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Sue Jerrard( m. 1986)Children2WebsiteThomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the of in the science fiction series from 1974 to 1981, a longer tenure than any other actor in the title role, and provided narration in the television comedy series. His voice, which has been described as 'sonorous', was voted the fourth-most recognisable in the UK in 2006.At age 15, Baker began study as a religious brother.
He gradually lost his vocation, leaving religious life at age 21 to undertake in the. Upon leaving the army, he served in the and then became an actor, joining the under. He was in his thirties when his professional acting career began, and his first major film role was as in in 1971, when he was 37. He went on to play the villainous Prince Koura in in 1973, which led to his casting in Doctor Who.During his period as the star of Doctor Who, the series was distinguished by high viewing figures and many stories which became regarded as classics. He remains one of the most instantly recognisable incarnations of the character.
It is his incarnation of the Doctor that has most often appeared in. He continued to win regular roles in TV later in his career, most notably in the series. He has also narrated commercials, video games, audiobooks, radio plays, and television series.Baker has been married three times, the second time being to his Doctor Who co-star, and has two sons from his first marriage. Tom Baker as the in the television seriesIn 1974, Baker took over the role of from to become the in the BBC TV series.
He was recommended to producer by the BBC's Head of Serials, Bill Slater, who had directed Baker in a production of 's play. Impressed by Baker upon meeting him, Letts then became convinced he was right for the part after seeing his performance in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. Baker was working on a construction site at the time, as acting jobs were scarce. Initially he was dubbed 'Boiler Suit Tom' by the media because he had been supplied for a press conference with some old studio set clothes to replace his modest garments.Baker quickly made the part his own, viewing figures for his first few years returning to a level not seen since the height of ' a decade earlier. His eccentric style of dress and quirky personality (particularly his trademark long scarf and fondness for ), as well as his distinctive voice, made him an immediately recognisable figure and he quickly caught the viewing public's imagination. Baker played the Doctor for seven consecutive series, making him the longest-serving actor in the part. Baker himself suggested many aspects of his Doctor's personality, but the distinctive scarf was created by accident., the costume designer assigned to his first story, had provided far more wool than was necessary to the knitter, Begonia Pope, intending for her to choose a suitable colour.
However, due to miscommunication Pope knitted all the wool she was given. It was Baker who suggested that he wear the ridiculously long scarf, which he did once it had been shortened a bit to make it more manageable. The Doctor played by Baker is often regarded as the most popular of the Doctors. In polls conducted by, Baker has lost the 'Best Doctor' category only three times: once to in 1990, and twice to in 2006 and 2009. Many of the stories from his era are considered to be classics of the series, including,. However, the violent tone of the stories produced by Letts' successor, saw the series come under heavy criticism from morality campaigner. Concerns over violence during this early period led to a lightening of the tone and an 'erratic decline' in both the popularity and quality of the series.
Baker has described Hinchcliffe as 'amazing' and identified that as his favourite period of his time on the series; he described Hinchcliffe's successor, as 'absolutely devoted' but lacking Hinchcliffe's flair. He has acknowledged that his final producer on the series, made changes he did not agree with and they 'did not see eye-to-eye really about very much'; however, according to Baker, the two became good friends afterwards and forgot their disagreements. Baker additionally criticized, his last on the show and Nathan-Turner's first as producer, for a perceived bloat in cast size, which resulted in what Baker saw as stories that were excessively reliant on the Doctor (rather than other principal characters) to drive the plot forward.
Baker ultimately suggested that he may have stayed in the role for one series too many, stating in hindsight that he felt it would've been better for him to have left with Williams and let Nathan-Turner recast the role of the Doctor for season 18. Baker and a in, 1991Baker continues to be associated with the Doctor, appearing on documentaries such as The Story of Doctor Who and and giving interviews about his time on the programme. He reappeared as the Doctor for the 1993 charity special and audio for the PC game.
In 1996 he appraised his time on the show as the highlight of his life. He is often interviewed as part of documentaries on the extras of from his era as the Doctor and has recorded DVD commentaries for many of the stories. In a 2004 interview regarding the series' revival, Baker suggested that he be cast as. In a 2010 interview, Baker said that he had not watched Tennant's performance as the Doctor but thought his Hamlet was excellent.While, and have all reprised their roles for audio adventures produced since the 1990s by (and sometimes the BBC), Baker declined to voice the Doctor until 2009, saying that he had not seen a script he liked. In July 2009, the BBC announced that Baker would return to the role for a series of five audio dramas, co-starring as, which would begin release in September. The five audios comprise a single linked story under the banner title, written by author. He returned with a sequel to Hornets' Nest called.
Baker has also filmed inserts for a video release of the unfinished in 1992, presented the video release The Tom Baker Years (1992), the latter a look back at his time on the series watching short clips from his episodes and also provided narration for several BBC audio releases of old Doctor Who stories.In March 2011, it was announced that Baker would be returning as the Fourth Doctor initially for two series of plays for Big Finish Productions, starring alongside former companions Leela and. The first series of six audios were released starting from January 2012. Big Finish had also arranged for Baker to record a series of stories reuniting him with 's character (for which special permission was obtained from the producers of TV series), but Sladen died in April 2011 before any stories could be recorded.
Baker recently recorded several Big Finish audio stories with, who played, and, who played (though Ward recorded her sections separately).Baker has been involved in the reading of old in the BBC Audio range of talking books, 'Doctor Who (Classic Novels)'. Doctor Who and the Giant Robot was the first release in the range read by Baker, released on 5 November 2007, followed by Baker reading Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (released 4 February 2008), Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit (released on 7 April 2008) and Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (released 14 August 2008). In October 2009, Baker was interviewed for 's Last Word to pay tribute to deceased former Doctor Who producer. He described Letts, who originally cast him in the role, as 'the big link in changing my entire life'.On 20 November 2013, Baker revealed that he would appear in the 50th anniversary special, stating, 'I am in the special.
I'm not supposed to tell you that, but I tell you that very willingly and specifically; the BBC told me not to tell anybody but I'm telling you straight away.' The episode saw Baker in the role of a mysterious curator in the who openly discusses his resemblance to the Fourth Doctor with the.In November 2017, Baker made a return to the role of the Doctor, completing an episode originally begun in 1979 but abandoned due to strike action. The story – Shada, written by – was filmed in Cambridge. Animation was added to complete the original story. He also filmed one new scene for inclusion in the final episode. Later film and television work.
Baker in August 2012In 1982, Baker portrayed in a four-part BBC1 miniseries version of; in the US, this production was telecast on. He also made an appearance in, in the episode 'Potato', as the sea captain 'Redbeard Rum'.
He played, a 'marsh-wiggle', in the 1990 BBC adaptation of '.For the third series of the British game show, Baker was cast as, a 'man with a degree in suspicion'. He was also cast in the 2004 series, as a blind priest who possessed knowledge of the Devil. Previously, he had appeared as a guest on the quiz show and was subsequently described by presenter as the funniest guest in the series' history. A particular highlight was when Baker gave an anecdotal account of how, while entering a recording studio in, he was accosted by a member of the public who told Baker: 'I will never forgive you, nor will my wife, for what you did to our grammar schools.'
Baker responded with: 'What are you talking about, you daft bugger?' To which the stranger replied: 'I'm so sorry. For a moment I thought you were.' According to the, Baker's appearance made him a cult figure once again, and helped revive his career. He later returned to Have I Got News For You as a guest host in 2008. Baker played the role of the Captain in the version of, and has also hosted the children's literature series, The Book Tower.
He recorded a special called, Tom Baker – In Confidence that was shown in April 2010.In the late 1990s, it was reported that Baker was a candidate for the role of in the films. Baker has since stated that he was only approached for 'a role' in the film, and turned down the offer when told that it would mean spending months away in. He appeared as Halvarth, the Elven healer, in (2000).Little Britain After his work on, Baker was cast as a similar narrator of on and remained in the role when it transferred to television. Baker has suggested that he was chosen for the part in Little Britain due to his popularity with Lucas and Walliams, part of the generation for whom he is the favourite Doctor. 'I am now being employed by the children who grew up watching me', he stated in a DVD commentary. Another trademark of Little Britain 's narration is the deadpan quotation of old rap lyrics, usually in the opening credit sequence. On 17 November 2005, to mark the start of the third series of Little Britain, Baker read the on from 7 pm to 9:30 pm.
The scripts were written by Lucas and Walliams; Baker assumed his Little Britain persona. He used lines such as:Hello, telly viewers.
You're watching the BBC One! In half an hour, Jenny Dickens's classic serial. But first let's see what the poor people are up to in the first of two visits this evening to the.Voice acting Baker has appeared in various radio productions, including a role as 'Britain's most celebrated criminal barrister', Sir in John Mortimer Presents the Trials of Marshall Hall (1996), ' in ' (1998) and a part in the 2001 version of as. He guest starred in (a pastiche series written by ) in the 2002 episode '. From 2000 to 2005 Tom voiced the character Max Bear in the Channel 4 (UK) Max Bear Productions animated series. More recently, he voiced the role of the villain in the 2005 computer-animated film version of.
In 2007 he voiced the character of Robert Baron in the BBC animated series The Secret Show.Baker narrates the children's computer-animated series which is shown on 's as well as narrating Tales of Aesop on, a television series based on with beautiful puppet animation. Most recently, Baker has returned to the role of the Fourth Doctor, first in three series of audio adventures for: Hornet's Nest, Demon Quest and Serpents' Crest; and now in a new series of audio adventures for also starring as '. There were seven releases in 2013 with: (, The Sands of Life, War Against the Laan, The Justice of Jalxar, Phantoms of the Deep, The Dalek Contract and The Final Phase).In the third season of the animated series, Baker provided the voice of the Bendu, a powerful -sensitive being. Video games Baker starred as the Fourth Doctor in the 1997 video game where he provided the voice.
His voice has also been featured in (2000), (2003), ' (2004), (2005), and (2007). Narration Baker is a prolific voiceover artist and his voice was voted as the fourth most recognisable in the UK after, and.In 1992 and 1993, Baker narrated BBC radio comedy series. In 1994 he provided the narration for 's documentary Rave New World. In 2002 he had a speaking role in the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful as the Narrator.Baker provided the voiceover for the (2000) TV adverts.
He also voiced both the narrator and the god 'Tetsu' in the role-playing game, but was uncredited. During the first three months of 2006, his voice was used by for spoken delivery of to landline phones.
He recorded 11,593 phrases, containing every sound in the English language, for use by the text-to-speech service. The BT text message service returned from 1 December 2006 until 8 January 2007, with two pence from each text going to the charity.
Also, a single 'sung' by Baker's text voice, ' by, was released on 18 December 2006 with proceeds going to the charity. The creator of the song was Mark Murphy, designer of the site.Baker's voice may be heard at London's narrating commentary to some of the exhibits that demonstrate theory of. He has made three other brief forays into the world of music: he provides the monologue to the track 'Witness to a Murder (Part Two)' on the album by; he appears on Technocat's single 'Only Human' in 1995, and in 2002 he recorded the monologue to the track 'Megamorphosis' on the album Andabrek by Stephen James, although the album was not released until 2009. Baker provides narrative at two British tourist attractions: the at, Staffordshire; and the, a museum depicting gory and macabre events in the capital, narrating the events leading up to and comprising.Baker voiced the character 'Max Bear', a series of animated stories broadcast on Channel 4 (UK Terrestrial) from 2000 to 2005. He narrated Australian cartoonist 's 2006 film about world politics, Global Haywire.Books Baker's autobiography, Who on Earth is Tom Baker?
( ), was published in 1997, and made available on devices in September 2013.Baker has also written a short fairytale-style novel called ( ). In 1981 he edited a collection of poems for children: 'Never Wear Your Wellies in the House and Other Poems to Make You Laugh' ( ).In 2019 Baker released a Doctor Who novel called 'Scratchman' ( ). The story is based on a script Tom Baker and Ian Marter wrote for a Doctor Who film in the 1970s. The plot involves Tom Baker's version of The Doctor meeting Scratchman who may be the devil. Theatre Baker joined the in 1968 as an understudy for followed by small parts in by (directed by ).After playing the horse in The Travails of Sancho Panza (directed by ), subsequently cast him as the in. The play was directed by, with Baker appearing alongside Olivier as.
Still under contract at the National, Baker also played a Russian in, Sir Frances Acton in A Woman Killed With Kindness, opposite, and in.After leaving the role of in 1981, Baker returned to theatre to play in at the. The following year, he played in, with as Hedda, in the West End. Also in 1982, Baker played Dr Frank Bryant in a production of, alongside Kate Fitzgerald as Rita. He returned to the in 1984 to play Mr Hardcastle in in the and on a later tour.
The following year he played both and in The Mask of Moriarty by at the in Dublin.In 1987 Baker played in a revival production of directed. Personal life Baker's first marriage was in 1961, to Anna Wheatcroft, niece of rose grower; they had met and started dating in acting school. They had two sons, Daniel and Piers, and divorced in 1966. Baker lost contact with his sons until a chance meeting with Piers in a pub allowed them to renew their relationship. In December 1980, he married, who had co-starred in Doctor Who as his character's companion. In April 1982, the marriage dissolved and the pair divorced.Baker married for a third time in 1986, to Sue Jerrard, who had been an assistant editor on Doctor Who. They moved to the Bell House, a converted school in, where they kept several cats before moving to in January 2003.
They sold the property to shortly after Baker had worked with him on the BBC revival of. In November 2006, Baker bought a house in, before later moving to.Baker is cynical of religion and describes himself as irreligious, or occasionally as, but not anti-religious.
He states, 'People are quite happy believing the wrong things. I wasn't unhappy believing all that shit.
Now I'm not unhappy thinking about it because I can laugh at it.' Politically, Baker has expressed disdain for both the and the, saying in 1998, 'When the Conservatives were in I cannot tell you how much I hated them. But I realise how shallow I am because I now hate the Labour Party as much.'
This section appears to contain references to. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture, to, rather than simply listing appearances. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2018). English band recorded a tribute track to the actor entitled 'Tom Baker'.
In 1981 it was released as the B-side to their ' single. The instrumental track was re-released on some CD versions of their album. A cartoon of Tom Baker, as one of the 'esteemed representatives of television', appeared as the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in episodes ', ', and '. A fan of Doctor Who since childhood, Simpsons creator favours Tom Baker’s fourth Doctor, with Simpsons writer stating, “There are several Doctor Who actors but Tom Baker is the one we always go with.”. His distinctive voice has become a gift for impressionists such as, who regularly impersonates Baker in the comedy series: in one episode, he makes a prank call to Baker in character as the Doctor, which prompts the memorable reaction from the real Baker: 'No, no, there must be a mistake, I'm the Doctor.'
Similarly, when Culshaw called another Doctor, in character, he got the response: 'Tom? Have you been down the pub?' Other typical 'in character' send-ups for Culshaw would include asking a garage engineer to convert his TARDIS to unleaded and complaining of the 400-year journey time from Euston to Glasgow by train. A cartoon version of him appears in, one of the movies.
His cartoon also appears in the Futurama episodes 'Mobius Dick' and 'All the Presidents' Heads'. A fictional version of Baker appears in the Kevin Sampson novel.
In this story he is attending the seventh International Doctor Who Convention in Halifax in December 1979, where the chief protagonists of the novel (a group of hooligans) accidentally gatecrash. They befriend him and try to persuade him to tour the country as the Doctor setting fire to his farts.
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If you have students who like to get moving, get permission from your library have this version of an academic relay. Divide students into two or more teams, and give them them each the call number of a book. The students must each find their book, bring it to the next person in line and verify it is the right book before the next student can go find his own book based on the call number. The more students are familiar with the Dewey Decimal System and their libraries, the better they will perform. At the end of the game, explain that students should follow the same procedures when getting books for their reports - they simply get the call numbers from the card catalog or computer instead of the teacher. But before you play, remind students that they may walk quickly but they may not run.
The Dewey Decimal System arranges books into 10 divisions that range from 000, general information, to 900, Georgraphy and History. Set up a Jeopardy-style game board with at least five categories and at least 10 questions for each category. Instead of putting those questions behind value amounts, put them behind divisions in the Dewey Decimal System. Explain the unique board, and have the students play. Students who know the decimal system well will do best because they will know that choosing 'Puns for 200,' for example, will get them a question about religion not mathematics. To allow for questions from each divison, your cateogires must be rather broad. Good categories include things like famous books, international figures, questions on freshman exams and weird facts.
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As more students grow up using the computer for everything from games to staying in touch with their friends, more find the computer a preferred place to do their learning. Online games about the Dewey Decimal System combine students' love for games with their love for technology, allowing them to learn in an enjoyable environment. There are websites that offer free games that teach the Dewey Decimal System. These include Quia's matching and concentration games and Study Stack's Dewey hangman and crossword puzzle.