I think Tom Baker himself has admitted that towards the end of his tenure as the Doctor he became increasingly hard to work with, I believe he used to give the directors a hard time, still the best Doctor there was tho
@@timberry4250To be fair, from what I've heard about John Nathan-Turner (who became the showrunner halfway through Tom's run), if he became hard to work with it didn't happen in a vacuum.
He's an absolute sweetheart. Had the privilege of meeting him when I was an extra in Monarch of The Glen. So professional on set and so amazing and friendly with literally everyone off. Favorite Dr, lovely man ❤❤❤
Tom is also the only Doctor I have ever met (I was only 7 - in 1978) - and he was so wonderful and inspirational! He is and remains the only celebrity autograph I have ever asked for (and received) - nobody else has ever seemed remotely worth it. But I was so disappointed he didn't sign it The Doctor...
@@schubertuk I missed the chance to see Tom but I have met Sylvester McCoy and Patrick Troughton. I got to spend some time sort of looking after Sylvester and he loved that I knew him from Jigsaw, which was pre-DW. Patrick was amazing. I was staying where Box Of Delights was being filmed. It was night and very cold as a group of us kids watched. He came over to us with an assistant carrying a tray of hot drinks and biscuits. Then he told us funny stories as we drank. Absolutely brilliant.
@@Elwaves2925 brilliant ❤️❤️❤️ it's so lovely when they appreciate that, no matter how trapped they might feel by their public persona, people are there for them and they perform for their public
@@kikidevine694 It seems to be a thing with most, if not all of the people portraying the Doctor. William Hartnell, Tom Baker and Matt Smith have all stated how they understood that young kids don't see the actor, they only see the Doctor. So that's how they are around them. Have you seen Matt Smith in his Doctor Who Proms appearance? It's worth checking out for the 'bomb' sequence and the kid that helps. That is a perfect example of it.
He was like this every time he came into the studio to do a voice over. I loved it. He is very tall and wears this big Mackintosh. He would come into the reception and LOOM over the clients - scared them rigid. But beneath it, such a pro.
His Blackadder character to any Doctor Who fan who doesn't think he was the best ''Ohhhh, You have a woman's Time Lord!'' ''I'll wager you never destroyed a Sontaran battle fleet while playing chess with The Master!''
@@davidbwoo I had chills .. and was in tears during the 50th Anniversary episode. The conversation in the museum was beyond words... When The Curator said, "Gallifrey Falls No More!" and that final shot with all the doctors standing next to each other...WOW!... It sad to see how it has all changed so much in ten years. These modern petulant children of show writers that think they know everything and that the world began with their birth have turned one of the greatest characters of all time into a joke, and a bad joke at that. I miss the days when the mere mention of the Doctor had the bad guys fearful and the gravitas of the actor playing him matched the equally powerful storylines that pulled you into the story and you felt connected to it. So much has changed in ten years and not for the good.
My favourite Tom moment was in Dead Ringers on Radio 4, about 20 years ago. Jon Culshaw rang Tom at home, as a prank, using his best Tom Baker impression and Tom not only played along, he took over the piece, with a brilliant Who based improv, I was in tears of laughter
I like all of Jon Culshaw's "ringing people up as the 4th Doctor" calls (including the Brigadier and Peter Davidson) but that is the climax of them all. Real Tom Baker: "No no, there is some mistake. *I* am the Doctor!"
In an earlier series he rang up Sylvester McCoy and it was radio gold. "Tom is that you...? Have you been down the pub?" "Ace as well, yes she was well fit!"
I can't stop laughing, here's the playlist that includes calls to Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, and Sylvester McCoy. Tom twigs almost instantly which results in him hilariously insisting that HE is naturally The Doctor. czcams.com/video/rLU39vNXToY/video.html
No he really is. I was born in mid 90’s and I can tell you now Tom Baker or Pertwee are the greatest doctor whos. With Davidson, Eccleston, Tennant, Hartnell, Troughton and Mcgann all being very very good. Capaldi, Colin Baker, Mccoy, Smith not bad doctors just let down by lesser writing. Whittaker just awful.
@jonathanpringle8238 Definitely not the case. I’m not even 20, and he is one of my favorites, and most influential to me, and Tom Baker will always hold a special place in my heart as an actor, and just person in general.
@@ProjectFlashlight612 true to a point up to Tennant that's why they all FAILED. hence why David Tennant onwards had to emulate him with a dash of troughton. So shove your bollocks son. Peter Davison onwards were not good doctors. Period. Just cos the show came back everyone seemed to give them a pass. Davison was worse than Colin baker and only became the doctor proper in his last story.
@@neptunestardust Although, I think we can generally agree that the current doctor is the worst. I don't think the first episode was even out and he was already badmouthing the fans.
@@schubertuk Aye, cause he was a fan of Doctor Who. Thank you for reminding me of his name, he was great in The Thick Of It. Love all his work, you are absolutely right, he is multi-talented. You're also right, that he should've appeared in more episodes. But then again Paterson Joseph also only appeared in a couple episodes of Doctor Who. Bit of a weird question, but do you think he'd make a good Q off James Bond? I think he would.
@@kleptrep94 I love Ben Whishaw - and would love him to stay on (although that seems unlikely). Assuming Ben either passes or is not offered to continue - I agree with your suggestion and could quite easily see Chris bring something fun to the table.
To quote the 4th doctor himself, "There are many doctors, bit I am the doctor. The definite article, one might say", I believe from Robot, the 4ths first story.
Try telling that to the crew members. According to legend, his temper was WAY worse than Hartnell’s ever was (crew hated working on that show because of Baker’s on-set tirades, and it was also why both actresses who played Romanna ultimately left)
I love how naturally funny he can be, even when he doesn’t mean to be, Tom Baker’s just awesome And the way he says hello with that demented look on his face never fails to crack me up
He became the doctor just before i was born, so even though i was probably too young to see him in the role originally, or st least most of it, hes always been my doctor.
Same here, I was born 2 years later, I really only vaguely remember him as the Doctor, but he made a bigger impression on me than did Davison or Colin Baker.
I was about a year old when he took over so only remember his last few years, although I’ve watched them all now, imo he will be remembered as the best Doctor
Dr who was my tv life in the 70s and 80s. There was no internet, Gaming consoles, 3 TV channels was it. Tom Baker was Dr Who. Period. His companions would change (14 year old in love with Leila) but seriously. He was the Dr. No-one came close. Great memories.
@@zerotolerance5581 In the first of the latest Doctor Who specials, The Meep informs the Doctor that its "preferred pronoun is the definite article". The internet has been split right down the middle on how they feel about the Doctor being lectured on pronouns - some cheering the progressiveness, others calling it woke pandering.
Tom Baker has such wit and talent.Back in 96 he opened a cat shelter in Kent.He signed autographs had photos taken and his speech for the shelter was great.My cat I got from the shelter was already named Tom.
Tom Baker was so naturally entertaining, it's why everyone loved him not just the kids watching Dr Who. His appearances on the chat show circuit where legendary. The dude was a naturally funny, interesting and entertaining guy, sadly you don't see his like very often.
I agree with Tom completely here. What do they mean 'no?' This guy is the definitive Doctor Who! Let him tell the story, dammit!
Christopher Eccleston is my favorite doctor of them all, but Tom Baker is the definitive, iconic doctor of the classic era and the best of that bunch.
@@thundermothstudio5446 capaldi for me . But all of them are brilliant.
@Thundermoth Studio that's Pertwee for me, the greatest man, actor, incarnation and era for the show.
@@user-xn1xd4mg4j I was just watching Jon as it goes.
@@thundermothstudio5446 Haven't seen Pat Troughton I take it?
I love the eccentric hosts like Brian Blessed and Tom Baker - The energy is wild in the studio!
And Bill Bailey too.
Richard ayode
I’ve met them both and they’re simultaneously like black holes that draw you in and yet a lit powder keg that’ll explode any second.
Gordon's Alive!
Brian Blessed?! Well, I’ll be searching for that next!
I love Tom Baker, he will always be 'my Doctor', but I imagine he is probably one of the most difficult people to work with anywhere.
I think Tom Baker himself has admitted that towards the end of his tenure as the Doctor he became increasingly hard to work with, I believe he used to give the directors a hard time, still the best Doctor there was tho
@@timberry4250To be fair, from what I've heard about John Nathan-Turner (who became the showrunner halfway through Tom's run), if he became hard to work with it didn't happen in a vacuum.
Still can't think of a bad DW episode under his tenure though tbf@@timberry4250
John Nathan-Turner became head producer in 1980 during season 18.
@@timberry4250 From memory he was also ill towards the end of his run which would have contributed.
That cheeky grin and laugh with a dash of wryness made him the best doctor.
He's an absolute sweetheart. Had the privilege of meeting him when I was an extra in Monarch of The Glen. So professional on set and so amazing and friendly with literally everyone off. Favorite Dr, lovely man ❤❤❤
Tom is also the only Doctor I have ever met (I was only 7 - in 1978) - and he was so wonderful and inspirational! He is and remains the only celebrity autograph I have ever asked for (and received) - nobody else has ever seemed remotely worth it. But I was so disappointed he didn't sign it The Doctor...
@@schubertukAbsolutely! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@schubertuk I missed the chance to see Tom but I have met Sylvester McCoy and Patrick Troughton. I got to spend some time sort of looking after Sylvester and he loved that I knew him from Jigsaw, which was pre-DW.
Patrick was amazing. I was staying where Box Of Delights was being filmed. It was night and very cold as a group of us kids watched. He came over to us with an assistant carrying a tray of hot drinks and biscuits. Then he told us funny stories as we drank. Absolutely brilliant.
@@Elwaves2925 brilliant ❤️❤️❤️ it's so lovely when they appreciate that, no matter how trapped they might feel by their public persona, people are there for them and they perform for their public
@@kikidevine694 It seems to be a thing with most, if not all of the people portraying the Doctor. William Hartnell, Tom Baker and Matt Smith have all stated how they understood that young kids don't see the actor, they only see the Doctor. So that's how they are around them.
Have you seen Matt Smith in his Doctor Who Proms appearance? It's worth checking out for the 'bomb' sequence and the kid that helps. That is a perfect example of it.
National Treasure. The definitive Doctor Who.
I think you mean _intergalactic_ treasure.
National Treasure but never got knighted i think it appalling
The original you might say
You mean the definite article
I came here next year to say exactly the same thing.
He was like this every time he came into the studio to do a voice over. I loved it. He is very tall and wears this big Mackintosh. He would come into the reception and LOOM over the clients - scared them rigid. But beneath it, such a pro.
The Time Lord was so good in Blackadder as well. He's a gem. An absolute gem!
You have a WOMAN'S gem my lord
@@hexualdeviant 😂
And then there was that one time Blackadder played the Doctor but he died and turned into Loki.
@@hexualdeviant"You've a woman's touch, Mr Steve!" xD
His Blackadder character to any Doctor Who fan who doesn't think he was the best ''Ohhhh, You have a woman's Time Lord!'' ''I'll wager you never destroyed a Sontaran battle fleet while playing chess with The Master!''
0:50 I like to believe he was genuinely afraid...
Quintessential doctor! Glad the curator made a brief comeback a few years ago.
Hard to believe it was a whole DECADE ago…
And if you think about it, he's also the one who opened the door to David Tennant coming back...
@@DCMarvel2009 "Who knows" ;)
@@davidbwoo I had chills .. and was in tears during the 50th Anniversary episode. The conversation in the museum was beyond words... When The Curator said, "Gallifrey Falls No More!" and that final shot with all the doctors standing next to each other...WOW!... It sad to see how it has all changed so much in ten years. These modern petulant children of show writers that think they know everything and that the world began with their birth have turned one of the greatest characters of all time into a joke, and a bad joke at that. I miss the days when the mere mention of the Doctor had the bad guys fearful and the gravitas of the actor playing him matched the equally powerful storylines that pulled you into the story and you felt connected to it. So much has changed in ten years and not for the good.
My favourite Tom moment was in Dead Ringers on Radio 4, about 20 years ago.
Jon Culshaw rang Tom at home, as a prank, using his best Tom Baker impression and Tom not only played along, he took over the piece, with a brilliant Who based improv, I was in tears of laughter
That one? czcams.com/video/mXBw55h2TjY/video.html
I like all of Jon Culshaw's "ringing people up as the 4th Doctor" calls (including the Brigadier and Peter Davidson) but that is the climax of them all. Real Tom Baker: "No no, there is some mistake. *I* am the Doctor!"
@@BlameThande "You mean...I'm talking to myself?"
In an earlier series he rang up Sylvester McCoy and it was radio gold.
"Tom is that you...? Have you been down the pub?"
"Ace as well, yes she was well fit!"
I can't stop laughing, here's the playlist that includes calls to Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, and Sylvester McCoy.
Tom twigs almost instantly which results in him hilariously insisting that HE is naturally The Doctor.
czcams.com/video/rLU39vNXToY/video.html
Tom Baker is an Absolute Unit!
I think you mean U.N.I.T. hahaha
have you seen him recently? he's skin and bone :(
@@ljp206 sad to hear
The good doctor is getting on in years...
I agree, he is indeed a United Nations Intelligence Taskforce.
@@ljp206Probably better at his age!
More like he’s driving the producer to lose his mind 😂
Whenever I see Tom Baker I can’t help but smile 😊 he’s certainly a treasure
You can't help but love Tom Baker!
Indeed. He'll be 90 next year. 90!
everyone's favourite 'crazy uncle'
You haven't lived until you've seen/heard Tom voice a giant fungus bear-moose in Star Wars.
One of the worse parts of Star Wars lore. The Bendu was just stupid.
@@victorkong82 As if that was even remotely the last straw...
@@schubertuk I hate it when the drive-thru forgets to give me a straw.
@@victorkong82Bendu is where you draw the line? Not Yaddle, not the Mortis gods, hell not even Midichlorians - Bendu?
@@squabbbb I drew the line at The Clone Wars in 2008 and haven't looked back since! :D
His charisma is forever off the charts
He was the best Doctor WHO EVER, hands down, NO competition :)
yet none of the young new viewers know who he is let alone the doctor, they think doctor who is new and only started in 2005
No he really is. I was born in mid 90’s and I can tell you now Tom Baker or Pertwee are the greatest doctor whos. With Davidson, Eccleston, Tennant, Hartnell, Troughton and Mcgann all being very very good. Capaldi, Colin Baker, Mccoy, Smith not bad doctors just let down by lesser writing. Whittaker just awful.
@@jonathanpringle8238no they don't, why are you so bitter and old
@jonathanpringle8238 Definitely not the case. I’m not even 20, and he is one of my favorites, and most influential to me, and Tom Baker will always hold a special place in my heart as an actor, and just person in general.
Peter Capaldi:
He never stopped being Tom and every doctor after him had to be Tom too. Not an easy task.
Bollocks. Peter Davison was nothing like Tom. Neither were Sylvester McCoy or Paul McGann or...any subsequent Doctor.
@@ProjectFlashlight612 true to a point up to Tennant that's why they all FAILED. hence why David Tennant onwards had to emulate him with a dash of troughton. So shove your bollocks son. Peter Davison onwards were not good doctors. Period. Just cos the show came back everyone seemed to give them a pass. Davison was worse than Colin baker and only became the doctor proper in his last story.
not true
every doctor has been different
none have been like tom baker
like look at 12th and war doctor
completely different
@@neptunestardust Although, I think we can generally agree that the current doctor is the worst. I don't think the first episode was even out and he was already badmouthing the fans.
*What an absolute madlad.*
Can't believe nobody's mentioned that one of the guests on this episode actually played Missy's assistant in Doctor Who.
I am sure the multi-talented Chris Addison will be delighted his career has been reduced to a bit part!
@@schubertuk Aye, cause he was a fan of Doctor Who. Thank you for reminding me of his name, he was great in The Thick Of It. Love all his work, you are absolutely right, he is multi-talented. You're also right, that he should've appeared in more episodes. But then again Paterson Joseph also only appeared in a couple episodes of Doctor Who.
Bit of a weird question, but do you think he'd make a good Q off James Bond? I think he would.
@@kleptrep94 I love Ben Whishaw - and would love him to stay on (although that seems unlikely). Assuming Ben either passes or is not offered to continue - I agree with your suggestion and could quite easily see Chris bring something fun to the table.
@@schubertuk Same, but I assume that it would be a straight reboot considering how Ben Whishaw's Bond isn't around anymore.
@@kleptrep94 That didn't stop Dennis Llewellyn surviving five Bonds...
He is a TRUE national treasure, a GALACTIC treasure in fact
Tom Baker is and always will be the greatest incarnation of the Doctor.
As Roger Moore WAS my Bond growing up, Tom was my Doctor Who.... And he was the BEST
To quote the 4th doctor himself, "There are many doctors, bit I am the doctor. The definite article, one might say", I believe from Robot, the 4ths first story.
The enigmatic genius the many of us grew up with...😅
Yep what a dude.
Tom's a national treasure!
(1:17) "I hope we didn't scare you... huh-huh-huh-*_hAHahAHahAHahAHahAHahAHa!_* Or do you want it more naturalistically?"
I love him omg 😭
Tom Baker is equally loveable and terrifying.
Try telling that to the crew members. According to legend, his temper was WAY worse than Hartnell’s ever was (crew hated working on that show because of Baker’s on-set tirades, and it was also why both actresses who played Romanna ultimately left)
He has aged but his voice stays the same!
When he did the voiceover for Little Britain ....
I love how naturally funny he can be, even when he doesn’t mean to be, Tom Baker’s just awesome
And the way he says hello with that demented look on his face never fails to crack me up
Tom's amazing in this clip. God, he even reduces Ian Hislop to sheer hysterics which you don't often see happen.
He should be, he was a great actor even before I was born, and he's had decades of life experience and work since then.
He became the doctor just before i was born, so even though i was probably too young to see him in the role originally, or st least most of it, hes always been my doctor.
Same here, I was born 2 years later, I really only vaguely remember him as the Doctor, but he made a bigger impression on me than did Davison or Colin Baker.
I was about a year old when he took over so only remember his last few years, although I’ve watched them all now, imo he will be remembered as the best Doctor
Dr who was my tv life in the 70s and 80s. There was no internet, Gaming consoles, 3 TV channels was it. Tom Baker was Dr Who. Period. His companions would change (14 year old in love with Leila) but seriously. He was the Dr. No-one came close. Great memories.
The definite article, indeed.
This comment of yours aged very very weirdly
@@marcokilby7875 In what way?
@@zerotolerance5581 In the first of the latest Doctor Who specials, The Meep informs the Doctor that its "preferred pronoun is the definite article". The internet has been split right down the middle on how they feel about the Doctor being lectured on pronouns - some cheering the progressiveness, others calling it woke pandering.
Having watched a few dozen comedy sketches in the last hour, maybe two made me laugh. This? I could barely help myself. Comedy genius! 🎉
To us oldies..he is the Doctor!
So moving when Tom talked about the late Elizabeth Sladen in an interview 😢.
it broke my heart
"Poor Liz...poor us."
Desert Island stranded team... Tom Baker, Brian Blessed, Peter Ustinov....And the dance group " Hot Gossip ".
Time Lords never die, they simply return to Galifray.
I loved this episode. The young chap saying Tom destroyed meeting him was too hilarious 😂
I went out with Tom Baker's niece in high school. We used to joke about her uncle being the Time Lord. True story.
What was the joke?
@schubertuk Well, that her uncle is...never mind.
"The definite article, you might say"
Cool story bro
@thefonzkiss Cool 2012 response, bro.
The top 3 guest on this show were Bruce Forsyth, and Tom Baker and the greatest of them all the brilliant Brian Blessed.
Such a fantastic voice.
Look up the word charismatic and you'll see a picture of Tom Baker
My Doctor. ❤
An all-round splendid chap; always a delight to work with!
Legend and acting royalty.
His voice is so funny. Little Britain wouldn’t have been the same without him
I understand the best doctor is the one you grew up with, but for me that was Tom and he will always be the Doctor for me.
Legend ❤
A true gem 💎
And not a jelly baby in sight.
Tom Baker - The BEST DR Who & Comedy Legend!! 😮
This is absolutely brilliant
Tom Baker has such wit and talent.Back in 96 he opened a cat shelter in Kent.He signed autographs had photos taken and his speech for the shelter was great.My cat I got from the shelter was already named Tom.
would have been a lot of fun to be in the audience for the filming of that episode!
Brilliant. Laughed soo hard! 🤣
That "hope I didn't scare you" laugh was totally the one Jon Culshaw stole for his impressions! 😂
That was brilliant !
They should have kept these moments in the episode. Genuinely hilarious!
he was the epitemy of doctors that crazed look in his eyes made him :)
Total legend. 😂
I love him so much
It's not Tom baker it's the curator
Who nose ?
Ey who nose ha ha ha
The GREAT Curator
Forget the week's news and events - just have Tom Baker freestyling for forty-five minutes!
Love him! 4th Doctor is THE doctor!
DAMN RIGHT!!
My dream interview - Tom, Brian Blessed and Miriam Margolyes! Would be hilarious!!!!
Gotta love Tom
Tom Baker voice acts in the game, Hostile waters, a very old game now but so cool.
He's a good lad 🙂
Tom Baker was so naturally entertaining, it's why everyone loved him not just the kids watching Dr Who. His appearances on the chat show circuit where legendary. The dude was a naturally funny, interesting and entertaining guy, sadly you don't see his like very often.
Brilliant actor 👏
Legend 🙏🏻😎
We love Tom :)
you cant disagree with mr Baker
Yep tom wasn't lying that producer did have a nice soft touch
Absolute goat
Tom has always been a scene stealer.
The great Tom Baker!!!!
Tom Baker and Brian Blessed have got to be the two best hosts this show has ever had.
This is *my* Dr Who 🙂
"Welcome to this special."
LOVE IT! Awesome spirit!
Best Doctor!
Legend
Awesome
Tom Baker is an absolute one-off and a legend.
he used to sweep into his local in Kent shouting, "cheque from Auntie Beeb - drinks on me"
Yes I WOULD LIKE JELLY BABY :)
Brian blessed and Mr Tom are just ace.
Baker is the best!
0:18 he got his time freeze
0:46 oh thanks😅
hes handled a dalek that man no threat
Would have loved to meet Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee!
Tom is a possibility, but you're too late for Jon unfortunately, as he died in 1996.
@@jrb1802uk Yeah :c
'f a duck' under his breath ... brilliant
My doctor, and total goldust
Charisma personified lmao
I would love to be in a room with Tom Baker and Brian Blessed