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| | |aka = [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Master of Baker's End]] | ||
| | |name = Tom Baker | ||
|first mention = | |job = Actor | ||
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|affiliation = Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion) | |||
|affiliation2 = Fenella Frimbly | |||
|affiliation3 = K9 Mark III {{!}} "Robot dog" | |||
|first mention = Bafflement and Devotion (short story) | |||
|only = Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary (short story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Tom Baker counterparts}} | {{Tom Baker counterparts}} | ||
'''Tom Baker''' was an [[actor]] who played the [[Fourth Doctor (fictional character)|Fourth Doctor]] in the [[BBC]] [[science fiction]] series ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]''. By some accounts, Baker was the [[Master of Baker's End]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary (short story)|Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary]]'') however by other accounts it was the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Stuff of Nightmares (BBC audio story)|The Stuff of Nightmares]]'', ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'', et al.) One account showed that Tom Baker and the Fourth Doctor were the same individual however. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') | |||
== Biography == | |||
Tom Baker (as the Doctor) was present on a [[Doctor Who jigsaw|''Doctor Who'' jigsaw]] released in [[1977]]. He was [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|Paul Magrs]]' favourite actor to portray the character. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') | |||
Sometime around [[2000]], Paul wrote a [[prose piece (Bafflement and Devotion)|prose piece]] about what influenced and inspired him with his works, and in that piece, he mentioned that Tom Baker was the Fourth Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') | |||
Around [[2007]], Paul was in awe that he actually got to work with Tom when the [[script]]s that he wrote were being produced into [[Doctor Who CDs|CDs]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') | |||
=== Life in Baker's End === | |||
At some point in his life, Baker settled down in [[Baker's End]], a cottage in [[Happenstance Village]]. During his time there, he had books delivered [[Ebay (Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary)|Ebay]] (the dimension, not the website). Baker also trapped a [[Sinisterest Sponge]] in his [[The Doctor's TARDIS|space machine]], then had left and forgotten about it in the downstairs bathroom, and it tried to eat his housekeeper [[Fenella Frimbly]]. Other adventures included meeting the [[Eye-Spider]]s of [[Perigross]], finding a [[Sphinx]] in an alien desert, a trip to the [[Neuronic Nightmare world]], meeting the blue [[baboon]]s who rode on ships that resembled [[spoon]]s, and being at the [[edge of the universe]], next to the [[Thousand and One Doors to Elsewhere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary (short story)|Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary]]'') By [[2010]], [[Mike Yates]] was friends with a person called [[Tom (Happy Endings)|Tom]], and he and Yates made [[honey]] for [[the Brigadier]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') | |||
After [[Hexford]] was returned to [[Earth]] from its transportation to space, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'') Baker left for two years, leaving Fenella to look after Baker's End in his absence. On [[Christmas Eve]], Baker sent [[K9 Mark III|a robot dog]] to look after Fenella, and the [[Christmas Day|day later]], he returned Happenstance Village, and the robot dog and Fenella ran to him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary (short story)|Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary]]'') | |||
[[Tom Baker | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[File:Tom Baker - The King of Cats.jpg|right|thumb|Tom Baker as seen on the cover of ''The King of Cats'']] | |||
This in-universe version of Tom Baker would later appear in [[Bafflegab Productions]]' ''[[Baker's End (audio series)|Baker's End]]'' series. | |||
Tom Baker was planned to cameo in ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'', but he was ultimately cut.<ref>[https://lanceparkin.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/eulogy-of-the-daleks/ Lance Parkin's "Eulogy of the Daleks"]</ref> His co-star [[Lalla Ward (The Dying Days)|Lalla Ward]] appeared, albeit not by name. | |||
''[[Z-Cars]]'', a television series that Tom Baker starred in in the real world, also exists in the DWU. | |||
[[File:Bill Caballistics, Inc.jpg|thumb|"Bill", a thinly-veiled Tom Baker, going for [[walking|a constitutional]].]] | |||
The {{wi|2000AD}} strip {{wi|Caballistics, Inc.}}, which is implicitly set in the DWU through [[Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe|cultural references]], once featured an actor called "Bill", a thinly-veiled Tom Baker, who was killed by [[Scottish]] [[nationalist]] [[demon]]s. | |||
=== Information from invalid sources === | |||
As a child, [[Sean (Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time)|Sean]] and [[Sean's mother|his mother]] queued for hours in the chiller section of a supermarket in order to see Tom Baker for a fleeting amount of time. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time]]'') | |||
Tom's friend [[Louise Jameson (The Home Assistants of Death?!)|Louise Jameson]] once spoke to Tom over the [[phone]], telling him about how wonderful her [[V14|Home Assistant]] was, but she had to disconnect when it malfunctioned and began trying to kill her. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Home Assistants of Death?! (webcast)|The Home Assistants of Death?!]]'') | |||
Whilst introducing an unseen audience to ''[[The Day of the Doctor]]'', [[Strax]] mentioned that Tom Baker returned to the role as "[[The Curator|who was that supposed to be anyway?]]" ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Strax Saves the Day (webcast)|Strax Saves the Day]]'') | |||
In [[2021]], Baker reprised his role as the Doctor in the [[Big Finish (The Zygon Isolation)|Big Finish]] audio adaptation of the unproduced [[1978]] ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]'' by [[John Lloyd]], with [[Lalla Ward (The Dying Days)|Lalla Ward]], [[John Leeson (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|John Leeson]], and [[Julian Wadham (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|Julian Wadham]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'') | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Look alikes of the Doctor]] | [[Category:Look alikes of the Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Actors from the real world]] | [[Category:Actors from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:20th century individuals]] | |||
[[Category:21st century individuals]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who (N-Space) cast]] | |||
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[[Category:Aliases of the Doctor]] | |||
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Template:Tom Baker counterparts Tom Baker was an actor who played the Fourth Doctor in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. By some accounts, Baker was the Master of Baker's End, (PROSE: Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary) however by other accounts it was the Fourth Doctor. (AUDIO: The Stuff of Nightmares, Survivors in Space, et al.) One account showed that Tom Baker and the Fourth Doctor were the same individual however. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)
Biography
Tom Baker (as the Doctor) was present on a Doctor Who jigsaw released in 1977. He was Paul Magrs' favourite actor to portray the character. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat)
Sometime around 2000, Paul wrote a prose piece about what influenced and inspired him with his works, and in that piece, he mentioned that Tom Baker was the Fourth Doctor. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)
Around 2007, Paul was in awe that he actually got to work with Tom when the scripts that he wrote were being produced into CDs. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat)
Life in Baker's End
At some point in his life, Baker settled down in Baker's End, a cottage in Happenstance Village. During his time there, he had books delivered Ebay (the dimension, not the website). Baker also trapped a Sinisterest Sponge in his space machine, then had left and forgotten about it in the downstairs bathroom, and it tried to eat his housekeeper Fenella Frimbly. Other adventures included meeting the Eye-Spiders of Perigross, finding a Sphinx in an alien desert, a trip to the Neuronic Nightmare world, meeting the blue baboons who rode on ships that resembled spoons, and being at the edge of the universe, next to the Thousand and One Doors to Elsewhere. (PROSE: Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary) By 2010, Mike Yates was friends with a person called Tom, and he and Yates made honey for the Brigadier. (PROSE: Happy Endings)
After Hexford was returned to Earth from its transportation to space, (AUDIO: Survivors in Space) Baker left for two years, leaving Fenella to look after Baker's End in his absence. On Christmas Eve, Baker sent a robot dog to look after Fenella, and the day later, he returned Happenstance Village, and the robot dog and Fenella ran to him. (PROSE: Mrs Frimbly's Festive Diary)
Behind the scenes
This in-universe version of Tom Baker would later appear in Bafflegab Productions' Baker's End series.
Tom Baker was planned to cameo in The Dying Days, but he was ultimately cut.[1] His co-star Lalla Ward appeared, albeit not by name.
Z-Cars, a television series that Tom Baker starred in in the real world, also exists in the DWU.
The 2000AD strip Caballistics, Inc., which is implicitly set in the DWU through cultural references, once featured an actor called "Bill", a thinly-veiled Tom Baker, who was killed by Scottish nationalist demons.
Information from invalid sources
As a child, Sean and his mother queued for hours in the chiller section of a supermarket in order to see Tom Baker for a fleeting amount of time. (NOTVALID: Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time)
Tom's friend Louise Jameson once spoke to Tom over the phone, telling him about how wonderful her Home Assistant was, but she had to disconnect when it malfunctioned and began trying to kill her. (NOTVALID: The Home Assistants of Death?!)
Whilst introducing an unseen audience to The Day of the Doctor, Strax mentioned that Tom Baker returned to the role as "who was that supposed to be anyway?" (NOTVALID: Strax Saves the Day)
In 2021, Baker reprised his role as the Doctor in the Big Finish audio adaptation of the unproduced 1978 Doctor Who story The Doomsday Contract by John Lloyd, with Lalla Ward, John Leeson, and Julian Wadham. (NOTVALID: Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)
