Tom Baker's Birthday Today!

OK, couldn't let this pass without a mention! Today is the 78th birthday of Tom Baker (born 20th January 1934) - who played the fourth incarnation of the Doctor from 1974-1981, making him the longest serving Doctor on-screen. With his curly hair and long scarf, Tom, I suggest, would be the most recognizable of the pre-2005 Doctors:

  
Here is another picture, a photo from my own collection, of the fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) with one of his companions, Leela the savage (played by Louise Jameson - who I met at a convention in 2011) and the iconic K-9:

As mentioned, Tom played the fourth Doctor from 1974-1981, beginning with an uncredited appearance following a regeneration sequence at the very end of Planet of the Spiders. His first full story as the Doctor was Robot, written by experienced Doctor Who script writer Terrance Dicks. His final story as the Doctor was Logopolis (1981). He later reprised the role in the thirtieth anniversary Children in Need special, Dimensions in Time and in a series of audiobooks. Doctor Who is the role with which he remains most associated.

Happy Birthday Tom!