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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
| image = Bob Baker.jpg | | image = Bob Baker.jpg | ||
| | | birth date = [[26 July (people)|26 July]] [[1939 (people)|1939]] | ||
|death date = [[3 November (people)|3 November]] [[2021 (people)|2021]] | |||
| role = [[Writer]], co-created [[K9 (TV series)|K9]] | | role = [[Writer]], co-created [[K9 (TV series)|K9]] | ||
| story = [[#Selected Credits|See credits section]] | | story = [[#Selected Credits|See credits section]] | ||
| time = | | time = 1971-73, 1975-79, 2010, 2015, 2020-2021 | ||
| non dwu = Wallace and Gromit ''The Wrong Trousers'' | | non dwu = ''[[Aardman Animations|Wallace and Gromit]]'': ''The Wrong Trousers'', ''A Close Shave'', ''A Matter of Loaf and Death'' | ||
| imdb = 0048276 | | imdb = 0048276 | ||
}} | }}{{you may|Bob Baker (in-universe)|n1=his in-universe counterpart}} | ||
'''Bob Baker''' ( | [[File:Bob Baker and K9s.jpg|thumb|Bob Baker poses with K9 Mark I and Mark 2.]] | ||
'''Bob Baker''' ([[26 July (people)|26 July]] [[1939 (people)|1939]]<ref>[[TCH 16]]</ref>–[[3 November (people)|3 November]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/nov/07/bob-baker-obituary?fbclid=IwAR13VJz6c0f-6hwXdtpxFqy30Nhdiz3nk4feggfY5t3ZVUvb8iNbVrfMvLk The Guardian]</ref>) was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' writer who often wrote with [[Dave Martin]]. Baker and Martin are best remembered for creating [[K9]], a character he partially owned the rights to. He made use of these rights in authorising the creation of the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' TV series. | |||
Bob Baker wrote ''[[The Essential Book of K9]]'' along with [[Paul Tams|Paul M Tams]]. | |||
Until his passing in 2021, he was the last surviving writer to write for the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]] era of ''Doctor Who''. | |||
Beyond the world of ''Doctor Who'', Baker's greatest success is as a writer for | == Career == | ||
Beyond the world of ''Doctor Who'', Baker's greatest success is as a writer for [[Aardman Animations]]' {{wi|Wallace and Gromit}} series. He co-wrote the short films {{wi|The Wrong Trousers}}, {{wi|A Close Shave}} and {{wi|A Matter of Loaf and Death}} with animator {{w|Nick Park}}, and was one of four credited writers on the feature film {{wi|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit}}; he received a [[BAFTA]] for ''The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' and another for ''A Matter of Loaf and Death''. | |||
''A Close Shave'' features a robotic dog as its antagonist. | ''A Close Shave'' features a robotic dog as its antagonist. | ||
== | |||
=== | == DWU credits == | ||
* ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' (with [[Dave Martin]]) | === Television === | ||
==== Doctor Who ==== | |||
* ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' (with [[Dave Martin]]) | |||
* ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' (with Dave Martin) | * ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'' (with Dave Martin) | ||
* ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' (with Dave Martin) | * ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' (with Dave Martin) | ||
* ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'' (with Dave Martin) | * ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'' (with Dave Martin) | ||
* ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' (with Dave Martin) | * ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'' (with Dave Martin) | ||
* ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'' (with Dave Martin) | * ''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]'' (with Dave Martin) | ||
* ''[[Underworld]]'' (with Dave Martin) | * ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' (with Dave Martin) | ||
* ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' (with Dave Martin) | * ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' (with Dave Martin) | ||
* ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'' | * ''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]'' | ||
==== K9 ==== | |||
* ''[[Mind Snap (TV story)|Mind Snap]]'' (with [[Paul Tams]]) | |||
* ''[[Angel of the North (TV story)|Angel of the North]]'' | |||
=== K9 === | === Short stories === | ||
* ''[[ | ==== The Essential Book of K9 ==== | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[One Man and His Dog (short story)|One Man and His Dog]]'' | ||
* ''[[Peaceniks (short story)|Peaceniks]]'' | |||
* ''[[Interstitials (short story)|Interstitials]]'' | |||
* ''[[Stranger On The Train (short story)|Stranger on the Train]]'' | |||
==== Megabytes ==== | |||
* ''[[The Gift Givers (short story)|The Gift Givers]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Nine Moons Race (short story)|The Nine Moon Race]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Time Thief (K9 short story)|The Time Thief]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Proclaimer (short story)|The Proclaimer]]'' | |||
=== Comics === | |||
==== Cutaway Comics ==== | |||
* ''[[Eldrad Must Live! (comic story)|Eldrad Must Live!]]'' | |||
== Contributions to the mythos == | == Contributions to the mythos == | ||
Major characters and concepts created for or debuting in a Bob Baker script include: | Major characters and concepts created for or debuting in a Bob Baker script include: | ||
* [[Omega]] | * [[Omega]] | ||
* [[K9]] | * [[K9]] | ||
* [[Black Guardian]] | * [[Black Guardian]] | ||
== Documentary appearances == | |||
* ''[[Axon Stations! (documentary)|Axon Stations!]]'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id = 0048276}} | {{imdb name|id=0048276}} | ||
{{ | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
[[es:Bob Baker]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | [[Category:Doctor Who television writers]] | ||
[[Category:K9 | [[Category:K9 television writers]] | ||
[[Category:Short story writers]] | |||
[[Category:Reference writers]] | |||
[[Category:BAFTA award winners]] | [[Category:BAFTA award winners]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Writers interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Hugo award nominees]] | ||
[[Category:People thanked by Cutaway Comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:24, 3 November 2024
- You may be looking for his in-universe counterpart.
Bob Baker (26 July 1939[1]–3 November 2021[2]) was a Doctor Who writer who often wrote with Dave Martin. Baker and Martin are best remembered for creating K9, a character he partially owned the rights to. He made use of these rights in authorising the creation of the K9 TV series.
Bob Baker wrote The Essential Book of K9 along with Paul M Tams.
Until his passing in 2021, he was the last surviving writer to write for the Pertwee era of Doctor Who.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Beyond the world of Doctor Who, Baker's greatest success is as a writer for Aardman Animations' Wallace and Gromit series. He co-wrote the short films The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death with animator Nick Park, and was one of four credited writers on the feature film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit; he received a BAFTA for The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and another for A Matter of Loaf and Death.
A Close Shave features a robotic dog as its antagonist.
DWU credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Claws of Axos (with Dave Martin)
- The Mutants (with Dave Martin)
- The Three Doctors (with Dave Martin)
- The Sontaran Experiment (with Dave Martin)
- The Hand of Fear (with Dave Martin)
- The Invisible Enemy (with Dave Martin)
- Underworld (with Dave Martin)
- The Armageddon Factor (with Dave Martin)
- Nightmare of Eden
K9[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mind Snap (with Paul Tams)
- Angel of the North
Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Essential Book of K9[[edit] | [edit source]]
Megabytes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cutaway Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]
Contributions to the mythos[[edit] | [edit source]]
Major characters and concepts created for or debuting in a Bob Baker script include:
Documentary appearances[[edit] | [edit source]]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bob Baker at the Internet Movie Database
