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==== ''Doctor Who'' and Big Finish ==== | ==== ''Doctor Who'' and Big Finish ==== | ||
Despite the circumstances of his departure from ''Doctor Who'', Baker has remained involved with the franchise. He reprised his role as the Doctor in the play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]],'' replacing [[Jon Pertwee]], and on television in the 1993 charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. In the [[BBV Productions]] video series ''The Stranger'', he played the eponymous character, who was similar to the Doctor. | Despite the circumstances of his departure from ''Doctor Who'', Baker has remained involved with the franchise. He reprised his role as the Doctor in the play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]],'' replacing [[Jon Pertwee]], and on television in the 1993 charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. In the [[BBV Productions]] video series ''[[The Stranger (series)|The Stranger]]'', he played the eponymous character, who was similar to the Doctor. | ||
Since 1999, he has acted in audio dramas produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], usually as the Doctor. Occasionally, however, he has played alternate versions of the Doctor, such as the [[Burner Doctor]] in ''[[Disassembled (audio story)|Disassembled]]'' and [[the Curator]] in ''[[Stranded]].'' In the ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' story ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]'', he returned to the role of Maxil for the first time since ''Arc of Infinity.'' | Since 1999, he has acted in audio dramas produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], usually as the Doctor. Occasionally, however, he has played alternate versions of the Doctor, such as the [[Burner Doctor]] in ''[[Disassembled (audio story)|Disassembled]]'' and [[the Curator]] in ''[[Stranded]].'' In the ''[[Gallifrey (audio series)|Gallifrey]]'' story ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]'', he returned to the role of Maxil for the first time since ''Arc of Infinity.'' | ||
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Baker has also played himself in the context of ''Doctor Who''. In ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'', he, Peter Davison, and [[Sylvester McCoy]] attempt to appear in the 50th anniversary special [[The Day of the Doctor|''The Day of the Doctor'']], while in [[The Sixth Doctor is on trial AGAIN! (webcast)|The Sixth Doctor is on trial AGAIN!,]] a trailer for the [[The Collection]] release of [[Season 23]], [[Colin Baker (The Sixth Doctor is on trial AGAIN!)|he]] is put on trial for an unpaid parking ticket. | Baker has also played himself in the context of ''Doctor Who''. In ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'', he, Peter Davison, and [[Sylvester McCoy]] attempt to appear in the 50th anniversary special [[The Day of the Doctor|''The Day of the Doctor'']], while in [[The Sixth Doctor is on trial AGAIN! (webcast)|The Sixth Doctor is on trial AGAIN!,]] a trailer for the [[The Collection]] release of [[Season 23]], [[Colin Baker (The Sixth Doctor is on trial AGAIN!)|he]] is put on trial for an unpaid parking ticket. | ||
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In 1994, Baker became the first Doctor to write a ''Doctor Who'' story, penning ''[[The Age of Chaos (comic story)|The Age of Chaos]]'', a graphic novel published by [[Marvel UK]] featuring the Sixth Doctor and [[Frobisher]]. He has since written short stories about the Sixth Doctor for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''[[Doctor Who Magazine|<nowiki/>'s]] annual ''Yearbook''s, the anthology ''[[The Target Storybook (anthology)|The Target Storybook,]]'' and [[Short Trips - Volume I|the first volume]] of Big Finish's Short Trips. It was not until the release of [[Tom Baker|Tom Baker's]] ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]'' that another Doctor would be credited for writing published ''Doctor Who'' fiction; although [[Matt Smith]] is known to have written stories featuring the Doctor in preparation for his role as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8580985.stm</ref>, they were never released. | In 1994, Baker became the first Doctor to write a ''Doctor Who'' story, penning ''[[The Age of Chaos (comic story)|The Age of Chaos]]'', a graphic novel published by [[Marvel UK]] featuring the Sixth Doctor and [[Frobisher]]. He has since written short stories about the Sixth Doctor for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''[[Doctor Who Magazine|<nowiki/>'s]] annual ''Yearbook''s, the anthology ''[[The Target Storybook (anthology)|The Target Storybook,]]'' and [[Short Trips - Volume I|the first volume]] of Big Finish's Short Trips. It was not until the release of [[Tom Baker|Tom Baker's]] ''[[Scratchman (novelisation)|Scratchman]]'' that another Doctor would be credited for writing published ''Doctor Who'' fiction; although [[Matt Smith]] is known to have written stories featuring the Doctor in preparation for his role as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8580985.stm</ref>, they were never released. | ||
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== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Baker was first married to [[Liza Goddard]]; the two later divorced. He later remarried and had five children. His son | Baker was first married to [[Liza Goddard]]; the two later divorced. He later remarried and had five children. His son Jack died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 1983, leading to Baker's support for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths. His wife and four daughters, including [[Rosie Baker]], played themselves in ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''. | ||
From 1995 to 2019, Baker wrote a column for the ''Bucks Free Press'' called ''Look Who's Talking''. In 2010, [[Hirst Books]] published a volume of a hundred of these columns, also called ''Look Who's Talking''. In 2012, they released a second collection of Baker's writing, including his ''Doctor Who'' stories, entitled ''Gallimaufry.'' | From 1995 to 2019, Baker wrote a column for the ''Bucks Free Press'' called ''Look Who's Talking''. In 2010, [[Hirst Books]] published a volume of a hundred of these columns, also called ''Look Who's Talking''. In 2012, they released a second collection of Baker's writing, including his ''Doctor Who'' stories, entitled ''Gallimaufry.'' | ||
