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 |name              = ''Baker's End''
-|image             = Baker's End.jpg
+|image             = The King of Cats.jpg
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 |publisher         = Bafflegab Productions
 |type              = Audio series
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+|price             = £6.99 per CD
-|release date      = [[2 September (releases)|2 September]]  [[2016 (releases)|2016]] -
+|release date      = [[2 September (releases)|2 September]]  [[2016 (releases)|2016]] - [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
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-'''''Baker's End''''' was an audio series released by [[Bafflegab Productions]]. It focused on the aftermath of the death of a [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|fictionalised]] version of [[Tom Baker]], who existed in a universe where the events of the [[Martian invasion of Earth]] from ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' actually happened. The real Baker and [[Katy Manning]] co-starred in the series.
+'''''Baker's End''''' was an audio series released by [[Bafflegab Productions]]. The series starred [[Tom Baker]] in the lead role as [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|a fictionalised]] version of himself — although [[Colin Baker]] later took on the lead role in the final story — and co-starred [[Susan Jameson]] as [[Fenella Frimbly]]. While not branded as part of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' universe, it featured many thematic parallels to Magrs' previous series ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]'' and served as a spiritual successor to it.
 == Connections to the DWU ==
-Despite its remit of providing the real Tom Baker with a series unrelated to his more notorious character (the [[Fourth Doctor]]), the series actually had several legal links to the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]: [[Paul Magrs]]' [[Martian (Enter Wildthyme)|Martians]] played a large role in the series, setting the scene and being present in every story; the version of Tom Baker first referenced in ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'' was the eponymous lead character; and a ghostly version of the character of [[Vince Cosmos]] appeared in second episode of the series, ''Gobbleknoll Hall''. ''Baker's End'' was a conceptual continuation of Magrs' [[Fourth Doctor]] audio series ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]'': in particular, the prose short story ''[[Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary (short story)|Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary]]'' confirmed that [[Susan Jameson]]'s character [[Fenella Frimbly|Mrs Frimbly]] was the same as [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]] from the prior audio series.
+''Baker's End'' was the conceptual continuation of ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]'', which had always been considered by its author to depict a version of the Fourth Doctor transcendent of television continuity.<ref>[https://lifeonmagrs.blogspot.com/2019/04/ten-years-of-nest-cottage.html Paul Magrs: Ten Years of Nest Cottage]</ref> This is made clear in many ways.
-However, as per the conclusion of [[Thread:207278|this thread]], the Tardis Data Core Wiki does not recognise the Vince Cosmos in ''Gobbleknoll Hall'' as the same individual as the [[N-Space]] one from an in-universe perspective, even if they represent the same legal license. Consequently, this crossover is not considered a [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid source]] on this Wiki.
+On first glance, it seemed to provide [[Tom Baker]] a role other than the notorious character of the [[Fourth Doctor]]. However, it had previously been established in ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'' that the Fourth Doctor ''was'' [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|Tom Baker]], which this series built up and expanded upon; the Fourth Doctor becomes "Tom Baker", taking on many qualities of Baker while also keeping many Doctor-ish elements and memories of the Doctor's experiences in Hexford.
+[[Susan Jameson]]'s [[Fenella Wibbsey|Mrs Fenella Wibbsey]] becomes "[[Fenella Frimbly]]", staying the same character in all but name; Frimbly's history explicitly matches with Wibbsey's and she is said to have a history of being possessed, a reference to the ''Nest Cottage Chronicles''. Her surname changing is akin to [[Cleavis]]' forename and the spelling of [[Arthur Korns]]' name shifting between sources.
+[[Captain (The Stuff of Nightmares)|Captain]] reappears as "General Dogsbody". The general setting of ''Baker's End'' also continues from the ''Nest Cottage'' stories, with [[Hexford]] becoming [[Happenstance Village]] and [[Nest Cottage]] becoming [[Baker's End]]; this equivalency is confirmed with Happenstance neighbouring [[Darkholmes]] and being located in [[Sussex]]. The [[2020 (releases)|2020]] short story ''[[Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary (short story)|Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary]]'' emphasised the majority of these equivalencies, drawing further links between ''Nest Cottage'' and ''Baker's End''.
+After his first death, the resurrected Tom Baker takes the title "King of Cats" and claims to have nine lives. Because of this cat connection, he frequently uses the word "Ungow", a catchphrase of [[Fester Cat]].
+The following table notes details of this series' stories which are relevant to this wiki.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! # || Title || Notes
+|-
+|1
+|''The King of Cats''
+|[[Fenella Frimbly|Mrs Frimbly]] is one of the main characters. Features Klacky the Dragon, who also appeared in ''Klacky the Christmas Dragon'' in ''[[Christmassy Tales (anthology)|Christmassy Tales]]''.
+|-
+|2
+|''Gobbleknoll Hall''
+|Set in [[Darkholmes]]. Features the character of [[Vince Cosmos]], with references to the events of ''[[Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective (audio story)|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective]]'', ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'', and ''[[Hang onto Yourself (short story)|Hang onto Yourself]]''. Features ''Manifest Yourself'', which previously appeared in ''[[The Brenda and Effie Mysteries (series)|The Brenda and Effie Mysteries]]''. Klacky reappears.
+|-
+|3
+|''Tatty Bogle''
+|Tom Baker alludes to the [[Great Big Book Exchange]]. Baker takes on a [[cabbage]] as a companion, fulfilling the actor's decades-old desire.<ref>[[DWM 180]] Interview with Tom Baker [https://www.tombakerofficial.com/november-1991-issue-180/]</ref>
+|-
+|4
+|''The Happenstance Pox''
+|After dying in the previous story, Baker comes back to life as [[Colin Baker (The Sixth Doctor is on trial AGAIN!)|Colin Baker]]. The character Derek Titts mentions an [[alpaca]] among the numerous supernatural forces he has fought, referencing Magrs' [[Charity publication|charity ''Doctor Who'' story]] "Miss Hawthorne and the Alpaca of Doom" in ''A Target for Tommy''.
+|}
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+The King of Cats.jpg|The King of Cats
+Gobbleknoll Hall.jpg|Gobbleknoll Hall
+Tatty Boggle.jpg|Tatty Bogle
+The Happenstance Pox.jpg|The Happenstance Pox
+</gallery>
+== Footnotes ==
+{{Reflist}}
-Baker's End featured Klacky the Dragon who appeared in a short story published in ''[[Christmassy Tales (anthology)|Christmassy Tales]]''.
 [[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]]
+[[Category:Audio overviews]]