Doctor Who: Season 12 (1975). Now with 100% Tom Baker.

[@ezravanmelle4333]

Genesis of the Daleks alone makes this one of the greatest seasons ever. It's dark and gritty, with complex characters and healthy doses of action and political intrigue. And it's not afraid to show that the Doctor is fallible, that from time to time he will fail.

[@gardencity3558]

Tom Baker is still kicking at 89!

[@DTM-Books]

Ark in Space and Genesis of the Daleks are stone cold classics. And I found the Cyberman serial to be more fun than it deserved to be. This is really the beginning of the series’ absolute peak, as you will never see a pair as tight as Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen. What a great season!

[@johnbarrett4846]

As an 8 yr old in 1975 Tom Baker was my Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen my first crush.

[@treadstone1970]

The 70a with Tom Baker really was the golden age for Doctor Who.

[@simonfernandes6809]

Season 12, 13, and 14 with Phillip Hinchcliffe as showrunner are the absolute golden age of Doctor Who.

[@justinsullivan1285]

Couldn't agree more.

[@fredjones554]

"What, no tea?"

[@jamesstewart7736]

Yes the writing for Doctor Who was really brilliant. Some of it looks dated now but give me season 12 of the classic series over season 12 of the modern series any day.

[@treadstone1970]

They clearly realised they didn't have the budget of big American productions for big impressive visual effects with Doctor Who, so the majority of the money went on the intelligent and brilliant scripts.

[@iLikeTheUDK]

I mean Chris Chibnall and co's mediocrity is a low bar to compare to anything

[@user-xq6ry4tq5x]

Absolutely, season 12 & 13 possibly the best ever in the classic series, it was the perfect combination of the cast, writers, direction and "gothic" feel of Philip Hinchcliffe producing. Ignore the creaky at times low budget effects and enjoy

[@daisukevalentine]

I 100% agree I love Tom Baker he was my first introduction to doctor who and will always be my number one the writing for modern doctor got lazy because the show got popular

[@missinglink10001]

I used to climb head first into my green sleeping bag and crawl around the house like a wirrn lavae just to scare my little brother.

[@free_gold4467]

Omigod Sarah Jane Smith was absolutely delish!

[@trevorrandom]

Tom is and will always be my Doctor Who

[@suk6323]

The best channel for new-who-bies to 'research' old-classic-who. The production design, spfx, and 4-part episodes look like yer grandad but the stories they tell are worth it. Eccleston was grumpy, Tennant romantic, Smith hype,r and Capaldi defiant. Tom Baker had / has all of these things. Mercurial. Always slighly ahead of command without necessarily chewingall of the cardboard scenery. Hence jelly babies to get rid of some of the taste. I thank you !

[@StamFine]

Thanks!

[@jimenycricket8431]

Hear, hear. Sarah could be scared and brave, often reckless, often resourceful, always strong yet flawed, sometimes "in the same scene". Doctor Who? Always was, always will be, Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen... Sarah-Jane Smith. For this video, I thank you.

[@Goldengirl48]

Loved Tom Baker as Dr Who. He was quirky, funny and very well love by Dr Who fans. His solutions to getting into and out of situations were unique and creative. I tuned in just find out what creature he was up against this week.

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Very well stated. I think Eccleston was more wounded almost damaged than grumpy though. Who is your favourite of the rebooted series?

[@fryguy2009]

I’ve liked most of the other doctors. MOST were good, a few were great or near-great . But NONE can ever hope lo touch Tom. His turn’s combination of bug-eyed amusement, intellectual heft and - by-turns - whimsy and deadly seriousness can never be replicated or equaled. One of the greats in the history of television.

[@AndrewGivens]

Ah, yes - the Palitoy 'Action Man' Scorpion tank; - i never had one...

[@tashvadj4914]

Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen. GOAT. Thank you for a great childhood behind the sofa Doctor!

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

I loved To first few seasons and enjoyed most of his middle years. Season 18 though was so sombre, science overloaded and quite frank humourless and dull. I really wish Tom had left a season or two earlier. He was the best of Doctors but not for his entire tenure. Anyone who doubts this (it was a while back now) the ratings were dropping in the later 17 episodes (with the famous exception such as the magnificent City of Death) and much deeper in season 18. That's right not all of Tom's tenure was popular. We just fortunately remember the best bits when he shone like a diamond. Post Note: I loved Harry Sullivan and as we know Ian Marter and Tom were great mates.

[@winternow2242]

Revenge of the Cybermen was (sort of) my 1st story as well. In the early 80s, I was in Florida and caught one of the episodes. Back then, DW was a show I only knew about from Starlog magazine, and occasional trips to Florida, the only place that I knew had a station that aired the show. It wasn't until a few years later before a local UHF station began running the show that I saw the whole serial (sort of...UHF meant screen snow)

[@justinsullivan1285]

My first introduction to Doctor Who were the movies with Peter Cushing as the doctor and the Daleks. But, when the series came to the states, I was hooked. Tom Baker IS THE DOCTOR!!!! Nuff said. 👍

[@KarlWitsman]

Love the reviews, ads for pastries, and the snarky comments. Keep up the good work.

[@briandaly8880]

"No im the doctor...." "You may be A doctor.....but i am THE doctor....the definitive article as it were.... " And so it was, so will it always be. 'Nuff Said.

[@apocalypsereading7117]

I still have my old VHS of Revenge of the Cybermen - something special about it for me too ~

[@probablynotmyname8521]

My mother in law knitted me the classic scarf, at full size. Unfortunately i live in qld so dont get many opportunities to bust it out. But it shows how iconic the baker dr was. No one wants to pin celery to their jacket or dress like a dandy or a circus clown.

[@WorgenGrrl]

Ahh yes Tom Baker! My first Doctor. And the first Episode I ever saw was "Ark in Space"

[@eddstarr2185]

YES! Same for me. "Ark in Space" will always have a special place in my heart. What a way to be introduced to The Doctor! 👍

[@blackpeter70]

I think my first (very brief!) look at DW was the scene where Sarah Jane is being tortured by Styre in The Sontaran Experiment. I was about 5 or 6 at the time, and remember the mud sucking at SJS' feet very well. Unfortunately, Mum was in the room, and said, "That's enough of that." and turned the channel. I don't think I've ever completely forgiven her for that.

[@CosmicTimesTV]

Thanks for putting this together! Every minute of every episode of this season was burned into my brain as a child. Dodgy video effects aside - the stories still hold up against modern Who ... in my opinion. - Martin

[@aphilipdent]

Introducing the show to my nephew I warned him ahead of time the special effects were at times laughable. It was the stories that were the important part.

[@fredjones554]

Tom is the LEGEND

[@medhurstt]

I've watched all your Doctor Who series reviews so far and they're very good. I love the humour. Thanks.

[@bryan-po8dn]

My wife always laughs at The Sontaran Experiment: "Humans are vulnerable to being crushed by heavy rocks, we should work that into our battle plans. Humans are vulnerable to having their heads caved in by old-timey telephones, we should work that into our battle plans!" Oh, and PS: Loving these recaps.

[@lisvender]

I never watched Doctor Who, though PBS carried it when I was a little kid. I would catch snippets of it while waiting for Sesame Street to come on. I loved the theme song. Anyway, I’ve always been curious about what makes it so great, and these reviews have been enlightening.

[@StamFine]

Thanks. I'm always aiming for a little enlightenment so long as I can make jokes about pastry.

[@WorgenGrrl]

What makes Dr Who endearing to me (and especially how Tom Baker made this happen)....is that the Doctor is a different kind of Hero. Normally, the hero uses brute strength or great skill with guns or swords to beat the bad guy of the day. But with the Doctor...he uses his Intelligence, Wit and Charm.

[@bullswoodworks8398]

waited until 12 O clock as a kid to watch Doctor who, or woke up pissed off on Sunday when i fell asleep. But I am old! already 48, LOL

[@bleirdo_dude]

"Waiting for Sesame Street to come on." Were you raised in the basement with no sunlight? 😅

[@lisvender]

@@bleirdo_dude yeah, any kid who likes a TV show clearly never went outside

[@rotterdammer5243]

This is my 2nd favorite season (season 6 forever!) and boy is it ever fun to watch all 5 in a row! I don`t have a worst episode in this season, which is rare for me.

[@DWor-]

Nice retrospect for me, this is where I showed up... on the planet... and got into this show not that many years later.

[@hgwells1899]

Sorry to hear about the warts although I do share the fond memories. "Literal headcanon" lol, I'm saving that one

[@StamFine]

The Cyberman have weaponised almost every part of their bodies. Almost.

[@SammEater]

It was like a new Golden Age for Doctor Who.

[@shortbusdriver]

hell yes! as an american kid during the tom baker years i had to search weird pbs channels and late night tv to find Dr Who and Tom Baker is the Dr to me! edit: by the time i was watching it in earnest it was all re runs of older episodes but they got me, i was addicted for sure :)

[@johnpotts8308]

Damn, now I want some of those original Stam Fine croissants... I always remember Ark in Space for the great acting somehow overcoming the cheapness of the effects. You really feel the horror of the guy looking at his hand and screaming when seeing his hand is being corrupted when you can tell it's actually just covered in green bubble wrap!

[@rjjcms1]

Mmm...I fancy a nice butter croissant now,and a jelly baby,but not at the same time.

[@TheToonMonkey]

"Make no mistake, this is a Davros story"......as would most Dalek stories that followed.

[@vashna3799]

Yeah the other Doctors mainly refer to Patrick Troughton as their inspiration but secretly they all wish to be as big as Tom Baker.

[@harshtruth5003]

Some actors considered for the 4th dr were peter Cushing,david Warner,Fulton Mackay,Graham crowden.richard hearne,Michael Bentine but thankfully tom Baker was chosen.

[@bonysminiatures3123]

was about 7 when this season was on tv , ark in space was very creepy for me back then , feel very lucky to be alive then and witness the tom baker era

[@briandaly8880]

And AMEN.

[@josephcooter5763]

Congratulations on the Croisant, I think you hit a winner.

[@stevengriffin7873]

Sarah Jane Smith has a place in my heart,always will.

[@KarrasBommer]

Great narration, wonderful voice and excellent clips - thank you!

[@RJLNetwork]

GENESIS OF THE DALEKS. My favorite of Season 12, my favorite 4th Doctor story and my favorite Doctor Who story overall!

[@Tychal79]

7:36 I have created the Wirrn personally. I have spit the DNA of bubble wrap and a grasshopper. Thus the Wirrm. You can thank me! 😂

[@tyronescott8704]

Love u tom baker from Mississippi usa u a blessing from the teash we get on the telly now.

[@simonmillard8931]

I always wanted the Action Man tank

[@w00master]

Love all the portrayals of the Doctor, but Tom Baker's will always be the definitive for me.

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Doctor Who and the Croissants Of Death

[@johntomlinson6849]

It was Barry Letts who suggested Nation write about the genesis of the Daleks. Not Terrance Dicks.

[@stormhawk3319]

As to be said, and I’m a huge fan of Hartnell, Troughton & Pertwee, Tom Baker eclipsed his predecessors in one fell swoop with his first season. Huge ratings, gritty storylines, probably the best regular team and Baker’s performance was far more alien, eccentric, brooding and the most famous and iconic than those before or after.

[@SMunro]

Tom Baker sold me on Scarfs.

[@AquamentusLives]

Who knew Dr. Wily was in classic Who?

[@Eltonlaleham]

Tom Baker was the dr I grew up with

[@shibolinemress8913]

The Vogons, who torture with their poetry. 😁

[@purplegreenredyellow]

Where can I get your croissants? They look good.

[@michaelpytel3280]

It's the REAL butter from Gallifrey that makes Stam Fine Croissants so Fine. Tom is the Baker.

[@onlyme219]

Jon and Tom are my joint No1 before the reboot

[@alexfletcher5192]

I first encountered 'Robot' as 'Doctor Who and the Giant Robot' (courtesy of Terrance Dicks) on our bookshelf at home when I was in single figures. It miss-sold the story on many terms (it's almost a crossover into your review of The Goodies) but as a contrast to his predecessor, Tom cannot be faulted.

[@rjjcms1]

That robot has an art deco forehead. Sears Tower in Chicago,perhaps?

[@shibolinemress8913]

@1:46 The pockets became a fun recurring joke throughout the show. My favourite instance is in The Runaway Bride, where Donna rants to 10 about her wedding dress having no pockets. 🤣

[@alexfletcher5192]

Ah, the Robert Holmes Season. So what. Genesis was lightly touched and remains the fandom's epitome.

[@ced1106]

Loved Dr. Who. I'd record it and fast forward through any scene without Tom. Thanks for the videos!!! 📺📺📺

[@godalmighty1188]

Best Doctor.

[@elberno4243]

Strewth, I could do with a tasty Aussie pastry 'bout now. Any recommendations?

[@r0smor]

5:47 Tonka tank attack!

[@artyfartblast3289]

Helen Wirrn! Haha!

[@greghowell9986]

The fundamental problem with “Genesis of the Daleks” is it’s impossible for the Doctor the stop the Daleks. It’s a perfect example of a time paradox. Even Time Lords can’t pull that off (unless the writers let them).

[@Alkeeros]

I hope to encounter the Final Countdown in any future videos with a missile launch or similar

[@zetetick395]

I would *definitely* have one of Tom Bakers Jelly Babies

[@kevinshort3943]

Harrys a classic "nice but dim".

[@StamFine]

He was interesting for a while, but it was probably for the best that the character didn't stick around for long.

[@jessica23claire]

He's what the new series would call "the tin dog" of the team. I still love him tho.

[@kevinshort3943]

@@jessica23claire Surely the "Tin Dog" would be K9?

[@ericvonkaenel7069]

I'm watching pyramid of Mars it's great

[@bioshock6935]

Tom Baker was the best and many many years later we was introduced to tom baker equal and that was David Tennant the two best doctor who actor's and when i saw the new tv show sherlock in 2010 i wanted Benedict Cumberbatch to be played as the doctor as at the time he wasn't as big as an actor back then and if there was going to be a big budget film he would of been my first choice

[@Nuttybott]

2:51 " lieutenant" is pronounced "Lef-tenant", unless you are American...

[@StamFine]

yeah. so i looked this up. The 'left' part is apparently junior officers walked to the left of the senior officers. I'm uneducated (as you can tell by the videos) so I have always said it the american way. Twist, the Royal Navy (and Royal Australian Navy) apparently says it the same as americans, Harry is Navy so he's a lootenants with an army superior so he's called leftenant. It starts with a french word Lieu, which is ironic in terms of this video, mainly because of the croissants. I need a tomato/tomato juice.

[@diquadhumungersaur492]

2023 davros.. nuff said

[@MrBlue2uk]

Love my classic Who.. and the croissants just make it the tops lol

[@garywilloughby6893]

Only Tom Baker...

[@dominicrossitto5890]

"Revenge of the Cybermen introduces gold as a substance that can choke Cybermen. So of couse a legendary planet of gold would give them the screaming shits." 😄

[@shawnvines2514]

Where can I order the Stam Fine Amazing No Carb Crossiants?

[@wazza33racer]

The speech patterns and pitch of Davros were modelled on the Nazi prosecutor Roland Friessler.

[@Blindgenxgamer]

Goddammit now I want a croissant 🤣🤣🤣

[@StamFine]

Any pastry will do.

[@Blindgenxgamer]

@@StamFine yeah but I really want to croissant

[@bwtv147]

Croissants originated in Austria.

[@dangerman5617]

Tom Baker is my favorite Doctor. Best companions. Best era. Best stories. Best monsters. Best final season. Best in everything. Including a little-known actor Tom Baker who became larger-than-life in his perfectly eccentric portrayal. David Tennant is overrated.

[@travishiltz4750]

Love all of Who history, but Tom Baker will always be my Doctor. There is a 13 way tie for second place. Like your reviews, but lord can you ride a running gag into the ground.

[@zt1053]

I’ve read they admitted it was a mistake writing out Harry Sullivan

[@plezurhounds]

Oh Sarah...

[@blackpeter70]

What is the BBC's logic with the new (well, last year) Blu Ray box sets? They seem to just picking seasons at random, and released them all at once. I've not bought any yet, as I don't want to waste my money if the Beeb isn't going to follow through and release all of them. They (as usual) don't mind us paying through the bloody nose for them, either...

[@StamFine]

Seasons 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26. Probably mixing them so it's not just Tom Baker seasons (Season 17 is rumoured to be next). After having bough the series on VHS and then DVD and now Bluray, I think they will keep ploughing ahead. They've also started re-releasing some of the sold out sets too, which is encouraging.

[@blackpeter70]

@@StamFine It's in their best interests to keep going - I'm not spending a cent until they release all of Tom Baker's seasons.

[@Azzeyman25]

never showed the inside of the tardis this season, not once

[@bob23301]

Baker and croissants, surely fate is having a laugh.

[@Eltonlaleham]

There have been rumours for nearly 40 years that season 12 of Dr Who was initially intended to be the 6th season for Jon Pertwees 3rd Dr the question is would season 12 have worked as a Jon Pertwee season or was it better that it was Tom Kakers 1st season

[@Kilroy_5150]

Dude, give the croissants a REST.

[@organicketchup5171]

I made friends with a girl, while we were both on a tour in North Africa. She was a journalist with the BBC and said, unfortunately, that Baker had been creepy and inappropriate to her on an occasion where she’d had to interview him.

[@Darwinion]

Wouldn't you need 50% fewer calories (not just 5%.. and not less, fewer) to be able to have twice as many?

[@jensbalne5781]

mmm, croissant!

[@StamFine]

yes.

[@martinjones8861]

Tom Baker is the Connery or Reeve Doctor Who .This is a great season in terms of writing and acting .The season is only let down by low budgets and dated special effects

[@Wazulon]

With less calories so you can have twice as many...

[@spleefthedude7747]

This one also has a mighty nose lol

[@mikeelliott2736]

It's pronounced "kwa-sans". It's French, you know.

[@Eltonlaleham]

Revenge of the Cybermen was crap but Gerry Davis original script for the story return of the Cybermen is millions of times better

[@peterstaiff2211]

You need to work on your pronunciation of croissant! Hehe! It’s pronounced qua- sont!

[@StamFine]

That's exactly what the French want.

[@timothyodonnell3331]

ah memories..... It was so good then, pity about now

[@composedlight6850]

this was when Dr Who was great .

[@colinguyan9704]

Go check your dates he's not the longest serving Doctor, but it's a common mistake.

[@TheZodiacz]

@DANGER MAN He's probably trying to say that McCoy was the Doctor from 1987-1996, and McGann from 1996-2005...yeah 12 stories and a bit of a movie, and a movie- as compared to 7 seasons of Tom, technically but still nah.

[@sibionic]

croissant doesn't have a hard 't'

[@Eltonlaleham]

My all time favourite Dr Who enemies are the Cybermen and the various humanoid enemies like the Draconians IMO the Daleks are dull in comparison and even before the creator the dreaded Davros half Kaled and half Dalek was introduced to Dr Who as a recurring villain worked millions and billions of times better when lead by Emperor Daleks and or Supreme Daleks but once Davros came along as the Dalek creator and never went away after genesis of the Daleks which IMO Davros should have been killed off and retired from Dr Who permanently after Genesis instead of returning 4 more times to the remaining 4 Dalek serials Destiny, Resurrection Revelation and finally Remembrance but come Remembrance Davros is no longer half Kaled the race the Daleks were as humanoids and no longer half Dalek the race the Kaleds mutated into . Davros in Remembrance became a full Dalek and was now the Emperor Dalek .I hated the Davros villain with a passion and I seriously wish in billions of ways Davros had never existed