the late 80's used to come to a convention near my relatives, often in full costume. Unfortunately, I was a little kid who had no idea what Doctor Who was in America, or what a convention was. I would have loved to have met him, he edges out Baker only slightly for my fave classic.

@MrDemoncrusher 3 жыл бұрын

Even in his mid 80's Tom still oozes charisma and charm, and that voice... It should be regarded as a British national treasure.

@christianb572 Жыл бұрын

Like hot butter on toast. There's simply nothing more wonderful (or English).

@the5thdoctor 4 жыл бұрын

Truly fantastic still dedicated to the fans what a guy.

@GaveMeGrace1 4 жыл бұрын

One of my best friend’s, You’re his favorite Doctor! The one he identifies with. Good show, sir!

@hanniffydinn6019 4 жыл бұрын

He’s my doctor as a kid. Man his voice alone just takes me back. 😎

@sci-figuy6668 4 жыл бұрын

I met him at a convention in 1984 when i was 16. I’m 51 now & he’s still my DOCTOR!

@theartyyvonnemixedmediaart7259 4 жыл бұрын

Hanniffy Dinn my childhood time lord too

@mrhed0nist 4 жыл бұрын

I have to be honest and admit that I don't think I've sat down and actually watched any Dr Who since Baker. I've seen bits obviously but nothing grabbed me. And don't get me started on that strange reboot on these days that doesn't seen to have anything to do with the show other than the name.

@DodgyBrothersEngineering 4 жыл бұрын

@@mrhed0nist check out some of the David Tennant episodes, by far the best of the new series, he had a certain something like Tom Baker. Very likable.

@nodak81 4 жыл бұрын

My first exposure to Doctor Who was reruns on PBS in the late 80's when I was a kid. I always liked Tom's episodes far more than the other guys.

@DrumsTheWord Жыл бұрын

He's still as sharp, witty, funny, loving, and "spooky"...in a loving way, as he's ever been. Long live Tom Baker!

@realmaximouse 4 жыл бұрын

This man IS the Doctor. Has put more smiles on my face than I can remember

@poolworld1 4 жыл бұрын

You're wrong there, Jody is the best doctor, and if you say otherwise you are racist. Just bear that in mind before you say statements like that in future. I hate Trump.

@realmaximouse 4 жыл бұрын

poolworld1 nice troll

@poolworld1 4 жыл бұрын

@@realmaximouse nice misunderstanding of the statement I made. You thick twat.

@Matt-cn2nn 4 жыл бұрын

@@poolworld1 Nice....satire?

@realmaximouse 4 жыл бұрын

poolworld1 I am indeed a thick twat, good observation. Nice troll

@arthuralford 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Baker really is the Doctor. He just lets those other people pretend they're the Doctor because he's very nice

@Peelerville 4 жыл бұрын

Tom lives very near me, I’ve spoke to him many times, always makes me stop when I hear he’s voice behind me in the supermarket, such a lovely guy, great sense of humour.👍

@scottnewbury4045 4 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous...always wanted to meet the man, because he was my childhood hero and a true artistic inspiration. Next time you see him? Tell him Scott Newbury in America loves him.

@evocationimages 3 жыл бұрын

I love to read such anecdotes from my place in Australia! Warms my heart!😀

@666chapelofblood 2 жыл бұрын

Lucky you.

@johngurnhill8743 4 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Tom have a Jelly baby

@RikAlessi 4 жыл бұрын

The world is a better place for having Tom Baker in it... I ❤️ this man

@SNUSNU-lz7dh 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more 🧐👍

@grahamblack1961 4 жыл бұрын

He's never lost his boyish mischievousness. You never hear anyone say a bad word about him.

@polferiferus1938 4 жыл бұрын

This is just “my take” of Tom Baker, whom I don’t know: Tom’s a master of revealing just enough of himself to never be pinned down. One feels they know him, without anyone (but perhaps those closest to him) really knowing him. A social escape artist (at least as a public figure) to the hilt. Very healthy boundaries. He found a way to keep his private life private, and for everyone to love him, and love his good natured charm and winking mysteriousness. As a fan, I say good for him!

@DarthRushy 4 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I think Tom Baker's perfectly honest

@eccremocarpusscaber5159 4 жыл бұрын

Polferiferus you must read his autobiography. It’s quite old, but utterly brilliant. I read the whole thing in his voice!

@LordHoth_09 3 жыл бұрын

We know him but don’t know him. In that perfect balance that allows us to continue loving him.

@tonyarc9455 Жыл бұрын

From watching this... he feels he IS the Doctor. Every other actor is a imposter.

@SawItComingNot 8 ай бұрын

Excellent, well said.

@hatandbeardmedia5925 4 жыл бұрын

He's definitely transitioned into being an old man, but he's still Tom Baker. That curious sense of humour is ever present.

@josephchambers2000 Жыл бұрын

Tom Baker is essentially what my late grandmother would have been like as a man. God I miss her. Got to 90 though so I guess I can’t be too sad.

@hopebgood Жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean .

@steventhomas2856 Жыл бұрын

"Let's say I'm optimistic about MY future, but I can't commit myself for humanity... they can be very, *very* ungrateful". This quote NEEDS to be included in one of Tom's future BF stories, if not on the series itself.

@blueplanet9917 4 жыл бұрын

Tom. Is. Brilliant... and never stopped being The Doctor.

@rnalamo47 4 жыл бұрын

How many of you saw Tom Baker as Rasputin in the movie about Czar Nicholas or as a funny character "Timberdoodle?" in one the later Chronicles of Narnia stories ?

@blueplanet9917 4 жыл бұрын

@@rnalamo47 No, I'll have to check that out. :)

@SPM0717 4 жыл бұрын

@@rnalamo47 "Timerdoodle", what? His character's name in Narnia was Puddleglum!

@TS-bn7zt Жыл бұрын

Tom made me smile when I was a teenager. I’m now 61 and he still has the same effect….. I’m smiling watching him now. God bless you Tom and Thank you.

@karaloca 4 жыл бұрын

Someone take that magic effect button off the guy in the editing suite.

@interstellar1962 4 жыл бұрын

Wrap him up in cotton wool (or bubble wrap) Big Finish. He's a national treasure and we look forward to his continued good health, with many more audio adventures and interviews for many years to come. Legend! 👏👏👏

@scarystardust6095 4 жыл бұрын

LET'S GET THE PETITION STARTED FOR THE WELL DESERVED AND OVERDUE KNIGHTHOOD..!! Love U Tom 🚀

@Ndlanding 4 жыл бұрын

CAPITAL idea, my poor little moron.

@conormcguinness3215 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ndlanding lol what?

@Ndlanding 3 жыл бұрын

@@conormcguinness3215 Can't even remember what I was thinking about last February. Oh, yes! You wrote it all in CAPS.

@scarfhs1 3 жыл бұрын

He already holds the title of "The Doctor", that completely outranks a simple knighthood.

@xandertoner 2 жыл бұрын

I adore the way Tom ends this interview. After Nick says "Let's get back to the TARDIS", Tom's response is just so magical. "Yes...yes, let's do that. Goodbye."

@jason50146 4 жыл бұрын

Currently watching Tom's tenure with my 10 year old. We watch one episode each evening and he loves it. Tom was the first Doctor for me...probably watching PBS re-runs around 1982. Thanks and all our best to Tom!

@SawItComingNot 8 ай бұрын

Watching with your son, that is so cool. Amazing 😁

@Livesinashack 6 ай бұрын

That was my introduction to Who. I was about 11 years old and they would show reruns on Sunday night at 10:30. I would only get to watch it during the summer because school was out, and at the time it was the Baker era. I was more fascinated with Leela than the doctor 😳😄

@ianotimelord 4 жыл бұрын

He is the Doctor, the definitive article you might say! Would love it if they animated some of his Big Finish stories .

@memahselfni 4 жыл бұрын

"Do they still creep up?" "Yes" *chuckles* "not for me they don't"

@barryroach1980 4 жыл бұрын

Tom has a unique "narrative" voice as did Christopher Lee and Michael Hordern .

@evocationimages 3 жыл бұрын

and Liam Neeson...!

@8thDoctor 4 жыл бұрын

There will never come a time that Tom's smile and laugh doesn't bring a smile to my face. His joy is infectious!

@wills2140 Жыл бұрын

Sounds more like something that David Tennant would say than the 8th Doctor, lol

@MisterMonsterMaker 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely interview with a truely beautiful person. It's just a shame about the highly irritating video-effect/stuttering filter that whomever edited the video felt the need to slap on every few minutes for no good reason. Very jarring. The interview itself though was wonderful, thank you Mr. Baker and Mr. Briggs!

@davidaston5773 4 жыл бұрын

Rule number one of interviews: Just like the person's personality and story speak for them/itself. Then you see the true measure of the person's substance. We ALL connect as human beings. Or a Timelord in Tom's case. HE'S THE DOCTOR. End of.

@mortenu.5606 4 жыл бұрын

When you turn a defunct Dalek into a video editor

@MegaTheExtremist 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, great interview, but that flickering is pretty overdone and hard to watch.

@cockleshellzero3893 4 жыл бұрын

@stephen noonan Maybe because their respective families need some quality time?

@Seagull6819 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Even worse if you watch it on the TV! Totally unnecessary, very distracting and almost ruins the interview.

@gedforcey 4 жыл бұрын

I passed him in Oxford 31yrs ago. I couldn't think who he was straight away, but he smiled and cocked his head in recognition of my my own faint one. I reciprocated then realised a split second later who he was. Now had he been wearing a scarf..... What a genuinely charming man.

@scotlandthebrave334 9 ай бұрын

He's an amazing man. And what a character he played. He is doctor who. The best. If Tom does see this he means the world to me as well. He made me so happy when I was a wee boy. What a hero. God bless him.

@1978rharris 4 жыл бұрын

It’s difficult to identify who is a true legend and who is just playing to an audience. Tom is the genuine article. An absolute, bona fide legend and is easily identifiable as such. We adore Tom, don’t we peeps.

@teknical100 4 жыл бұрын

Tom needs to narrate everything ever written before he dies.

@StevenPerry 4 жыл бұрын

I stumbled upon an Audible version of Tom reading A Christmas Carol this past holiday. It is most wonderful and only 3 hours. It will now become an annual holiday listening for me.

@mrhed0nist 4 жыл бұрын

He makes Stephen Fry sound like an illiterate buffoon. And I like that Fry fellow.

@nancyjay790 4 жыл бұрын

Years ago, I found a recording of Tom Baker reading Jules Verne. Absolutely wonderful.

@ashleytuchin7693 4 жыл бұрын

Well, we're in luck because he has no intention of ever dying. 😉

@SoUtHMeMpHis 4 жыл бұрын

He should read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Hobbit series and he should've been in the Box of Delights.

@BegoneJonah 4 жыл бұрын

He still has that wonderful melodic voice! At 86 he has more charisma that any number of Hollywood types put together. Ladies and Gentlemen - STAR QUALITY.

@RR4711 4 жыл бұрын

Wes Clark when he voiced the Bendu in Star Wars Rebels I remember being surprised how incredible he sounded, as if he hadn’t aged a single day. True lasting talent.

@bryanpanvert5288 8 ай бұрын

Top man

@speedformercy 4 жыл бұрын

so happy he mentioned Jeremy Brett - my friend and mentor, the reason I became an actor. When Jeremy was in my home he spoke highly of doing Shakespeare with Tom and was thrilled to find out Tom's Doctor was basically the one Americans knew the best (at that time)

@jivebunny3765 4 жыл бұрын

You got to love Tom for that twinkle in his eye, his humour, and just how damn quick he is mentally at his age.

@BilliesCraftRoom 4 жыл бұрын

Dear Dear Man, Oh Mr Baker, You've still got it. Those eyes, that voice, that smile.You'll always be my Doctor.

@iKozak99 4 жыл бұрын

He's not my Doctor, but he still is THE Doctor. This man deserves a knighthood. He's a treasure.

@ArcturanMegadonkey 4 жыл бұрын

Tom was the best Dr Who, met him in 1979 when I was only 9 years old in Woolworths in Lincoln and he signed my book, such a fabulously warm gentleman.

@c.c.hiliner1065 4 жыл бұрын

He still has his Doctor's mischievous grin! God bless this man! He is the DEFINITIVE Doctor Who! He WILL BE IMMORTALIZED

@KRAFTWERK2K6 4 жыл бұрын

YES!!! that broad mischievous grin alone says "Adventure" more than thousand words could say :) And at the end he always took us (and still takes us) to all sorts of places fill with mysterious wonders wanting to be explored.

@mrflibble1259 4 жыл бұрын

He's the definitive doctor of the classic era , just like David is the definitive doctor of the revival. Both fantastic actors and two fantastically different and equally fitting performances.

@timrob12 4 жыл бұрын

I completely believe that Tom sometimes walks through his house in his old costume. In fact, I think chances are quite likely Tennant does the same thing. And then there is of course good old JB who preforms a strip act in his Doctor Who costume. I've never seen something like that before and personally, one time was enough.

@The.Master71-73 4 жыл бұрын

I bet tennant dresses as doctor and his wife dresses as Jenny and they role play in bed. I totally would if i were them. Good stuff

@timrob12 4 жыл бұрын

@@The.Master71-73 We can't forget Davison walking in on them dressed as number 5 and both he and Tennant going: "What?" like in Time Crash.

@nicholasdickens2801 4 жыл бұрын

timrob12 😂😂😂❤️

@nicholasdickens2801 4 жыл бұрын

Anthony ❤️😂😂

@nicholasdickens2801 4 жыл бұрын

❤️😂😂😂

@mortalhellion Жыл бұрын

I buy only the Tom Baker audio adventures from Big Finish and have roughly forty plus CDs. His booming voice and sense of humor always bring me back to the 1970s and early 80s as if he's never left the TARDIS. The radio shows, as I like to call them, are a cosmic window to the theater of the mind. And, yes, Tom's my favorite incarnation too.

@mrb3991 4 жыл бұрын

My Doctor ,the First Doctor i ever watched, And the only Actor to play the role for 7 Years , most only Play the role for 3 to 4 years , but for me he is the Doctor. Brililant

@SNUSNU-lz7dh 4 жыл бұрын

We Love you TOM ! I screamed out loud “ ITS TOM BAKER “ when I heard him speak behind Matt Smith at the end of “ The Day of The Doctor “ 😂

@Foxys-Collective-Videography 4 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday to Tom Baker :-). It was his birthday on the 20th January 2020 and he's now 86 :-). Not looking too bad for 86 I have to say. Looking frailer than what he looked like back in December 2016 but still looking in good spirits all the same though :-). But what a truly lovely man I have to say :-). He really has a lovely personality, yes certainly and he's full of kindness I dear say :-). But thanks ever so much for sharing this :-). Have a nice evening :-). From Foxy :-).

@Ethan-rs2fb 4 жыл бұрын

*:-)*

@Shaun-sh1op 2 ай бұрын

Sadly age speeds up when ageing . Tom Legend His performance in the true story of Frankenstein ..amazing ..so burly and dominates the scene as a fearless sea captain

@AndyJarman 4 жыл бұрын

Can easily believe he does come down for dinner in his costume, completely dead pan, and his wife does roll her eyes and let it pass without comment. He's such a giggle. His narration on Little Britain puts the edge on it's cutting edge.

@ChrisCaramia 4 жыл бұрын

We have a tunnel to Peru and invented the cat.

@KapybaraKSP 4 жыл бұрын

"Sir Tom Baker" Who wouldn't want that?!

@KapybaraKSP 4 жыл бұрын

HaB22 ok I change my mind

@derrickknight4985 4 жыл бұрын

Give this man a Jelly Baby and a Knighthood.

@NauticaSea217 4 күн бұрын

This man was and IS soooo loved as a Doctor. The kids adored him, I adore him. And he's still kicking it even at this advanced age.

@geoffjoffy 4 жыл бұрын

I love Tom Baker. He was 'my' Doctor after Jon Pertwee. I was just 13 when the Ark In Space was screened for the first time. It still feels like yesterday. Love the man, and had the pleasure in 1976 of meeting him and he gave me his autograph. Long may he live and be in good health.

@pcwkid76 4 жыл бұрын

Like that script he's holding "DOCTOR WHO: The LOST EPISODES - Return of the Cybermen" Can't wait to hear that one.

@KevinTheTimeGeek86 4 жыл бұрын

Well spotted! I'm looking forward to it as well now! :)

@alexlazebat839 4 жыл бұрын

Well I never heard that of that 1 before but he does mention Cybermen in "The Invasion Of Time" and if that a Lost Episode Script there is another 1 Colin Baker story "The Children Of January" which was originally intended for season 23 and season 1 of the Lost Stories which was never made I also mention this because after buying the two new lost stories it sounded that they were wrapping things up in The Lost Stories Department. So the only Cyberman Story that wasn't made was Genesis Of The Cyberman Series 19 as far as I know.

@bohenmerchant1 4 жыл бұрын

Alex Lazebat I thought Genesis of the Cybermen would have been a Fifth Doctor Story if it got made

@alexlazebat839 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I know that but season 19 some stories were written for Tom Baker then changed to Peter Davison depending where they were in the scripting process. Anyway my point was this is as far as I know the only unmade cyberman script from the classic era

@alexlazebat839 4 жыл бұрын

And it turns out to be the original version of revenge of the cyberman now will this be modified because elisabeth sladen and ian marter have died or not

@Doctor699 4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing, he really hasn't aged a day. He looks like cheeky Tom Baker in an older body. What a wonderful way to go about life.

@mauriceedwards6759 4 жыл бұрын

He's so funny I don't think he realises how good he is,he is the Doctor for me end of story.

@ryanc3351 4 жыл бұрын

I strongly believe that Tom is one of the sweetest guys on the planet and does what he does because he loves it. Also I’m glad to hear he doesn’t intend on dying anytime soon haha

@zybch 4 жыл бұрын

And when he does, hes got his tombstone ready and waiting.

@lapelcelery42 4 жыл бұрын

@@zybch TOMstone

@adamjeffery1207 4 жыл бұрын

I would love it if Tom baker teamed up with. Tim Trelor the 3rd & 4th Doctor, in a 4 disc event with the origional unit master and cyber man

@daveboybrookes 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Baker was my Doctor. Such a legend, such a one-off. Hope you live forever Tom!

@Jack_Warner 4 ай бұрын

He's doing very well. I met Tom in 1975, when he opened a fete at a local school in Thundersley, Essex. I got his autograph, but have since lost it, along with Leslie Crowther's.

@GetBenched2010 11 ай бұрын

Tom went out of his way to distance himself from the role for many years but this changed after Jon Pertwee died and he became the last of the original 4 who survived. He warmed up to his past far greater after that.

@richardwilliams5387 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite Tom Baker moment was an interview where he was talking about someone who had passed away and he just dropped "He's dead now you know"

@limeamoeba7664 4 жыл бұрын

“I have no intention of dying.” HOLY SHIT I CACKLED OUT LOUD IN A SILENT LAB

@marthanewsome6375 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe he is that age. In the early 80's when I discovered Doctor Who I fell in love with him. Now that I'm 52 and know he is 86 and my mother is a mere 79 and my father would have been 80. It's kind of weird that I had a crush on someone older than my own parents.

@heydon2012 4 жыл бұрын

He maybe getting old but that voice still has it rich fruity tones , at Christmas last year listens to him read a Christmas carol , magnificent, as far as I am concerned he is THE DR his appearance in the 50th anniversary and again (SPOILERS ) in shads was great every where I go I still wear my 13ft Tom baker scarf

@stasiuwong 4 жыл бұрын

Captain Kirk can't hold a candle to Tom Baker's dramatic pauses!😀

@tiffanyspencer1082 4 жыл бұрын

Better voice as well

@Alagboriel 4 жыл бұрын

Now you said that I really wish we could see Shatner and Baker having a conversation over space and time.

@thomasfromswindon7609 4 жыл бұрын

Captain Redbeard Rum could

@scottnewbury4045 4 жыл бұрын

Apples and oranges...two legends need not compete, for artistic genius comes in many flavors.

@carealoo744 4 жыл бұрын

I really don't mean to sound morbid, but I feel so worried seeing how old poor Tom is now. I'm sure he's still got plenty of years left, but I can't help but worry. I'm glad he got a cameo in The Day Of The Doctor, and for his work on Scratchman, and of-course, all he's done for Big-Finish. But, Seriously; The day Tom Baker passes, I think every Whovian will collectively miss a beat.

@TerencePetersenAjbro 4 жыл бұрын

And shed a tear

@CineScarborough 4 жыл бұрын

I reckon Tom Baker's passing will be treated like those of Bruce Forsyth and Cilla Black. There will be tons of tribute shows on the TV, with talking heads from people who knew him. Maybe even a repeat on BBC2 of a classic Doctor Who Tom Baker serial. Hopefully he's in this world for a lot longer yet though.

@ifn_media 4 жыл бұрын

@@CineScarborough I hope he gets a much better response than that, I'm sure someone at the BT Tower in London will oblige and though talking heads is a standard interview model I think there should be something different for him, hopefully he will transform into his younger self, sit up abruptly and offer those near him a jelly baby whilst quipping "Oh no, not me - ' I AM the Doctor' (cue his deep chuckle)

@josephbarrow3239 4 жыл бұрын

Every Whovian will miss two beats.

@prof.heinous191 4 жыл бұрын

I remember bumping into Tom at the cinema in the seventies, he was wearing his Doctor Who scarf, he obviously relished being the doctor.

@seedhillbruisermusic7939 3 жыл бұрын

when Tom Baker dies I shall be heartbroken. Same with David Attenborough. 2 men who meant so much to me as a kid growing up. One to do with fantasy and adventure and the other to do with science and natural history. I shall be lost without them.

@lowket 4 жыл бұрын

You can see Tom's eyes glistening when the interview start. Still young at heart. Nothing but love and respect for him.

@tinamac916 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely man, wonderful to see him. Happy birthday to you, Tom Baker!

@stephensmith4025 2 жыл бұрын

In the sliver of time in the universe that the earth has existed, we get to be alive in the same time that Tom Baker is here.

@heatherhughes2955 Жыл бұрын

I grew up watching Doctor Who and Tom Baker will always be my doctor. Forty years ago my mom and I saw him at a convention. We went to a lunch where he was to be in the same room. We got there last and there was only one table left. They said you can sit here. In walks Tom and sits down next to me. I never took one bite. I could not believe my luck. He was very humble and could not believe that we had come all the way from Oklahoma, just to see him. Later on that day he was out by the pool and we got to take pictures and I have a picture of me and Doctor who! Such an awesome experience.

@anonUK 4 жыл бұрын

Not only Dr Who but also Captain Redbeard Rum! "On Tuesdays, he's normally up the Old Sea Dog." "Ah yes and where's the Old Sea Dog?" "Well on Tuesdays he's normally in bed with the Captain." (To the Queen:) "You have a woman's bottom, my Lady." "The crew, my Lord? What crew?" "I understood it was common maritime practice for a ship to have a crew." "Opinion is divided on the matter. Others say it is, I say it isn't." "He started drinking his before the water ran out." "He died so his friends might live- and his enemies might have something to go with their potatoes."

@darrenbennett1053 2 жыл бұрын

John Pertwee was my first Doctor but Tom Baker was by far my favorite Doctor . I grew up in the 70s watching Dr Who every Saturday night on PBS . My Late Dad was a fan too :)

@Omnicient. 9 ай бұрын

Jon was my fav; once Tom came by I gradually lost interest even though Tom is fantastic in interviews. He has said he never played The Doctor instead played himself.

@obsoletebutneat 7 күн бұрын

Such a delightful man. Charming, intelligent, thoughtful, and entertaining. And a genuine eccentric. Good on him.

@roya.w.j.4549 4 жыл бұрын

Tom was my first, he will always have a special place in my heart.

@chrislaws4785 3 жыл бұрын

What I wouldn't give to meet Tom Baker. I've remember being a little boy in the 80s and my dad watching doctor who. I'm now 36 years old and have been a fan of Doctor Who my entire life. I've been all over America and the world, I've been in the Army, been to war in Iraq and lived, I've been able to be there for the birth of my Son and STILL being able to meet Tom Baker would be the GREATEST moment of my life.

@BeyondBaito 4 жыл бұрын

I love that even at 86 years old he still has that voice and enough energy to keep kicking.

@beingatliberty 4 жыл бұрын

he's such a lovely man, may he keep living, I think he is very much the best docter, because he was just his lovely british eccentric self.

@Ulysses3473 3 жыл бұрын

He didn't want to speak to me when I saw him in a pub. I got fuck off I'm having a pint. But I still love him to bits. Thanks Tom for the memories

@joansmith69 4 жыл бұрын

I have never wanted to be an old man more than seeing Tom there. I just want to be Tom so bad! Imagine the stories he has, the loving fans. The word is his oyster.

@callithowiseeit5806 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he stated quite dismissively in some other interview he hadn't any of the Dr's costume, he doesn't let the truth get in the way of a good yarn tho hehe (and we love him for it)

@thomasmccarthy9758 Жыл бұрын

I hope Tom baker lives forever, I'll be very disappointed in him if he ever passes on, if that happens it will be the only time he will have left me down. Love this Man. T

@JamesJaysenBryhanActor 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Baker is and always will be, my Doctor. He's the reason i became an actor.

@Galaxy2517 4 жыл бұрын

I was just a young lad when I started watching Doctor Who. When someone asks me Who is Doctor Who? I immediately think of Tom Baker.He is Doctor Who!

@MrCdawson17 Жыл бұрын

Even as an old man, he's still got that youthful, cheeky personality. Perfect casting as the Doctor.

@flyingrobotpig 4 жыл бұрын

Is it just me, or has he got the best voice ever

@georgiaann4402 6 ай бұрын

Tom is my doctor. He still has that mischievous smile. He was the longest lasting Doctor Who. I also loved him in the The Golden Voyage of Sinbad movie. He makes a good bad guy as well.

@AutumnWytch999 4 жыл бұрын

"I remember meeting Jeremy Brett..." *faints* Can I just jump into the TARDIS and travel back to be a fly on THAT wall?! PleaseOhPleaseOhPlease?! I love you, Tom Baker, you have always been and will always be #MyDoctor!

@Relansa1 4 жыл бұрын

No lie... If I ever get to take a trip in the TARDIS... I'm going to a performance of "The Secret of Sherlock Holmes" with Brett and Hardwicke in the late 80s... That's what I want for my first trip Doc...

@bowski477 4 жыл бұрын

That laugh he has. Just makes you smile every time.

@jardon8636 4 жыл бұрын

even at 86yrs old tom is still great with a mischivious grin....

@davidbarnes241 Жыл бұрын

I saw him walking down Wardour Street in 2010 wearing his Dr Who hat. Marvellous looking fellow and obviously was the best player of the role to me.

@craftchest 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite person on Earth. No clue why, he just is. 1975 until now he always beings a smile to my face. Thank you.

@lucidmonkey3591 4 жыл бұрын

When I was about 5 years old living in New York we didn’t have cable for a bit so maybe a few channels is all we had. Some of my first television watching memories was watching him as the doctor... I was transfixed by him! In a way it ruined cartoons after because I felt I had evolved beyond the cartoon... Tom will always be my Doctor!

@philmarsh5593 5 ай бұрын

His voice has barely changed in all these years. And he's still a one-off. A treasure.

@j.c.marshall2374 4 жыл бұрын

I will never forget one of the final lines from The Tom Baker Years VHS so long ago. "I was a hero, to children" You most definitely were Mr. Baker or to all of us fans THE DOCTOR.