I agree with Tom completely here. What do they mean 'no?' This guy is the definitive Doctor Who! Let him tell the story, dammit!
@thundermothstudio5446 Жыл бұрын
Christopher Eccleston is my favorite doctor of them all, but Tom Baker is the definitive, iconic doctor of the classic era and the best of that bunch.
@shardulniraula8846 Жыл бұрын
@@thundermothstudio5446 capaldi for me . But all of them are brilliant.
@user-xn1xd4mg4j Жыл бұрын
@Thundermoth Studio that's Pertwee for me, the greatest man, actor, incarnation and era for the show.
@alanbenson1505 Жыл бұрын
@@user-xn1xd4mg4j I was just watching Jon as it goes.
@minicle426 Жыл бұрын
@@thundermothstudio5446 Haven't seen Pat Troughton I take it?
@brendandax9 ай бұрын
I love the eccentric hosts like Brian Blessed and Tom Baker - The energy is wild in the studio!
@ReyntiensDanny8 ай бұрын
And Bill Bailey too.
@calmsquirrel71247 ай бұрын
Richard ayode
@danielriley73807 ай бұрын
I’ve met them both and they’re simultaneously like black holes that draw you in and yet a lit powder keg that’ll explode any second.
@matthewakian26 ай бұрын
Gordon's Alive!
@ATMyles6 ай бұрын
Brian Blessed?! Well, I’ll be searching for that next!
@roadkillz787 ай бұрын
I love Tom Baker, he will always be 'my Doctor', but I imagine he is probably one of the most difficult people to work with anywhere.
@timberry42507 ай бұрын
I think Tom Baker himself has admitted that towards the end of his tenure as the Doctor he became increasingly hard to work with, I believe he used to give the directors a hard time, still the best Doctor there was tho
@MythicFoxАй бұрын
@@timberry4250To be fair, from what I've heard about John Nathan-Turner (who became the showrunner halfway through Tom's run), if he became hard to work with it didn't happen in a vacuum.
@hubbabubba2570Ай бұрын
Still can't think of a bad DW episode under his tenure though tbf@@timberry4250
@JoelGrant-yo8bАй бұрын
John Nathan-Turner became head producer in 1980 during season 18.
@ThornOfSocietyАй бұрын
@@timberry4250 From memory he was also ill towards the end of his run which would have contributed.
@fanatamon9 ай бұрын
That cheeky grin and laugh with a dash of wryness made him the best doctor.
@brakeduster9 ай бұрын
The Time Lord was so good in Blackadder as well. He's a gem. An absolute gem!
@hexualdeviant9 ай бұрын
You have a WOMAN'S gem my lord
@brakeduster9 ай бұрын
@@hexualdeviant 😂
@StarkRG9 ай бұрын
And then there was that one time Blackadder played the Doctor but he died and turned into Loki.
@EvilSnowVO9 ай бұрын
@@hexualdeviant"You've a woman's touch, Mr Steve!" xD
@SardonicALLY9 ай бұрын
His Blackadder character to any Doctor Who fan who doesn't think he was the best ''Ohhhh, You have a woman's Time Lord!'' ''I'll wager you never destroyed a Sontaran battle fleet while playing chess with The Master!''
@kikidevine6949 ай бұрын
He's an absolute sweetheart. Had the privilege of meeting him when I was an extra in Monarch of The Glen. So professional on set and so amazing and friendly with literally everyone off. Favorite Dr, lovely man ❤❤❤
@schubertuk9 ай бұрын
Tom is also the only Doctor I have ever met (I was only 7 - in 1978) - and he was so wonderful and inspirational! He is and remains the only celebrity autograph I have ever asked for (and received) - nobody else has ever seemed remotely worth it. But I was so disappointed he didn't sign it The Doctor...
@eddhardy10549 ай бұрын
@@schubertukAbsolutely! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
@Elwaves29258 ай бұрын
@@schubertuk I missed the chance to see Tom but I have met Sylvester McCoy and Patrick Troughton. I got to spend some time sort of looking after Sylvester and he loved that I knew him from Jigsaw, which was pre-DW. Patrick was amazing. I was staying where Box Of Delights was being filmed. It was night and very cold as a group of us kids watched. He came over to us with an assistant carrying a tray of hot drinks and biscuits. Then he told us funny stories as we drank. Absolutely brilliant.
@kikidevine6947 ай бұрын
@@Elwaves2925 brilliant ❤️❤️❤️ it's so lovely when they appreciate that, no matter how trapped they might feel by their public persona, people are there for them and they perform for their public
@Elwaves29257 ай бұрын
@@kikidevine694 It seems to be a thing with most, if not all of the people portraying the Doctor. William Hartnell, Tom Baker and Matt Smith have all stated how they understood that young kids don't see the actor, they only see the Doctor. So that's how they are around them. Have you seen Matt Smith in his Doctor Who Proms appearance? It's worth checking out for the 'bomb' sequence and the kid that helps. That is a perfect example of it.
@Cchogan7 ай бұрын
He was like this every time he came into the studio to do a voice over. I loved it. He is very tall and wears this big Mackintosh. He would come into the reception and LOOM over the clients - scared them rigid. But beneath it, such a pro.
@JamieFurlong22 күн бұрын
Which studio was that? Another Tongue?
@Hi-Fitxt2 жыл бұрын
0:50 I like to believe he was genuinely afraid...
@briane57062 жыл бұрын
National Treasure. The definitive Doctor Who.
@DissociatedWomenIncorporated Жыл бұрын
I think you mean _intergalactic_ treasure.
@bioshock6935 Жыл бұрын
National Treasure but never got knighted i think it appalling
@zachgreenninja3885 Жыл бұрын
The original you might say
@andrewweitzman2716 Жыл бұрын
You mean the definite article
@SamLanena Жыл бұрын
I came here next year to say exactly the same thing.
@redwren418210 ай бұрын
Quintessential doctor! Glad the curator made a brief comeback a few years ago.
@davidbwoo9 ай бұрын
Hard to believe it was a whole DECADE ago…
@DCMarvel20099 ай бұрын
And if you think about it, he's also the one who opened the door to David Tennant coming back...
@redwren41829 ай бұрын
@@DCMarvel2009 "Who knows" ;)
@YZJY8 ай бұрын
@@davidbwoo I had chills .. and was in tears during the 50th Anniversary episode. The conversation in the museum was beyond words... When The Curator said, "Gallifrey Falls No More!" and that final shot with all the doctors standing next to each other...WOW!... It sad to see how it has all changed so much in ten years. These modern petulant children of show writers that think they know everything and that the world began with their birth have turned one of the greatest characters of all time into a joke, and a bad joke at that. I miss the days when the mere mention of the Doctor had the bad guys fearful and the gravitas of the actor playing him matched the equally powerful storylines that pulled you into the story and you felt connected to it. So much has changed in ten years and not for the good.
@rockyseverino92302 жыл бұрын
Tom Baker is an Absolute Unit!
@godessesque2 жыл бұрын
I think you mean U.N.I.T. hahaha
@ljp206 Жыл бұрын
have you seen him recently? he's skin and bone :(
@rockyseverino9230 Жыл бұрын
@@ljp206 sad to hear The good doctor is getting on in years...
@lennyschiavone59079 ай бұрын
I agree, he is indeed a United Nations Intelligence Taskforce.
@lukea1369 ай бұрын
@@ljp206Probably better at his age!
@neilgodwin65319 ай бұрын
My favourite Tom moment was in Dead Ringers on Radio 4, about 20 years ago. Jon Culshaw rang Tom at home, as a prank, using his best Tom Baker impression and Tom not only played along, he took over the piece, with a brilliant Who based improv, I was in tears of laughter
@Noctew8 ай бұрын
That one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4mlqGhrnZeHoLs
@BlameThande7 ай бұрын
I like all of Jon Culshaw's "ringing people up as the 4th Doctor" calls (including the Brigadier and Peter Davidson) but that is the climax of them all. Real Tom Baker: "No no, there is some mistake. *I* am the Doctor!"
@JnEricsonx6 ай бұрын
@@BlameThande "You mean...I'm talking to myself?"
@ZuluRomeo6 ай бұрын
In an earlier series he rang up Sylvester McCoy and it was radio gold. "Tom is that you...? Have you been down the pub?" "Ace as well, yes she was well fit!"
@huntress25385 ай бұрын
I can't stop laughing, here's the playlist that includes calls to Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, and Sylvester McCoy. Tom twigs almost instantly which results in him hilariously insisting that HE is naturally The Doctor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH24ZGysg72Hpbs
@bettyswunghole33109 ай бұрын
You can't help but love Tom Baker!
@OnafetsEnovap9 ай бұрын
Indeed. He'll be 90 next year. 90!
@listerofsmeg8849 ай бұрын
everyone's favourite 'crazy uncle'
@mariocar07278 ай бұрын
Whenever I see Tom Baker I can’t help but smile 😊 he’s certainly a treasure
@heirtoroma4152 Жыл бұрын
More like he’s driving the producer to lose his mind 😂
@MIGHTYBOOSCH1987 ай бұрын
His charisma is forever off the charts
@ProjectFlashlight61210 ай бұрын
You haven't lived until you've seen/heard Tom voice a giant fungus bear-moose in Star Wars.
@victorkong829 ай бұрын
One of the worse parts of Star Wars lore. The Bendu was just stupid.
@schubertuk9 ай бұрын
@@victorkong82 As if that was even remotely the last straw...
@victorkong829 ай бұрын
@@schubertuk I hate it when the drive-thru forgets to give me a straw.
@squabbbb9 ай бұрын
@@victorkong82Bendu is where you draw the line? Not Yaddle, not the Mortis gods, hell not even Midichlorians - Bendu?
@TheDylandProductions9 ай бұрын
@@squabbbb I drew the line at The Clone Wars in 2008 and haven't looked back since! :D
@RopeDrink10 ай бұрын
(1:17) "I hope we didn't scare you... huh-huh-huh-*_hAHahAHahAHahAHahAHahAHa!_* Or do you want it more naturalistically?"
@user-ww9yw4zi8m9 ай бұрын
He was the best Doctor WHO EVER, hands down, NO competition :)
@jonathanpringle82389 ай бұрын
yet none of the young new viewers know who he is let alone the doctor, they think doctor who is new and only started in 2005
@machineguncrally70209 ай бұрын
No he really is. I was born in mid 90’s and I can tell you now Tom Baker or Pertwee are the greatest doctor whos. With Davidson, Eccleston, Tennant, Hartnell, Troughton and Mcgann all being very very good. Capaldi, Colin Baker, Mccoy, Smith not bad doctors just let down by lesser writing. Whittaker just awful.
@ennayanne8 ай бұрын
@@jonathanpringle8238no they don't, why are you so bitter and old
@jarrarwinks84707 ай бұрын
@jonathanpringle8238 Definitely not the case. I’m not even 20, and he is one of my favorites, and most influential to me, and Tom Baker will always hold a special place in my heart as an actor, and just person in general.
@sanfordrussell85497 ай бұрын
Peter Capaldi:
@coppershark19739 ай бұрын
Tom Baker is equally loveable and terrifying.
@MrMarsFargo8 ай бұрын
Try telling that to the crew members. According to legend, his temper was WAY worse than Hartnell’s ever was (crew hated working on that show because of Baker’s on-set tirades, and it was also why both actresses who played Romanna ultimately left)
@TimelordUK9 ай бұрын
He is a TRUE national treasure, a GALACTIC treasure in fact
@darrenclements8 ай бұрын
To quote the 4th doctor himself, "There are many doctors, bit I am the doctor. The definite article, one might say", I believe from Robot, the 4ths first story.
@JohnKobaRuddy10 ай бұрын
He never stopped being Tom and every doctor after him had to be Tom too. Not an easy task.
@ProjectFlashlight61210 ай бұрын
Bollocks. Peter Davison was nothing like Tom. Neither were Sylvester McCoy or Paul McGann or...any subsequent Doctor.
@JohnKobaRuddy10 ай бұрын
@@ProjectFlashlight612 true to a point up to Tennant that's why they all FAILED. hence why David Tennant onwards had to emulate him with a dash of troughton. So shove your bollocks son. Peter Davison onwards were not good doctors. Period. Just cos the show came back everyone seemed to give them a pass. Davison was worse than Colin baker and only became the doctor proper in his last story.
@neptunestardust9 ай бұрын
not true every doctor has been different none have been like tom baker like look at 12th and war doctor completely different
@SmallSpoonBrigadeАй бұрын
@@neptunestardust Although, I think we can generally agree that the current doctor is the worst. I don't think the first episode was even out and he was already badmouthing the fans.
@peterfranks62439 ай бұрын
As Roger Moore WAS my Bond growing up, Tom was my Doctor Who.... And he was the BEST
@LloydEWatson19837 ай бұрын
Tom Baker is and always will be the greatest incarnation of the Doctor.
@ReverendSyn Жыл бұрын
*What an absolute madlad.*
@bettyswunghole33109 ай бұрын
Tom's a national treasure!
@robertmcelwaine70247 ай бұрын
Tom's amazing in this clip. God, he even reduces Ian Hislop to sheer hysterics which you don't often see happen.
@SmallSpoonBrigadeАй бұрын
He should be, he was a great actor even before I was born, and he's had decades of life experience and work since then.
@nascar050911 ай бұрын
The enigmatic genius the many of us grew up with...😅
@fanatamon9 ай бұрын
Yep what a dude.
@wadayatalkinbeet9 ай бұрын
He has aged but his voice stays the same!
@phillipecook32279 ай бұрын
When he did the voiceover for Little Britain ....
@kleptrep949 ай бұрын
Can't believe nobody's mentioned that one of the guests on this episode actually played Missy's assistant in Doctor Who.
@schubertuk9 ай бұрын
I am sure the multi-talented Chris Addison will be delighted his career has been reduced to a bit part!
@kleptrep949 ай бұрын
@@schubertuk Aye, cause he was a fan of Doctor Who. Thank you for reminding me of his name, he was great in The Thick Of It. Love all his work, you are absolutely right, he is multi-talented. You're also right, that he should've appeared in more episodes. But then again Paterson Joseph also only appeared in a couple episodes of Doctor Who. Bit of a weird question, but do you think he'd make a good Q off James Bond? I think he would.
@schubertuk9 ай бұрын
@@kleptrep94 I love Ben Whishaw - and would love him to stay on (although that seems unlikely). Assuming Ben either passes or is not offered to continue - I agree with your suggestion and could quite easily see Chris bring something fun to the table.
@kleptrep949 ай бұрын
@@schubertuk Same, but I assume that it would be a straight reboot considering how Ben Whishaw's Bond isn't around anymore.
@schubertuk9 ай бұрын
@@kleptrep94 That didn't stop Dennis Llewellyn surviving five Bonds...
@kgarrett140410 күн бұрын
Best Dr Who ever. Took the loveable eccentricity of Patrick Troughton up a level to captivate the viewer! Even those hiding behind the sofa!
@markorollo.9 ай бұрын
He became the doctor just before i was born, so even though i was probably too young to see him in the role originally, or st least most of it, hes always been my doctor.
@nkt19 ай бұрын
Same here, I was born 2 years later, I really only vaguely remember him as the Doctor, but he made a bigger impression on me than did Davison or Colin Baker.
@timberry42507 ай бұрын
I was about a year old when he took over so only remember his last few years, although I’ve watched them all now, imo he will be remembered as the best Doctor
@thewelshdude8 ай бұрын
I love how naturally funny he can be, even when he doesn’t mean to be, Tom Baker’s just awesome And the way he says hello with that demented look on his face never fails to crack me up
@stevenwade74669 ай бұрын
So moving when Tom talked about the late Elizabeth Sladen in an interview 😢.
@Pharaohred8 ай бұрын
it broke my heart
@beatlemaniac6 ай бұрын
"Poor Liz...poor us."
@stevetarrant38984 ай бұрын
Dr who was my tv life in the 70s and 80s. There was no internet, Gaming consoles, 3 TV channels was it. Tom Baker was Dr Who. Period. His companions would change (14 year old in love with Leila) but seriously. He was the Dr. No-one came close. Great memories.
@PinkLava1011 Жыл бұрын
I love him omg 😭
@NigelTolley9 ай бұрын
Having watched a few dozen comedy sketches in the last hour, maybe two made me laugh. This? I could barely help myself. Comedy genius! 🎉
@michaelversace4568 ай бұрын
I loved this episode. The young chap saying Tom destroyed meeting him was too hilarious 😂
@barriesansom20709 ай бұрын
To us oldies..he is the Doctor!
@Pr1ckles9 ай бұрын
Time Lords never die, they simply return to Galifray.
@judgeberry60719 ай бұрын
I went out with Tom Baker's niece in high school. We used to joke about her uncle being the Time Lord. True story.
@schubertuk9 ай бұрын
What was the joke?
@judgeberry60719 ай бұрын
@schubertuk Well, that her uncle is...never mind.
@stukay28039 ай бұрын
"The definite article, you might say"
@thefonzkiss8 ай бұрын
Cool story bro
@judgeberry60718 ай бұрын
@thefonzkiss Cool 2012 response, bro.
@InYourHeadChangedMan9 ай бұрын
Look up the word charismatic and you'll see a picture of Tom Baker
@anthonyscott42709 ай бұрын
The top 3 guest on this show were Bruce Forsyth, and Tom Baker and the greatest of them all the brilliant Brian Blessed.
@zerotolerance5581 Жыл бұрын
The definite article, indeed.
@marcokilby78758 ай бұрын
This comment of yours aged very very weirdly
@zerotolerance55818 ай бұрын
@@marcokilby7875 In what way?
@marcokilby78757 ай бұрын
@@zerotolerance5581 In the first of the latest Doctor Who specials, The Meep informs the Doctor that its "preferred pronoun is the definite article". The internet has been split right down the middle on how they feel about the Doctor being lectured on pronouns - some cheering the progressiveness, others calling it woke pandering.
@tashvadj491410 ай бұрын
My Doctor. ❤
@hiramabiff20179 ай бұрын
Desert Island stranded team... Tom Baker, Brian Blessed, Peter Ustinov....And the dance group " Hot Gossip ".
@archvaldorАй бұрын
I understand the best doctor is the one you grew up with, but for me that was Tom and he will always be the Doctor for me.
@Daverocks-zp3kh6 ай бұрын
Tom Baker has such wit and talent.Back in 96 he opened a cat shelter in Kent.He signed autographs had photos taken and his speech for the shelter was great.My cat I got from the shelter was already named Tom.
@UkrainianPaulie2 ай бұрын
Love him! 4th Doctor is THE doctor!
@YM-rm7mhАй бұрын
DAMN RIGHT!!
@handsoffmycactus29583 ай бұрын
His voice is so funny. Little Britain wouldn’t have been the same without him
@splintmeow472319 күн бұрын
All wonderful doctors, yet he will always be my favourite ❤
@YM-rm7mhАй бұрын
Tom Baker - The BEST DR Who & Comedy Legend!! 😮
@martinhambleton50768 ай бұрын
Such a fantastic voice.
@Ampex1966 ай бұрын
An all-round splendid chap; always a delight to work with!
@teambammotorsport724926 күн бұрын
he was the epitemy of doctors that crazed look in his eyes made him :)
@gilesl9 ай бұрын
would have been a lot of fun to be in the audience for the filming of that episode!
@AnonAnonAnon9 ай бұрын
Legend and acting royalty.
@andyforbes55536 ай бұрын
Tom Baker was so naturally entertaining, it's why everyone loved him not just the kids watching Dr Who. His appearances on the chat show circuit where legendary. The dude was a naturally funny, interesting and entertaining guy, sadly you don't see his like very often.
@enigmagenesis7341Ай бұрын
That "hope I didn't scare you" laugh was totally the one Jon Culshaw stole for his impressions! 😂
@BHALT0S29 күн бұрын
Tom Baker voice acts in the game, Hostile waters, a very old game now but so cool.
@DoubleOSeven00728 күн бұрын
We love Tom :)
@Swat-ed5bt Жыл бұрын
Legend ❤
@Stephen_Lafferty7 ай бұрын
Forget the week's news and events - just have Tom Baker freestyling for forty-five minutes!
@b0rg10109 ай бұрын
Brilliant. Laughed soo hard! 🤣
@5SSS Жыл бұрын
you cant disagree with mr Baker
@JohnKobaRuddy10 ай бұрын
Yep tom wasn't lying that producer did have a nice soft touch
@therunner87339 ай бұрын
This is absolutely brilliant
@martinmowbray64486 ай бұрын
Total legend. 😂
@keefsmiff13 күн бұрын
Tom invented the window sill ...what a ledge
@thedude1-wn2ij8 ай бұрын
A true gem 💎
@Beedo_Sookcool7 ай бұрын
Tom Baker and Brian Blessed have got to be the two best hosts this show has ever had.
@NOWtheband7 ай бұрын
He's a good lad 🙂
@probablynotmyname85219 ай бұрын
Tom has always been a scene stealer.
@richardbradley23359 ай бұрын
That was brilliant !
@muazo9916 Жыл бұрын
It's not Tom baker it's the curator
@danielomar9712 Жыл бұрын
Who nose ?
@muazo991610 ай бұрын
Ey who nose ha ha ha
@barry13699 ай бұрын
The GREAT Curator
@robertyoung3801Ай бұрын
They should have kept these moments in the episode. Genuinely hilarious!
@frostyrobot76899 ай бұрын
'f a duck' under his breath ... brilliant
@bigfatcarp938 ай бұрын
Interestingly, I know exactly what planet he was going to say. Baker only ever fought Davros twice, and they were both on Skaro.
@ilokiviАй бұрын
And not a jelly baby in sight.
@stablefairy94373 ай бұрын
he used to sweep into his local in Kent shouting, "cheque from Auntie Beeb - drinks on me"
@House0fHoot9 ай бұрын
This is *my* Dr Who 🙂
@SuperHitman559 ай бұрын
Would have loved to meet Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee!
@jrb1802uk9 ай бұрын
Tom is a possibility, but you're too late for Jon unfortunately, as he died in 1996.
@SuperHitman559 ай бұрын
@@jrb1802uk Yeah :c
@Yugi88010 ай бұрын
0:18 he got his time freeze
@AnthonyP737 ай бұрын
Tom Baker is an absolute one-off and a legend.
@TheKeenTribe9 ай бұрын
LOVE IT! Awesome spirit!
@SaulGoogwoman8 ай бұрын
I love him so much
@leechilds37259 ай бұрын
Definitely the best ever doctor who ! 😊
@soton5teve9 ай бұрын
0:46 oh thanks😅
@steveb19722 ай бұрын
My dream interview - Tom, Brian Blessed and Miriam Margolyes! Would be hilarious!!!!
@benanderson958 ай бұрын
"Welcome to this special."
@billysuter8 ай бұрын
Brilliant actor 👏
@dalesmithies90518 ай бұрын
Brian blessed and Mr Tom are just ace.
@Jamie_Pritchard9 ай бұрын
I would love to be in a room with Tom Baker and Brian Blessed
@user-on5hf3kr5z5 ай бұрын
hes handled a dalek that man no threat
@pgsmith229 ай бұрын
Bumped into him at Maida Vale tube station. Quite a big bloke, but immediately endearing.