Doctor Who (1963) 12.X

Tom Baker in Conversation

(with Matthew Sweet)

65 minutes

The interview is divided into 6 segments with the following titles

1. Bill Slater’s Wife 
2. God Willing
3. Friends in Space
4. Less Than Perfect
5. Diminishing, Returns
6. Curating

They talk about a number of subjects. Tom Baker did most of the talking. The subjects they talk about include but are not limited to 

• Getting the job
• Developing the character of the Doctor
• How getting the job changed in life
• The two sides of his life (work and home)
• Work he did outside of Doctor Who (before, during, and after his time as the Doctor)

He also talked about people with whom he worked including

• Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith)
• Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan)
• Louise Jameson (Leela)
• Lala Ward (Romana II)
• Graham Williams (producer, Seasons 15-17)
• Douglas Adams (writer)
• Jonathan Nathan Turner (Producer, Seasons 18-26)

Thoughts

I enjoyed this interview very much. I had heard some of the stories before.

This is the last of the special features in Season 12 Blu Ray set that I am going to watch for now. There are a few that I did not watch but I think I've seen enough for now and am ready to move on to something else. The next time I watch a Tom Baker episode, which shouldn't be more than a couple months from now, I intend for it to be the first story from Season 13.