Tom Baker (1974-1981)
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Season Twelve (1974/5)
RobotThe Ark in Space
The Sontaran Experiment
Genesis of the Daleks
Revenge of the Cybermen
Season Thirteen (1975/6)
Terror of the ZygonsPlanet of Evil
Pyramids of Mars
The Android Invasion
The Brain of Morbius
The Seeds of Doom
Season Fourteen (1976/7)
The Masque of MandragoraThe Hand of Fear
The Deadly Assassin
The Face of Evil
The Robots of Death
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Season Fifteen (1977/8)
Horror of Fang RockThe Invisible Enemy
Image of the Fendahl
The Sun Makers
Underworld
The Invasion of Time
Season Sixteen (1978/9)
The Ribos OperationThe Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
The Androids of Tara
The Power of Kroll
The Armageddon Factor
Season Seventeen (1979/80)
Destiny of the DaleksCity of Death
The Creature from the Pit
Nightmare of Eden
The Horns of Nimon
Shada
Season Eighteen (1980/81)
The Leisure HiveMeglos
Full Circle
State of Decay
Warriors Gate
The Keeper of Traken
Logopolis
Comic Strips
The Iron LegionCity of the Damned
Timeslip
The Star Beast
The Dogs of Doom
The Time Witch
Dragon's Claw
The Collector
Dreamers of Death
The Life Bringer
War of the Words
Spider-God
The Deal
End of the Line
The Freefall Warriors
Junkyard Demon
The Neutron Knights
Rest & Re-Creation
Victims
The Naked Flame
The Seventh Segment
Black Destiny
Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time
Junkyard Demon II
Starbeast II
The Fourth Doctor is one of the most unpredictable in terms of his emotional depth, slightly more distant and alien than his previous incarnations.
Despite his obvious moments of whimsical charm, offbeat humour, permeated by his manic grin, the Fourth Doctor is more aloof and somber than his previous incarnations.
He could become intensely brooding, serious and even callous. He also displays a darker edge to his personality and in The Invasion of Time he seems to cruelly taunt and play with the Time Lords, after his emergency inauguration as President.
He also has a strong moral code, such as when he faces the dilemma of whether to destroy the Daleks in (Genesis of the Daleks) stating that if he did, he would be no better himself than the Daleks. He is truly appalled at the actions of the Pirate Captain in The Pirate Planet and refuses to listen to Professor Tryst's attempts to justify drug-running in order to fund his scientific work (Nightmare of Eden), simply telling him to go away.
At the same time, he is capable of moments of genuine warmth. In The Ark in Space, he salutes the human race's indomitability and latter stories establish that Earth is his favourite planet (The Stones of Blood). He is the first Doctor to refer to his companions as his best friends.
To his companions, especially Sarah Jane Smith, he was protective and somewhat of a father figure. In stories, such as Pyramids of Mars, he is concerned that he is approaching middle age with almost melancholic weariness (something which becomes the main focus of his personality in his final season). He often contemplates his outsider status to both humanity and his Gallifreyan heritage, as he seems more inclined toward a solitary existence (The Deadly Assassin). In contrast to this "outsider existence" he emphasises that he found mankind to be his "favourite species" as if he was scientifically studying it.
He could also be furious with those he saw as stupid, frivolous, misguided or just plain evil. When taking charge, he could be considered authoritative to the point of controlling and egocentric. He generally maintained his distance from the Time Lords, remarking in The Pyramids of Mars that, while being from Gallifrey, he doesn't consider himself a Time Lord. He clearly resents that even after they had lifted his exile, they continue to beckon the Doctor whenever they deemed it necessary (Genesis of the Daleks).
Although like all his other incarnations, he preferred brain over brawn. He is a capable swordsman (The Androids of Tara) and fighter when needs dictate, following on from the martial expertise of his immediate predecessor. He improvises non-lethal weaponry when necessary (Genesis of the Daleks), but was also not averse to more lethal weaponry as a necessity against both sentient and non-sentient beings, like the matter-destroying DeMat Gun (The Invasion of Time) or contemporary firearms (Image of the Fendahl and The Talons of Weng-Chiang).
The Fourth Doctor also takes a liking to jelly babies.
Imposingly tall, with eyes that seem to constantly boggle, a mass of curls for hair and prominently displayed teeth, the Doctor favours an outfit that usually consists of a shirt, waistcoat, cravat, trousers, a frock coat (with pockets containing a seemingly endless array of apparently useless items that would nevertheless suit the Doctor's purposes when used), a wide-brimmed hat and, most famously, his impractically long, multi-coloured scarf, which was apparently knitted for him by Madame Nostradamus (whom he refers to as a "witty little knitter").
Producer Philip Hinchcliffe had wardrobe create three distinct coats for Baker to wear depending on the type of story, the first being the reddish-brown blazer that he wore throughout all of his first season; the other two (full-length) coats were dark brown (for the darker horror stories) and light grey (for more action-packed stories).
The Wardrobe Department also provided a brown wide-brimmed felt fedora. The rest was often picked from his own clothes (like neckties, trousers and a waistcoat).
A wider, brighter-coloured scarf debuted with Baker's fourth season and a light brown coat was introduced late in his fifth season. Baker also appeared in a one-off Sherlock Holmes-inspired costume in The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
When John Nathan-Turner became the show's producer in Baker's last year, his overall costume was redesigned, changing the colour focus from brown to red. Designer June Hudson later revealed in an interview that Nathan-Turner had even given her permission to remove the scarf altogether if she wanted to. Hudson opted to keep the scarf, as it was such an iconic part of the character.
The new outfit included a full-length burgundy overcoat and wide-brimmed fedora, a matching blazer (worn under the overcoat) and trousers, and a waistcoat worn over a specially-made white dress shirt. The new, redesigned scarf (which consisted of varying reds and purples) proved to be longer than any previous scarf Baker had worn.
After just one story, the blazer was discarded and the hat was relegated to a hat- and coat-stand in the background. His boots returned by the third story.
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