Colin Baker reunited with his Doctor Who title sequence

[@Kriv]

"Hello, I'm Colin" Classy and down to earth.

[@TheWillHadcroft]

In 40 years of watching the title sequence, I never noticed the 'jumping' of the question marks as the pictures change. Now I will never un-see them!

[@swiftbird4846]

I'm the same as you. What a shock to have that pointed out.

[@chrispy3369]

Colin Baker seems like he's the best grandpa ever.

[@jamesknighton4489]

I think that would be Tom Baker but I do agree

[@chrispy3369]

@jamesknighton4489 Tom would be the cool grandpa that often says very naughty things but shuts up the moment a kid is nearby.

[@guardaxion]

He reminds me a lot of my grandpa, I miss him

[@chrispy3369]

@guardaxion I'm sorry for your loss man. Losing a grandparent is always hard.

[@jamesknighton4489]

@ sorry to hear that man

[@crayhact]

Here's at least one vote for this to be licensed as an extra on the season 21 Blu-ray set.

[@RileyScarletSpiderGirl]

I recently met Colin at a convention near me, it was dream come true because he's my favourite Doctor and I got to tell him to his face how special he and his performance are to me and how he'll always be my Doctor. Thank you Big Finish for not only celebrating 40 Years of Old Sixie but giving him 25 years of brand new adventures to show just how wonderful Colin truly is.

[@Bryan-gy2zu]

I would love if Big Finish were able to use the multi-color image of 6 as a cover for one of his adventures. It would be incredibly eye catching.

[@MrPonytron]

It's always cool to see how much work goes into these title sequences. Also, I've grown to respect Colin Baker more and more as the Doctor every day

[@stevetayler9518]

And as a person too. The love he has for the fandom is palpable and he achieves the feat of both recognising the importance of his role with being completely humble.

[@swiftbird4846]

What a gem! Colin is such a great man. Splendid!

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

What an inspiration, being the star and trying to make the atmosphere nice, to make it more welcoming because he was use to people not really interested in you and being a bit cold

[@DTBootlegs]

I've had a lot of experience in amateur theatre, and I can tell you-even there, where the whole point is to do it "for the love of it" (that's literally what the word amateur means), you will encounter divas who make the experience unpleasant. Having experiences like that is awful, but it teaches you a useful lesson in exactly how *not* to behave. Exactly the attitude you must never, *ever* allow yourself to take. Although amateur theatre, being what it is, tends to be very friendly on the whole. A lot of people who are more like Colin. The divas stand out, because of how few and far between they are. And then word gets around and that diva is never brought on to do another show in the area.

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

@ I do a lot of amateur theatre as well and that is exactly what is, these people are giving up their free time after work for a few hours of fun acting, when you get snobby ones or ones that belittle you, it’s a horrible feeling, I always make the point of welcoming people and saying bye as they leave, just so they know they don’t just come and go without anyone seeing them

[@wanbawmcgraw]

I can’t unsee the question marks shifting now

[@paulosborne6517]

I have a lot of admiration for Colin Baker, especially after watching the extras for the Trial of a Timelord season. He comes across as a wonderful warm, amiable, insightful and generous person who is as kind about co-stars as he is tactful and polite about less harmonious behind the scenes elements of the show. Always philosophical, never bitter... and his final thoughts about "Carrot juice, carrot juice, carrot juice..." being as meaningful as any other exit he could have had made me laugh.

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Exactly never bitter, other than maybe one week after being fired (most of us one never have gotten over that). From then on he has amazed me with how kind and forgiving he is. And as you mention he is never bitter where most would be. He deserves all the accolades he receives both for his great incarnation as the Doctor and also as the wonderful decent and accomodating fellow he is.

[@paulosborne6517]

@@triplejazzmusicisall1883 ...and I agree entirely with his reasoning for not filming a regeneration. It wasn't out of spite as people think, OK - maybe a tiny bit, but what a cheek to fire him and then ask..! Colin was far more concerned with the stress and falsehood of having to pretend he was still The Doctor during the hiatus, until he had filmed the regeneration with the new Doctor firmly in place. Imagine being contractually bound to carry on smiling and being the Doctor all the way until Time and The Rani was filmed. [plus not being able to take up other roles meanwhile], only to appear for a couple of seconds! I think Colin was quite right to refuse, unless they gave him one final season as notice. I think he even compromised as far as just one full story to set his exit. Of all the remaining classic Doctors, Colin is the one I would most like to meet... and I grew up on Tom Baker [who was apparently wretched to co-stars and production staff for the last half of his tenure].

[@timlemmens1087]

Every time Colin talks about how much he enjoyed the part, I think about how he was unfairly fired from it. So sad.

[@99PROBLEM5]

But he was back in the part 2 years later onstage & then returned for the 30th, 50th & Centenary special. And has played the role on audio for the last 25 years. Not too shabby for someone sacked from a role. 😂🎉🎉

[@timlemmens1087]

@99PROBLEM5 50th was archive footage.

[@99PROBLEM5]

@@timlemmens1087 he was in the 5ish Doctors.

[@timlemmens1087]

@99PROBLEM5 Yeah. I know. I was just messing with you. Love that special. And I actually feel like their scene in the Centenary is like a happy ending for the Five(ish) Doctors.

[@99PROBLEM5]

@@timlemmens1087 yeah, it was. And really showed that RTD & Moffatt really needn't have been so worried about getting old Doctors back. It was a lovely. Touch.

[@vickyxleigh]

Wow, what a treat this video is!! And hearing Colin talk about his Doctor and JNT's views on him honestly left me a little emotional, I wanna go binge his era now :')

[@lifeinmyshoes_lims]

@@vickyxleigh I am already 3 stories in...

[@stuff31]

Saw Colin in a performance of A Christmas Carol last week, it was terrific! Great man.

[@Elwaves2925]

Was he Scrooge or someone else?

[@DBProductions12345-m]

@@Elwaves2925 Tiny Tim

[@Elwaves2925]

@@DBProductions12345-m Hahaha. Funny.

[@doctornovocalcords]

That was a really lovely feature, thank you. Bravo to all involved!

[@matthewhuxtable1557]

That was lovely, thank you. I always admired Colin’s more alien, dismissive-to-humans are on the Doctor and feel we all missed out with him only doing (what was it?) two seasons.

[@williambrown8203]

The book is a fantastic read. I spoke to co-author Jack, his brother, about it for my university dissertation. He couldn't have been nicer, and I am so happy for them both.

[@johntaylor6345]

Loving this. Fantastic. Colin was great as the sixth doctor and I also think it's great he is not bitter about his past. Great video.

[@ElijahMcCullough-tv6cq]

Colin deserves his own Doctor Who Spin-Off series. He needs to come back to television for Doctor Who.

[@digipeeper]

Colin Baker Deserves the respect that was required from Eric Saward whose effort could effect Colin positively or opposite. Sadly, Saward didn’t do his job and the whole tenure was a waste of time.

[@ElijahMcCullough-tv6cq]

@@digipeeper exactly

[@digipeeper]

@@ElijahMcCullough-tv6cq with the exception of Pertwee and Tom. Colin wanted to do over the usual 3 season and possibly out stay Tom’s 7. But the 80s was not a good time for Doctor Who and the pantomime style wasn’t working for the series.

[@corvus1970]

@@digipeeper While I agree with your first sentence wholeheartedly, I disagree with your conclusion in the second. Without Colin's tenure, we wouldn't have had his BFA's, and he wouldn't have become the magnificent ambassador for Doctor WHO that he became, and has embodied for many years.

[@digipeeper]

@@corvus1970 Colin became all of the above as you stated is because Big Finish did their job and refine Colin’s character. The man in real life is very witty and intelligent. But as a script editor(sarcasm), I only just added the character as loud, abrasive and irritable. That’s all you will see and going to remember!!!

[@jimmymannfx]

What a lovely video! This is gorgeous content for the vaults. Thank you everyone involved!

[@lifeinmyshoes_lims]

Colin Baker is my Doctor. I always love hearing more about his tenure.

[@TheJW93]

Colin is such a delight.

[@Truthseeker1515]

Sad, because the more I researched Colin's Doctor Who's role and character portrayal, the more I realize how impossible it was to deliver with John Nathan Turner at the helm. He had no chance....

[@richd6362]

Amazing how much work went into the title sequence.

[@Sueroh_]

Colin seems like such a lovely chap, honestly one of the goats

[@AjnosFTW]

What a beautiful little insight into the process and fun little interview! Thank you 🎉

[@jonL88]

My Doctor!

[@DrBagPhD]

Colin is such a wonderful man, I hope I get the opportunity to meet him again. This video was wonderfully comfy

[@josefschiltz2192]

As far as I remember, the logo/lettering is based on a font called Quicksilver. It's in my Letraset catalogue somewhere. I had only just left art college when the Tom Baker logo and title sequence - music changed to the eighties. I recognized the font instantly.

[@sovance]

That was a lovely piece

[@matthewtygert1053]

The thing with his collar moving was mind-blowing, can't believe I missed that. See, he's such a handsome man, Colin: one misses such details when you're gazing upon his magnificence.

[@dalekbumps]

Colin Baker is a treasure, and he must be protected at all costs

[@adpirtle]

That image he singles out at 6:07, I'd love to have that hanging on my wall.

[@Timelord007]

Big Finish have given ole sixey a new leash of life & written some amazing stories. Colin Baker is a gem & as the Sixth Doctor his performances are always excellent. Big Finish is a great tonic, im a bipolar manic depressive & struggle with social anxiety, i find it hard to switch off but these audio dramas allow me to relax & let my imagination flow seeing the story & characters in my mind.

[@sg-zd8eb]

Met Colin at Longleat, was a a very nice man (as always).

[@fraserkatie]

Those title sequences were so clever and brilliant and so much hard work must have been done!

[@chriswinwood6501]

Oh how wonderful! Thank you. I’ve asked Father Christmas for the book.

[@animaginaryboy2]

I absolutely never noticed those question marks moving and I can't wait to look out for them next time I watch a sixth Doctor story!

[@plan7a]

Even though Sid didn't use the wink for Colin's Doctor, I guess he kept it in mind because he used it for Sylvester's Doctor, and, maybe even accentuated it further when he did! 🤔

[@fanyt1894]

Shame we could only see the photos on a laptop and not in full frame

[@bigfinishprod]

Seek out the book Adventures in Type and Space: The Complete Collection, published by Ten Acre Books.

[@WhovianLife]

As someone who is a sort of archiver of photos of The Whoniverse, it's beautiful to me that these still exist ❤❤

[@firekind1980]

It's mad Colin introducing himself. My very first Doctor was probably Peter Davison. The first I remember (because of the superb suit) is Colin. I do love nearly all versions of the doctor. I'm a gentleman and not drunk enough to say who I aren't fond of. Colin and Sylvester have the underdog thing going for their doctors which everyone will appreciate at some point. More power to them both. 3:53 Set the tone. I will always think of season one of ER. Dr Greene saying to Carter. You set the tone. For some reason that always gives me goosebumps.

[@gallifreyangel]

oh wow, that's so cool. I love watching things like this

[@Kregnic]

Colin Baker my beloved

[@rory_pond1701]

My first glimpse of Colin Baker as the Doctor came from one of Peter Haining's books, and I remember being immediately intrigued by his presence and baffled by the horrific costume assigned to him (although I wasn't aware of JN-T's foisting it upon him back then). A couple of years later I had the great good fortune of attending a DW convention in Austin, TX in which Colin and Jon Pertwee were the guests. That was where I first saw "The Caves of Androzani" and "The Twin Dilemma," and that weekend was when he became my favorite Doctor.

[@pootle5096]

Well, it would have been nice for US to have seen the sequence with the photos next to it and also the photos themselves, rather than a sideways glimpse....

[@DarkMoonEmporium]

I met him at a convention I helped organise back in the 90's. He was a delight, a real gentleman.

[@salvatoreamico5391]

Fascinating. Great to hear Colin Baker's thoughts. Very good actor.

[@wonderboy76]

Colin is such a class act.

[@quagsirenuohnuoh]

Who wants to bet this will be on the season 21 collection boxset?

[@thegreatburt9005]

Thank you big finish that was lovely

[@bigfinishprod]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Sarphee]

Gotta love the guy. Humble and charming as ever. Thanks for being Ole Sixie, Colin!

[@mycamstudionetwork]

I will never understand why Colin Baker was abruptly removed from Doctor Who in the 1980s. His Doctor brought something new to the character. His Doctor had post traumatic stress from an abrupt regeneration, which made him a little mad to begin with, and then become a rather loveable Doctor Who loved life and cared about Peri and Mel very much.

[@SJHFoto]

Back this time, the BBC was really off the rails with this show. Most of their decisions are inexplicable. Doctor Who and the Tripods got the short end of the stick

[@vengeance1701]

"Whoever that was..." Oh, Colin.

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Even as a cliche by now it nevertheless remains as true; Colin Baker is an utter gentleman. The kindest of souls.

[@DW_Lightbearer_Doctor]

It is still the best design of the classic series of title sequence, what an amazing piece of history to discover, hopefully these go public so we can see them all in full.

[@mynameisdan8178]

I've recently watched his era for the first time and I loved it! I really like the 6th doctor and Colin was absolutely brilliant of course

[@mss490]

This made me tear up in the best ways. Thank you for sharing this. :,)

[@bigfinishprod]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@deanemayer466]

I love him!! He is and was a star!! He is the doctor❤️ wishing you the best Colin

[@Grim2]

Special effects work on those intro's is insaaaane. Utterly surprising BBC even did it that way as all those glow effects weren't cheap at all.

[@Joseph-uo3mx]

Mr. Baker definitely needs to get some prints of that photo made up, sign them and sell them at conventions

[@davidsteel8324]

This is brilliant! Great job Graham!! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Hayden1969-ws4vy]

Colin Baker. What a complete Winker! 😂😂😂

[@jimmythebantam]

Interesting that seeing the winking picture and then of course, Sylvester McCoy winks in his sequence.

[@dreamdisturber]

Looks like he’s starting to take care of himself. Great seeing this. Thanks!

[@RCassinello]

About 15 years ago I tried to figure out how the Colin sequence was made, as for its time it was a wonderful piece of design-work. But it was like realising how a magic trick was done - suddenly the magic was gone when you realise it was just a lot of hard work and planning.

[@elikohaiuwu]

Awhh I love Colin he is so sweet

[@Hayden1969-ws4vy]

07:21 Colin Baker, always was a bit of a Winker! 🤣🤣

[@farfromallover]

What a fantastic video

[@bigfinishprod]

Thank you so much!

[@jamescaseymusic]

Love Colin.

[@marvelsomething1952]

It's interesting that the wink was considered here as it was obviously used later with 7

[@bananess_]

This is amazing.

[@Budbrothers420]

I really wish all the doctors got an another adventure each or more tails of the tardis

[@Mooneye63]

It's great to hear this and see Colin's reaction, but rather frustrating as we can't see what is being talked about. Any chance of another video with the audio over the top of the pictures for us to view?

[@bigfinishprod]

The photos (well, some of them) are in the book, Adventures in Type and Space, published 24 November 2024 by Ten Acre Books. It's for charity.

[@Mooneye63]

@@bigfinishprod Fair enough, but until you said, I had no idea there was a book. Even so, a few shots of what they are talking about would certainly, whet peoples appetite to get the book.

[@FrumpyJones]

Okay... So... Editing note: cut away to the actual photos so we can see them as well?

[@vultan2000]

Don’t forget Colin had appeared on Doctor Who in an earlier role so would have had some familiarity with the production and the team.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

Colin Baker now is how Andy Cairns from Therapy? is going to look in 20 years 😆❓

[@berliner0]

Nice guy Colin

[@farmbrough]

Good old Graham K-W!

[@angelofmusic997]

7:54 What does he mean that he "wasn't allowed to wear" blue? Excuse me if this is a silly question, as I've not watched all of Colin Baker's episodes, but from what I've seen, his main outfit has blue in multiple places (tie/ribbon, part of his jacket lapel)?

[@bjmorley]

I noticed the jumping of smiles but never the question marks, how light affects what you see. I'd love to see these prints, is there any online sources yet? To get a print would be amazing too.

[@bigfinishprod]

The photos are exclusively in the charity book, Adventures in Type and Space (published 24 November 2024 by Ten Acre Books).

[@bjmorley]

@bigfinishprod will have a look for this book!

[@andygozzo72]

that wink photo, someone on youtube has done a 'recreated' version of the titles to include the wink , i think they shouldve used it on the actual title sequence

[@bigfinishprod]

Indeed there's one not too far from here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nme0fnugntqooM0

[@TheValeyard92]

How dud i know GKW would look and sound exactly like that?

[@user-kz5ez7nd7n]

This is amazing content! More of this please BF 🤩

[@mickeleh]

Wonderful interview. I’m disappointed that the editing never gave us much of a chance to see the images that Colin Baker was looking at and reacting to. Was that a rights issue?

[@bigfinishprod]

The images are published in the book Adventures in Type and Space: The Complete Collection, profits of which are going to charity. You can find it on sale at the Ten Acre Films website.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

That's cool.

[@jb44664]

Fantastic!

[@rnw2739]

I love Colin! Such a brilliant Doctor, wonderful actor and a genuinely, lovely man! Unlike his predecessor....

[@MusicFanatical1]

Could you not overlay what the laptop was showing, so that the viewer isn't constantly squinting at a hard-to-read laptop screen?

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Is Colin ok? He’s unusually shaking and not all people his age shake like that.

[@warrennewman5325]

Will oreder this soon looks EPIC read splendid chaps ☕️✨️

[@linney7313]

Colin never had a chance to win over the fans due to the writeing in his era..i mean. Chokeing his campanion..!! Soo. not Doctor!! And that outfit!!echhh.! He did his best for what he was given 👏👏

[@dizzydevil79]

Am teh biggert fan off Docter When

[@WolfBrothersCinema]

So much love and joy in this little corner of the internet ❤ Whenever I tire of news and raging youtubers, I come here to BF's channel and just watch their videos and read the nice comments. It is my happy place 😊 If you'd be able to license that "very Doctory" image that they pointed out as a cover for an upcoming story with 6th, that would be super cool ^^

[@michaelbyrne5507]

Bring back Colin as The Doctor. He'd be so much better than the latest generations.

[@idiotproofdalek]

Nice video Big Finish. Now apologise to James Dreyfuss.

[@mediakira6621]

Oh he needs a cane now…

[@Hayden1969-ws4vy]

And his head is constantly nodding. I wonder if he has early onset Parkinson's? 😟

[@celestialtoystore]

@@Hayden1969-ws4vy That's exactly what I thought but didn't want to be the first to say it.

[@rnw2739]

Don't worrt about Colin...he's good thanks. Aim your concern at Tom Baker.... who has virtually turned into Skeletor with a bubble perm and looks as though he has an hour left to live...

[@josefschiltz2192]

@@rnw2739 Yes. I was concerned with his weight loss last time I saw him. It'll be a very sad day when we are Tomless.

[@bungungis]

waw