Colin Baker | Conversations with Jeff Weeks | WSRE

[@Via_The_Void]

What a lovely man Colin Baker is. A great actor too & of course, a lovely Doctor.

[@pal-of-pals]

Oh absolutely, especially in Big Finish.

[@neddystark3351]

Pity nearly every single one of his Dr. Who TV outings were absolutely awful.

[@millievariants]

I think most of his were good. I think I like more of his than I don’t. I think Twin Dilemma, Attack Of The Cybermen, Vengeance Of Varos, Revelation Of The Daleks, The Two Doctors, Mysterious Planet, Mindwarp, Terror Of The Vervoids And Ultimate Foe are all good - bangers.

[@wastedproductions45]

Only Colin Baker can pull of wearing a casual outfit with Crocs on, this man is a legend.

[@lukeb247]

Great interview. I am thankful that Big Finish has given Colin the opportunity to flesh out his Doctor a lot more and give him a proper send off

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

Seriously underrated Doctor. Vengeance on Varos and Revelation of the Daleks are two of the best classic serials.

[@Deanhughes5707]

God I hope he lives for another 10 years... I will be so upset when he passes...

[@michaelloparco2173]

Nice man…serious props to Colin Baker….

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I met Colin Baker in 2011. Really nice man. Good sense of humour.

[@clapstix3495]

If only they had trusted Colin to craft his own Doctor. He is so good as the Doctor it hurts how little backing the BBC gave him.

[@meropetied]

This was marvelous! Colin Baker sure is a fantastic storyteller. And his audio drama work for Big Finish, still playing the Sixth Doctor, is astonishingly good.

[@WebMonkey741]

Love the crocs Colin! ;) What a wonderful man and a great interview!

[@ColtDee]

He's looking good, nice one Colin.

[@simonpatience3050]

Love you Colin!!!

[@vasp99]

The first Doctor I ever saw was Peter Davison but Collin Baker was and always be " my " Doctor .

[@Jim17735]

A lovely man and a great Dr Who

[@stevenwyatt1670]

Great Interview, Colin Baker is great and he is one of my favourite Doctors. Listen to his Big Finish Audio work if you haven't done so to hear the 6th Doctors character.

[@whocrusader5179]

I’m his number one fan of the Doctor

[@stonebaxter]

I would love to see Colin reprise "Maxill" on Doctor Who, and then regenerate, as his "final performance" for the show. It would bookend nicely.

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

I'd love him to play Maxil again, but he also needs to return as the 6th Doctor in the 60th.

[@OpenMawProductions]

@@jellybabiesarecool4657 Yeah, I'd much rather he return for the 60th in a proper scene as his Doctor. Give him the costume he always wanted, too. And then time "snaps back" and he goes off for the Trial of a Timelord arc.

[@vasp99]

THAT is the best idea for the show I've heard in years !

[@Im_Evie_Now]

I've always wondered what Colin Baker's Twitter name meant. Now, I understand. 'Sawbones' = Doctor, and I'm assuming he meant 'Hex' to mean 'six' but actually 'Hexa-' means 'six', not "Hex" -- like in "hexadecimal". Still, a very cool name and interview. I was utterly captivated the whole time and learned some things too.

[@ftumschk]

The prefix "hex-", meaning "six", is actually an accepted form in the Oxford English Dictionary, although it does acknowledge that "hexa-" is more often encountered.

[@fatcat8033]

Thank u Colin baker . For all did.

[@YvaJStoryTime]

Awesome, now I finally know what Colin's twitter handle means. I never knew.

[@damonk3674]

Colin baker was a great 6th doctor and 7th Sylvester McCoy was a good doctor And I never missed the 6th doctor episodes.

[@richardrickford3028]

Colin Baker is one of my most favourite doctors. Here he comes across as a very benevolent, sparky and deeply generous man. I wish him so well and I really hope he has some truly marvellous acting roles ahead of him. He was certainly good at Richmond Theatre in South West London where he played in Aykbourne's bedroom farce and Inspector Morse in a special Morse play. It was only a ten minute bus journey to see him. The actors for Leila and Red Romana also turned up at that theatre but not in the same shows as Colin. K9 though did not make an appearance. I will also remember Colin as Dr Dudgen - Tom Dudgens father in swallows and amazons forever. That was a marvellous programme for children of all ages about children sailing and having adventures on the Norfolk Broads. Colin was as lovable in that as he was in Doctor Who. What also comes across, especially with the American interviewer, is just how wonderfully English Colin's sense of humour is and just how English Dr Who is as a TV show. Star Wars is supremely American. Dr Who is wonderfully English. It couldn't be conceived anywhere else in the world.

[@andrewwilliams9599]

I loved seeing him and Nicola Bryant (in different episodes) in Star Trek Continues. I also loved the bit where he and Bryant are in a holding cell. Baker: So, what are you in for? Bryant: Marrying Brian Blessed. Baker: (pause) Fair enough.

[@jellybabiesarecool4657]

Colin Baker is one of the best people ever to have existed.

[@TheMijman]

Socks and crocks. What a statement

[@TheoPates995]

Still an eccentric dresser, those shoes

[@alexfletcher5192]

Colin is hugely skilled, but he arrived at a perilous time for the show. In retrospect I think they were right to push the envelope and it has certainly lasted as a result, but I don't think the wider audience (usually the more senior audience - I recall a letter in the Dr Who Appreciation Society newsletter describing him as a 'fat pantomime dame') really was. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

[@digipeeper]

Doctor Who has STOPPED airing in the PBS in the mid 90s and in the 2010s they are interviewing a Doctor?!?! Lovely Chap and he did well in few of the stories he starred in. If only they had much better writers and Michael Grade mine his own business and let Who ran.

[@rnw2739]

Colin Baker is an English actor... why do Americans insist on categorising people with this unspecific, umbrella term, 'Britain'? England is a country and has a rich, varied history and has contributed a great deal to civilisation - I think its only right to acknowledge it.

[@alexfletcher5192]

He actually writes and lives in the town I was born in. And it's very hilly. So you could say his career has a lot of ups and downs.

[@martinwood744]

Does this guy make spaghetti westerns?

[@davids8449]

No just eat it......and lots of it

[@flamesphere3144]

Colin Baker rocking up to the interview wearing Crocs.A true lad. On the other hand, I think he has misunderstood the people he thinks he is agreeing with on the subject of Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who. I respect his enjoyment of the new series however when he says “She’s the first Doctor I’ve been attracted to” it shows he doesn’t know the values of the other supporters of the new series. While many people dislike it based on quality issues in writing snd performance, the remaining supporters support based on the improved cinematography, special effects, production values and most insidiously, political affiliation. I know for a fact that Colin’s comment on Jodie Whittaker would be labelled “objectification” by a majority of new series supporters as the new series does feature left wing opinions. Arachnids in the UK features an irrelevant Trump metaphor, two episodes are devoted to Rosa Parks and the partition in India respectively (while these are relevant, significant and important historical moments, they do show a more socially minded side to the new series, as these episodes are better suited to exploration without sci fi elements and the Doctor Who format, and the fact that Dr Who was wedged into these historic events/that these historic events were wedged into the series shows the new direction’s placing of subject matter and representation above story) and the marketing featured heavy handed feminism metaphors such as breaking the glass ceiling and taglines like “its about time”, similar to the marketing for “Captain Marvel” (another cosmetically female character who’s approach caused controversy and divided fanbases). Similar to Colin I actually don’t have any strong political opinions. I believe in freedom of speech, equal treatment for all, enviromentalism and I’m not a huge fan of guns either. I also think the Doctor could be portrayed by a woman brilliantly and hasn’t been yet. But I can easily pick up on political ideology in media and you can tell based on people who dont like Jodie’s series for the production value and increased budget, and Colin’s comment, that Colin doesn’t understand who he’s getting into bed with. Oh i yearn for the days before peoples words were picked apart in the comments

[@alexhetherington8028]

I've personally spoken to Colin about dr who and he did say that he fancied Jodie whittaker but did also say that modern Who is different to the old Who . A whole different era and praised the effects, intensity and moving away from it's campy nature.

[@wnyduchess]

Jesse what the fuck are you talking about

[@rnw2739]

@Gemtem Entire seven words of your comment with typical pathetic Leftie drivel...

[@hanniffydinn6019]

He’s just being politically correct, everyone hates the female doctor. That’s why we are getting a short gay black one next! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😩😩😩🤡🤡🤡🌍🌍🌍

[@markdonovan3190]

oh my christ he's got crocs on

[@rnw2739]

So fucking what? You sound like an old iron criticising a blokes shoes... What adorns your plates then? I'm guessing mules...

[@matthewmcpherson7535]

Why oh why wear crocs

[@codytracy1228]

Colin seems nice, but his support for Whittaker/Chibnall shows that he's just happy to no longer be the worst rated Doctor in fan opinion. Lol

[@TheMastermind729]

Hahaha nailed it

[@CometStar100]

Yo thats savage lol

[@TheMastermind729]

Love this guy but cannot accept the doctor as a woman

[@neddystark3351]

I think the argument for the female Doctor Who has already been proven to be a complete disaster for the story and franchise, but please by all means try again lol

[@wnyduchess]

The issues with chibnalls run have nothing to do with a female doctor

[@CometStar100]

​@@wnyduchess Agreed it's the writing. If I was the BBC I would of hired the best writing staff possible so the first female Doctor could be a success and prove all the nay sayers wrong but instead they just got the most laziest writer ever and just say any bad criticism on the Chibnall era is sexism cause we don't like a female doctor which is not the case at all. It was like they sabotaged the first female doctor on purpose which I hope it was not the case. A female Doctor could of been so interesting but they some how made the concept boring and giving the first female Doctor very uninteresting stories. Also it does not help when you introduce the Timeless Child story to just make the Chibnall era even worse.

[@rnw2739]

@@wnyduchess No, it's an actress who cannot act the part.

[@Yesica1993]

The Doctor is a man. Always was, always will be.