Tom Baker Q&A // Classic Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Convention

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Tom Baker Q&A footage from the 1983 Convention in Chicago celebrating 20 years of Doctor Who. Thank you all so very much for watching.

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@Humancatpost

Tom wasn’t the Fourth Doctor, the Fourth Doctor was Tom. I think it probably made him feel even better knowing that because he was essentially just acting as himself, the fans loved him for him. That must be so fulfilling, it’s no wonder he stayed on so long.

@lakecountynaturalist7617

Tom is incredibly tall and incredibly friendly. He is not far off from his Doctor Who character at all. The warmth of his smile will knock you clear off your feet.

@ShiningFriendship87

Tom Baker was right. He wasn’t acting at all when he played the fourth doctor. He was just Tom. Love it!

@2LaneTraveler

NOTES/CONTEXT: His expressed reluctance to take up the role again notwithstanding, Tom did return to playing the Fourth Doctor, but for Big Finish Audio Productions, in 2011. He did his own stunt once, during the shooting of "Sontaran Experiment" (the first location shoot of his tenure in 1974) and broke his collarbone. It happened when Styre knocked him to the ground after The Doctor discovered Sarah being tortured. Eagle-eyed viewers may have spotted him using his scarf as a makeshift sling in the second episode.The script he mentions working on with Ian Marter was "Doctor Who Meets Scratchman", which never saw publication until it was released as a novel in 2019, with help from James Goss. (I have a copy) lovely shot of them together at the end. William Hartnell had passed in 1975, and Peter Davison was the incumbent in 1983, so I think that's possibly the record, four actors who played The Doctor together at one time. Although, now that I think of it, in "The Five-ish Doctors Reboot" (2013) there was one scene where Paul McGann appeared alongside Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy. Still four Doctors, though.

@johngibson3914

Tom looked years younger here than he did in Logopolis which was 3 years before this show. Working with JNT and being sick on his last reason really made him look tired and old. But here he looked great.

@lakecountynaturalist7617

I was there. Please post more! I’m so happy these videos survived!

@ZEUSDAZ

Ah dammit, what a missed opportunity, I thought we'd hear them (including Tom) answering questions as they were all sitting down, where's the footage?,...that's the footage we all want to see with Tom sitting with them.

@johngibson3914

I've never seen Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee in the same room. Historical. Too bad there wasn't an interview with both together.