Tom Baker
Tom Baker is the English actor best known for playing the fourth Doctor in the BBC series *Doctor Who* from 1974 to 1981—the longest tenure in the role.
His portrayal, marked by a long scarf, floppy hat, and eccentric charm, defined the character for a generation and remains iconic.
He later narrated the comedy series *Little Britain*.
- scarfNeck-warming fabric strip
- Time LordGallifreyan with regeneration ability
- companionsThose who accompany
- K9Police or military dog
Gallifrey · Daleks · Leela · regeneration · Cybermen · UNIT · Whovian · jelly babies
One who portrays characters
- stageRaised performance platform
- screenDisplay or barrier
- RasputinSiberian mystic, imperial influence
- BlackadderVenomous British snake
theatre · repertory · character actor · cult figure · autograph
One who tells events
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
baritone · cadence · timbre · diction · articulation · booming · distinctive · theatrical
British public broadcaster
- EnglandLargest British country
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- eccentricUnconventional in character
Britishness · National Theatre · Royal Shakespeare Company · ITV · Channel 4 · irreverent · unconventional
TARDIS
- scarfNeck-warming fabric strip
- Time LordGallifreyan with regeneration ability
- companionsThose who accompany
Gallifrey · Daleks · K9 · Leela · regeneration · Cybermen · UNIT · Whovian · jelly babies · bohemian
actor
One who portrays characters
Blackadder · theatre · repertory · character actor · cult figure · autograph
narrator
One who tells events
- audiobookRecorded oral narration
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- intonationPitch variation in speech
resonance · baritone · cadence · timbre · diction · articulation · booming · distinctive · theatrical · commanding
BBC
British public broadcaster
- EnglandLargest British country
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
eccentric · Britishness · National Theatre · Royal Shakespeare Company · ITV · Channel 4 · irreverent · unconventional
Tom BakerMartin Freeman
Judi Dench · Ian McKellen · Benedict Cumberbatch · Colin Firth · Olivia Colman