I should of been posting these updates on the Dr Who Revisited specials all along and I am sorry for not updating and posting frequently. But what is done is done and it is time to get back into it . So since January. The first 3 of the Dr’s have been reintroduced to the public with a short special on their character and a classic episode that featured them. Now comes the 4th and arguably the most popular of the Dr’s. These are the Tom Baker years which will air on BBC America on Sunday, April 28, 8:00pm ET/PT. Mr Baker played the part the longest (1974–81) and most of what you see in the Dr today comes from his interpretation of the part. I remember as a kid watching these episodes on a PBS channel in NY . Most of my friends use to say why do you watch this stuff its not even American. I use to say yea it was cheesy but really good and watch it you soon like it. It took nearly 20 some what year but now they are all Dr Who fans . Go figure.
The special will be set up like the 3 previous ones . After the brief biography where stars and celebs (including some Drs of the past) chime in on Tom Bakers interpretation of the Dr there will be a classic episode. This one is the Pyramids of Mars which was the third serial of the 13th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 25 October to 15 November 1975.
BBC AMERICA celebrates the fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, in a new special of Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited, followed by the storyline Pyramids of Mars. Baker played the Doctor for seven consecutive seasons over a seven-year period, making him the longest-serving actor in the part so far. As the Doctor, he quickly made the part his own, and with his eccentric style of dress and speech – particularly his trademark long scarf – immediately became a recognizable figure. Tom Baker, lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, producer Marcus Wilson, companion Louise Jameson, among others, discuss the most alien Doctor to date and Davros, the menacing creator of the Daleks. In the tales of Pyramids of Mars, the Doctor and his companion Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) attempt to free a pyramid imprisoned Egyptologist from his possession by Sutekh, the last of a powerful alien called the Osirans. Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited – The Fourth Doctor premieres Sunday, April 28, 8:00pm ET/PT.
Pyramid of Mars Trailer
See more at BBC America
A brief 4th Dr biography according to Wikipedia
Doctor Who (1974–81)
In 1974, Baker took over the role of the Doctor from Jon Pertwee to become the Fourth Doctor in the BBC TV Series. He was recommended to producer Barry Letts by the BBC’s Head of Serials, Bill Slater, who had directed Baker in Play of the Month. Impressed by Baker upon meeting him, Letts was 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.[citation needed]
He quickly made the part his own. As the Fourth Doctor, his eccentric style of dress and speech (particularly his trademark long scarf and fondness for jelly babies) made him an immediately recognisable figure, and he quickly caught the viewing public’s imagination. Baker played the Doctor for seven consecutive seasons over a seven-year period, 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. James Acheson, the costume designer, had provided far more wool than was necessary to the knitter, Begonia Pope; Pope knitted all the wool she was given. It was Baker who suggested that he wear the ridiculously long scarf. When John Nathan-Turner took over as producer of Doctor Who in 1981, Tom Baker was infuriated by the changes made to his wardrobe.
The Doctor played by Tom Baker (1974–1981) is often regarded as the most popular of the Doctors. In polls conducted by Doctor Who Magazine, Baker has lost the “Best Doctor” category only three times: once to Sylvester McCoy in 1990, and twice to David Tennant in 2006 and 2009. In a poll published by BBC Homes and Antiques magazine in January 2006, Baker was voted the fourth most eccentric star. He was beaten by Björk, Chris Eubank, and David Icke.
He continues to be associated with the Doctor, appearing on documentaries such as The Story of Doctor Who and Doctor Who Confidential and giving interviews about his time on the programme. He reappeared as the Doctor for the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time and audio for the PC game Destiny of the Doctors. 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 Doctor Who DVD releases 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 the Master. In a 2006 interview with the Sun newspaper, he claims that he has not watched any episodes of the new series because he “just can’t be bothered”. In June 2006, Baker once again expressed interest in the role in a guest column for Radio Times, noting that he “did watch a little bit of the new Doctor Who and I think the new fella, Tennant, is excellent.”
While Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann have all reprised their roles for audio adventures produced since the 1990s by Big Finish (and sometimes the BBC), Baker had declined to voice the Doctor until 2009, claiming that he hadn’t 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 Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates, which would begin release in September. The five audios comprise a single linked story under the banner title Hornets’ Nest, written by well-known author Paul Magrs. He returns with a sequel to Hornets’ Nest called Demon Quest. Baker has also filmed inserts for a video release of the unfinished Shada in 1992, presented the video release The Tom Baker Years (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 for two series of plays for Big Finish Productions, starring alongside former companions Leela (Louise Jameson) and Romana I (Mary Tamm). The first series of six audios were released starting from January 2012[12] Big Finish had also arranged for Baker to record a series of stories reuniting him with Elisabeth Sladen’s character Sarah Jane Smith (for which special permission was obtained from the producers of The Sarah Jane Adventures TV series), but Sladen died in April 2011 before any stories could be recorded.
Baker has been involved in the reading of old Target novelisations 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 BBC Radio 4’s Last Word to pay tribute to the deceased former Doctor Who producer Barry Letts. He described Letts, who originally cast him in the role, as “the big link in changing my entire life”.