Tom Baker's Blog

Tom has been voted Favourite Doctor in a poll of the readers of Doctor Who Magazine.

The results of the polls - favourite Doctor, favourite companion and favourite episodes - are published in the current issue of the magazine which is a celebration of the first five decades of Doctor Who.

This is Tom's "grotesque masterpiece" superbly illustrated by David Roberts. This Kindle edition contains many of the illustrations from the original print book which has attained cult status.

Tom will be at the Stamp Centre, 79 Strand, London WC2R 0DE in order to meet fans and sign autographs on Thursday 20th March 2014.

On Saturday 29th March 2014, Tom will be at the London Film Memorabilia Convention at CENTRAL HALL WESTMINSTER, London, where he will also meet fans and sign autographs.

Photographer Oliver McNeil, based near Hastings in the UK, has made available a new portrait of Tom to celebrate Tom's eightieth birthday (20th January 2014) and it for sale as a high quality art print.

Tom Baker's autobiography, first published in 1997, is now available as a Kindle ebook. It ranges from his childhood, through his 7 years as Doctor Who to the engraving of his gravestone! His stories about his large family, his difficulties at school, his love of collecting war salvage, and his fascination with the church are entertaining, hilarious and poignant in equal measure....

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, Big Chief Studios have created a beautifully crafted scale model of Tom. The 50th Anniversary Signature Edition is limited to only 300 pieces worldwide. The Limited Edition size will be confirmed soon. The Signature Edition Priority Pre-order will commence from 6.00 pm on Thursday 11th July 2013, a full 24 hours ahead of the Limited Edition Priority Pre-order, which will commence from 6.00 pm on Friday 12th July 2013. Standard Pre-order will commence 24 hours later on Saturday 13th July 2013.

Tom will be at MCM Comic Con at ExCel London this Saturday 25th May from about 11am until 4pm meeting people and signing autographs.

Tom Baker appears on a stamp in a range issued by Royal Mail to celebrate Doctor Who's 50th anniversary. The first class stamps, which are now available to buy online and in 9,000 Post Office branches, feature images of all 11 Doctors since the series was first broadcast in 1963.

Tom will be at Big Finish Day on Saturday 23rd March 2013 at Barking Abbey School Longbridge Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8UF.

The following week, on Tuesday 26th March 2013, he will be at The Stamp Centre, 79 Strand, WC2R 0DE where he will sign autographs.

The dreadful news of Mary Tamm's death shocked me greatly. We got on terribly well and I admired her wit and style and warmth. We used to meet at different Who conventions and sometimes had time for a little chat. Please see my newsletter for more and also news about my recording of A Christmas Carol for BBC AudioGo.