We’ve picked out five of Doctor Who‘s best moments featuring the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker from 1974–1981… The Doctor as motivational speaker in ‘The Ark in Space’ The Doctor asks Davros one hell of a hypothetical question in ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ The Doctor explains to Leela how the … >
A group of old codgers drinking in a pub. A questionable doctor and his coquettish nurse. A work-experience lad languishing in a stale newsroom. A young boy with a penchant for kicking pigs. These are the characters that populate the bizarre world of Kill The Beast’s new production of The Boy Who Kicked Pigs.
A double-helping of Tom Baker-flavoured electro-pop excitement in a single YouTube video. First up, the instrumental version of the Human League’s b-side tribute to the toothy Time Lord from 1981. That’s all very well, of course, but the main part (and if you want to skip past Phil Oakey’s synthery to get to it immediately, … >
It’s a fact of life that even the biggest names in acting sometimes sully themselves in the murky world of advertising. These days, it’s no surprise to see Uma Thurman flogging cars or Kate Winslet demonstrating her breathiest dramatic pauses to encourage viewers to tune into Sky Movies, but you wouldn’t expect to find them … >
There was much joy when it was announced that Tom Baker would return to the role of the Fourth Doctor in new audio dramas.
The first two episodes are enthralling; well-directed by former producer Barry Letts with plenty of suspense, mystery and wonderfully undated location work.
You could guarantee the existence of Doctor Who in the seventies, come strikes, droughts, changes of government or comedians defecting to ITV. And usually, like ‘The Sun Makers’, it was pretty damn good.