Tom Baker on Good Morning 1984 with Anne Diamond

Tom Baker on Good Morning 1984 with Anne Diamond

[@Tardisgirlfrance]

I'm amazed he remained as polite as he did with those interviewers, he remained rather charming throughout. People always give Tom this bad reputation and accuse him of being a big egoist. Having read his biography I know that can't be further from the truth. He's a wonderful person and deserves much more credit than he is ever due.

[@evocationimages]

I agree completely! a fascinating human with a very complicated life full of risks, trauma and everything in between! Respect!😀

[@bioshock6935]

He's the only actor who plays the doctor that is still dedicated to do doctor who roles in one why or another and doing story's. I guess now he has took a break from it all due to his age but most of his life was being doctor who and doing it all for the fans he needs a to have a Sir in front of his name if he hasn't been knighted yet. So many people get knighted for no good real reason in my opinion but he's been missed out big time

[@johnbeck9]

I met Tom on the underground recently. All I said was Mr Baker, whilst doffing my cap to the man. He looked at me and boomed out a laugh that may me smile and piiss myself laughing because no-one had the balls to recognise this great Man.

[@jellybean_91]

Tom Baker is so awesome, such good value in every interview! But I must admit it's quite a shock to see him without all his lovely hair! (And yes, I know that is a terribly superficial thing to say...)

[@andydixon2980]

I suspect he went for the shorn look to shut the door on his Doctor Who success and to seek new ventures, avoiding the typecast trap. Alas he now remembered for the Doctor under the mass of curls.

[@STylerStafford]

I like how he gets up to leave as soon as they're done talking. He doesn't linger at all to shake hands or anything. It's just "okay I'm done. Let's go."

[@gman8471]

Anne Diamond: Simply because they're dealing with a lady they will open the door even if they don't like the woman, or give up their seat. Tom Baker: Well, they're boneheads, aren't they? Classic.

[@evocationimages]

Exactly! Daft question, one of many in this segment...framed badly...! Tom not tricked into dull answers to generate cheap sound bytes!! Humans!

[@darrowby1972]

That editing bollock in the very first 2 seconds - FANTASTIC!

[@diddymuck]

@Peterdalek Bravo...you could see him about an inch away from telling them to stuff it firmly and roast it for 4 hours. An incredible wit and a performance champion in anything he plays. Long live TB!

[@hifithepanda]

"Wherever he goes he gets these funny little Die-leks following him around... and wot's that funny little dog?" Gawd.

[@Agui007]

Oh Anne 0 carat Diamond! 😄

[@CodyBenson13]

"What was that silly little dogs name?" *face palm* "What does TARDIS stand for?" *face palm*

[@davidbgreensmith]

Poor Tom Baker having to deal with those talent vacuums.

[@egregiousdave]

The 'man in the wig' is Laurie Taylor, a sociology professor and friend of Tom's.

[@lovingjamesallport3080]

I love tom Baker thanks 4 let me with watch him I love tom Baker thanks

[@meadowlane37]

Tom Baker is 78 today,happy birthday.

[@gavinhudson5251]

Well he's 86 now!

[@stevedickson5853]

..and now hes 87 , 4 days ago

[@Peterdalek]

I think he's got every right to be, Tom isn't one to suffer fools gladly, and these tv morning presenters are total fools.

[@masterawesomeish]

Well, at least the guy in the black jacket was at least trying to make the conversation at least intelligible.

[@peggymount]

'The old biddy' I believe is Patricia Hayes(OBE). English comedy/character actress.

[@Tardisgirlfrance]

I think that's an unfair comment, it's so simplified. When you really get into reading about him you realize how complex he is. He was brought up all the first years of his life, to believe he was worthless and that the only gloryfing thing he could do was to die. How could he not end up feeling completly lost and depresed and suicidal. If anything I think he should be admired for having been able to survive, get out of that terrible frame of mind, and become so lovely and charming a person.

[@FlyingPringleJJ]

his hair went grey in 1984? i saw another inverview in 1984 and he had brown hair! he went grey fast,

[@MrHairyNeck]

Jacob Jarrett And it was curly and long too.

[@dalebaker9109]

His hair, was mostly brown, in 1974. Even then, there was a few Grey flecks. Probably in 71 or 2, it was totally brown.

[@kylethedalek]

I’m not sure there’s an interview with him in 81 and he has no grey hair at all.

[@jozefserf2024]

Alcohol and a dodgy marriage, not sure which way it happened. Tough days for Tom. Never talks about it. Anne Diamond - stupid as ever.

[@tlinds]

In 3 years he looks so much older, what happened to his hair? If he had came back for 'The Five Doctors' it wouldn't of been the same. He's also put a bit of beef on too, truth be told i thought you had wrote the date wrong, meaning '1994' but was surprised it find it wasn't. Tom is a legend.

[@colinmcphan]

Actually the 5 Doctors was done in 1983 when he still had the curly hair and Tom's hair isn't what truly made him a phenomenal and iconic Doctor. It is his amazing talent and great charisma. Tom would have been simply superb in it (but I understand his reason for not being ready yet to come back). Plus Tom was still pretty skinny here period and looked in very good shape. Watch him in "The Life and Times of A She Devil" from 1986. He 's got some bedroom scenes in it and let's just say he don't look bad at all!

[@wadros]

What the hell is a Dielek? I really doubt I could keep as cool as Tom did if I had to deal with these derelicts.

[@nelgrecram1161]

Most interesting.

[@securityrobot]

Was this the entire interview because I remember him having a go at these two idiots, if I remember rightly Tom Baker accused Nick of making a cheap joke and was very angry or was this a different interview on the same show at a later date?

[@sidrat69]

Your right. I remember that TV AM interview and Tom having a go at Nick Owen.

[@securityrobot]

Thanks for your reply, I am glad someone remembers. Poor ole Tom being confronted with D84 in the form of Anne Diamond, at least D84 could talk, whereas Anne is just Dumb.

[@gman8471]

@wadros She did actually say "Daleks", it's just that plummy voice of hers made it sound slightly different.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Why was the comment 'He's a bit full of himself' negative voted off the page? He IS full of himself. It's not a insult or a criticism, it's a fact. McCoy and Colin Baker are up themselves as well, though Colin does it with much more panache. A lot of actors are bigheads. As if we fans don't all love them immensely at the end of the day, anyway, conceited or not....

[@colinmcphan]

Colin comes off a little more full of himself then Tom. I do agree most actors have to have a little bit of ego. I think Tom has a little more of a self mocking, blue collar feel about him inside......which makes sense given he grew up in fairly poor circumstances. Not trying to diss Colin.

[@MurderTales]

Who's the other guy on the far end of the couch, I like him seems quite funny!

[@jexplink]

Yeah, very stupid and condescending questions, especially the loaded political correctness, but Tom handles everything with dignity and his usual class.

[@johnnyfaithless]

do you have the full version?

[@Quanny7]

who're the other guests. the guy is so right about the interviewers only talkin about his past

[@colinmcphan]

I know right! Tom had already had success on stage, in T.V. (including a guest star role in "Remington Steele") and major voice over work between Doctor Who and this interview. Didn't these interviewers do any research about Tom or simply turn on there T.V. to see the other roles he was doing? Idiots!

[@sarahkinsey5434]

I loved him in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. He is such a good villain

[@diddymuck]

@Peterdalek Well Put.

[@bogartboy]

Anne and Nick, they were still presenting the bbc morning show when i was a kid in the early 90's, it's especially jarring to watch this and the recent richard and judy interview with baker back to back, they really do seem to be the most talentless nonentities.

[@Jimlea72]

Is it just me, or will Christopher Eccleston look exaCTLY LIKE TOM IN THIS CLIP, IN ABOUT TEN YEARS TIME?

[@OzBaxter]

Hello from the future! He looks very close to this, yes lol

[@mistofoles]

Watch the clock in the bottom right hand corner...that interview went on for over an hour and a half! By the way, who's the old biddy who appears sitting next to Tom?

[@johnnyfaithless]

he doesn't say 'life'. it's 'flotsam and jetsam of people i've met __ ___ ______ ____.' can anyone make out how he ends this sentence?

[@jonathanbohman5069]

Who is the other male guest ?

[@memorysdancer]

seriously?? wow!!

[@Alphamask978]

When did he have grey hair it's only been 3 years

[@sirtinycreep]

How come he suddenly turned grey?

[@sambrownbridge7917]

He was 47 when he left Doctor Who and was 50 here so he probably gone grey around the same time he cut it

[@niffler09]

what's wrong with tom's hair?? & these interviewers are really atrocious

[@stevedickson5853]

He went to the barbers...if your still there 13 years later

[@WillScarlet1991]

@@stevedickson5853 Lol 😁

[@michaelleacy]

Tom seems quite scathing there and very dismissive of Dr Who (that was 3 years ago!), he's very much more upbeat now!

[@aquagrl63]

Was he sick here?

[@annamcnarin]

He probably colored his hair during the show, or at least started.

[@AsparagusG]

Are you sure this is 1984? He looks old enough for it to be 1994.

[@WillScarlet1991]

The presenters left way earlier than 1994. I can assure you, this is definitely the 80s.

[@stephenguppy3466]

this is not 1994. TV-AM finished in 1992 and Anne and Nick left before the end. Their last two main presenters were Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly.

[@iristoro7051]

Tom baker looks like al bundy from married with children

[@Fattyrat]

Most actors do stuff such as change style or get their haircut to 'de-role'

[@diddymuck]

@EmtyThe1st probably tired of it in that fashion for 7 straight years. Or perhaps he trimmed to be harder to recognize...people probably bother him hourly with intrusions for autographs.

[@AsparagusG]

Heheh, what are people for.

[@Peterdalek]

Sorry, I'm afraid this is it.

[@GurlCat123]

waa he doesnt have his curls anymore :(

[@stevedickson5853]

..he does now 2020

[@GurlCat123]

@@stevedickson5853 oh WOW haha, I was 12 when I made that comment

[@stevedickson5853]

@@GurlCat123 ..time travel for you, I took a trip in the tardis lol 👍

[@diddymuck]

what's motivating this hardly disguised mudslinging between TB and the female announcer??

[@gavinthorburn5385]

At this point he hates dr who later on thats all he does dr who stuff

[@brain8484]

i bet anne diamond can be a very naughty girl

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Diamond face

[@TimelordUK]

What a painful banal uncomfortable 'interview'. I hated this naff show even then. Ever so prim and proper Anne Diamond, and boring Nick whatever he's called in his cosy jumper and tie

[@cryptomonkey6142]

Awkward.

[@truck5050]

bit full of himself

[@colinmcphan]

YOU ARE SO......WRONG!

[@stevedickson5853]

Tom Baker tells it as it is..very truthful man