At this point, we have gone through all of the Fourth Doctor’s (Tom Baker) seven seasons, and we have looked at most of his companions. So, in order to officially bid his era goodbye, let us talk about the iconic man himself, and how he also evolved and changed as the show changed hands three times. The Fourth Doctor, who was portrayed by the legendary … Continue reading The Kat’s Character Guides: The Fourth Doctor (Spoilers!)
The Fourth Doctor’s (Tom Baker) was also defined by the fact that he had some pretty iconic companions such as Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter), K-9 (John Leeson), Leela (Louise Jameson), and both incarnations of the Time Lady named Romanadvoratrelunder (Mary Tamm & Lalla Ward) or Romana for short. Romana, who was then being played by Mary Tamm, first joined the … Continue reading The Kat’s Character Guides: Romana I & II (Spoilers!)
Before we jump into the era of the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison), let us stay for a little while longer in the Fourth Doctor’s (Tom Baker) era, as I believe that we cannot truly move on without talking about the other companions of the Fourth Doctor. I’ve already talked about Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter), Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) will get her own post sometime … Continue reading The Kat’s Character Guides: Leela
Aside from my upcoming character studies on the main characters from Season 14 to 18, and aside from Leela (Louise Jameson), you won’t be hearing much anymore about the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and his main companions. Nevertheless, for now, we can still enjoy and bask in the company of the Fourth Doctor for just a little while more with this review of Big Finish’s … Continue reading Audio Drama Review: Big Finish’s The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 1 (Spoilers!)
After having a season whose serials were all loosely connected to each other through the search of the artifact known as the Key to Time, it was time for the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker), to start going on random adventures again in time and space, and who better to help him out in that than a script editor named Douglas Adams. Together, Baker and Adams … Continue reading TV Review: Classic Who Season 17 (Spoilers!)
As you know, in our Classic Who watch, we have just reached the end of the Fourth Doctor with Season 18. However, we are not going to let go of old teeth and curls just yet, as Big Finish Productions has, over the years, produced several audio dramas featuring the Fourth Doctor, so we can still get a lot more Tom Baker goodness when we … Continue reading Audio Drama Review: Big Finish’s Doctor Who: The Lost Stories- The Fourth Doctor Box Set (Spoilers!)
As we are done with the Spider-Man rewatch, let’s delve back into Classic Who with Season 16, which is more commonly known as “The Key to Time”. With his first season under his belt, it was high time for show runner Graham Williams to be able to get a better grip on the show, and to try to put more of a mark on “Doctor … Continue reading TV Review: Classic Who Season 16 (Spoilers!)
To be honest, I never thought that I would be able to reach this point. We have now reached the seventh and final season of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, and the very first season of John Nathan-Turner’s tenure as the show’s show runner. Of course, with a new show runner in charge, there was bound to be a lot of changes, from the … Continue reading TV Review: Classic Who Season 18 (Spoilers!)
At this point, we have now come past the half way mark of the Fourth Doctor’s era (Tom Baker), and are standing at the beginnings of a new era in the history of “Doctor Who”. Seasons 12 to 14, and more specifically, seasons 13 and 14, was the Hinchcliffe-Holmes era, where they took the show in a darker and more adult direction by tapping into … Continue reading TV Review: Classic Who Season 15 (Spoilers!)
Seasons 13 and 14 were definitely very different in tone from the rest of the other Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) seasons due to the fact that producer Philip Hinchcliffe and script editor Robert Holmes made the show a little bit more darker, by adding some gothic horror elements to it. At the time, some welcomed the idea, while others thought that some parts, for that … Continue reading TV Review: Classic Who Season 14 (Spoilers!)
