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tom baker
”Yet Another Former Who Wants Back
Proof that Tom Baker knows a bandwagon when he sees one, the former Doctor Who (and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) remake) star has announced that he, too, would be willing to appear in the next season of the BBC's time-travelling series, if anyone's asking. More »
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Doctor Who Does The Playground Dance
Want to convey the magic and other-worldliness of Tom Baker, the disco-era Doctor Who star? Easy. Just have him hang around a schoolyard in a big trenchcoat skipping, and flattening his hand over his eyes to stare at some imaginary creature. Note that there are no children in this playground. I actually love Tom Baker dearly, but this clip from the 1999 BBC documentary Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space proves it's better not to watch your heroes in their off hours. (Or maybe that you shouldn't do everything documentary-makers ask you to do.)Must See: Doctor Who
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Title: Doctor Who
Date: 1963-1989
Vitals: A man of a half-dozen (or so) faces travels through time and space in a police phone booth, fighting cyborg thugs, giant monsters and the occasional eco-allegory. More »








