Tom Baker Interview (2010)

Doctor Who's Tom Baker in an interview from 2010

[morsmagne]

He is Dr Who. It's a pity he wasn't The Doctor for another 10 years. He's easily the best Dr Who

[bradspmat]

I'm having a great 'YouTube Tom Baker binge' at the moment. Loved you when he took over from Jon Pertwee on Dr Who. Also did one of the funniest sketches of all time, Captain Rum on Blackadder. And still have your fascinating autobiography on my bookshelf ! You are still adored Sir !

[TheWaterfallprincess]

fascinating man.... not a single shred of pretence...he even admits..'his' Doctor Who..was 'Tom' ...and I believe that is what made his performance so real ...
As for his glorious voice, the diction..the resonance..it always commands total respect..and you believe every word is the truth. I wish all actors were more down to earth like him... he is never without a self deprecating quip .

[irontown]

This guy is so funny. Brilliant when he is interviewed. He always cheers me up and makes me giggle

[jasonlefler]

i could listen to him speak about anything for hours.
the last several minutes of this were very moving indeed.
thank you very much for posting it.
bless you.

[jamstawildman]

What a fascinating, entertaining bloke.

[dysamoria]

This is a fantastic interview. What an intelligent, thoughtful, and dangerously shrewd human being Tom Baker is.

[sheargatru]

The most influential man in my life. Watching him from age three to eleven had a profound impact on me. He drove me to study science, and it still amazes me to this day how he can say the most outrageous things and they sound completely true. That is acting, and I wish more people had that magic!!

[jowilson]

It takes a really incredible interviewer to take Tom Baker in any kind of direction, like, his responses are so wild, lol. It makes him really incredible to listen to, but I'm thinking of the monumental task of corralling him into answering very straightforward questions and I'm shaking and crying rn lol

[oldskoolfool]

There's a lot to be said for those who flourished late in life, fame didn't arrive until his 40s so by then he'd built up a solid sense of humility which gave him that everyman appeal, love him

[guyincognito]

Just like many here I'm a huge Dr. Who fan. Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker are my favorites. You can't imagine how wonderful it is to hear this man be himself without fear of restrictions. Thank you for this. 👨‍⚕️?

[WalterSobchak]

More character & personality in this one man than the whole of the current Hollywood set

[Williamwestp]

Tom Baker will always be the iconic Dr. Who of my time.

[apachedisco]

When Tom Baker laughs, Devils run, Angels duck, small islands in the Caribbean sink.

[pamelacass]

I was living in Chicago, met up with an old HS friend at a sci-fi convention, and saw a slender curly haired man in a long coat with a colorful scarf. I said "Who's that?", my friends said "Yes", and then they laughed their heads off.

It was explained to me about Doctor Who, who the actor was (Tom Baker) and the premise of the show. I then watched it on local tv. After 2 years I moved back to Ohio, but there was no Dr Who show available at that time. No big loss.

Then in 2005, Doctor Who arrives in Ohio. If you had cable/BBCAmerica, you could watch it. A big to-do was made over Eccleston so I thought it was a remake of the one I saw so long ago. Imagine my surprise that he was the 9th Doctor, and after some research found out DW started in 1963, and I'd seen the 4th DW Tom Baker.

How much I'd missed!

[barstang]

What an incredible man. For someone who seems so alien to be so human. Utterly incredible man.

[Seeker]

That voice, it will always be The Doctor.

[UkrainianPaulie]

As an American I watched him on PBS. He is THE Doctor.

[Kiinell]

Even though he was the best Doctor Who and I was and am a huge fan I think that's ironically probably the least interesting thing about him. He's a wonderful and fascinating man and I soak up his every word with great appreciation.

[Pablowatsoni]

What a sincere and entertaining fellow! I love Tom Baker about as much as any sane person could love someone they have never met!