Others many have other preferences, but I consider Tom Baker the best Doctor Who. For those of you not familiar with the British TV series, Doctor Who is a Time Lord who can move through Time in a device that looks like a phone booth (remember them?). Doctor Who defended Earth from a series of intergalactic threats. Doctor Who–The Scripts covers Tom Baker’s first year as The Doctor. The scripts from all 20 episodes are included here. If you have any interest in TV scripts and the difference between what shows up on the screen and what’s on paper, this book will fascinate you. And, of course, if you’re a Doctor Who fan, Doctor Who–The Scripts, Tom Baker [1974-1975] needs to be part of your book collection.
I have only ever seen one episode and I felt out of the loop.
I was highly addicted to DOCTOR WHO when Tom Baker played the part, Patti. I lost interest as new Doctors came along.
Everyone I know thinks the first Doctor they saw is the best. My first was
Tom Baker. I love his stuff. IO really like the last two (Danid Tennant and Matt Smith) but Baker put the ideas of who the Doctor is into my mind. And the psychedelic Ron grainger theme music wasn’t bad either.
Tom Baker will always be DOCTOR WHO to me, Scott. Tom Baker has done some audio adventures of Doctor Who. I have the CDs on order.
Yep, I agree, it’s Tom Baker. I didn’t see a lot of episodes but those I watched I enjoyed. Like Patti, I felt out of the loop at first, but figured out the scenario pretty quickly, though the Dalecks took some time to parse out, and the Time Lord council politics never did make any sense. the tardis was cool, though.
Loved the Dalecks, Rick! Like you, I found the Time Lord Council politics tedious.
My first exposure to the Time Lord was in the two Daleks movies Peter Cushing made in the 1960’s – DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D.
That was a long time ago and I don’t remember them at all.
DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS’ INVASION EARTH: 2150 A.D. sound like my kind of movies, Jeff. And I’ll always watch anything with Peter Cushing in it.
Tom Baker was the Doctor who got me hooked into the series — mainly his deep baritone voice, which I fell in love with. I later went on to appreciate Jon Pertwee, too, although each incarnation is really quite different. I’m kinda getting into the current series with Matt Smith, which has been a little bit more noirish than others (with the usual comic, manic touches, though). Really enjoyed the Smith/Doctor’s version of “A Christmas Carol” this past December.
I may give the Matt Smith DOCTOR WHO series a try, BV. I love the comic, manic touches, too!
The highlight of Tom Baker’s Doctor Who was the script consultant for a period of Baker’s time, Douglas Adams.
Right you are, Michael!