Bob Baker
Encyclopedia
Bob Baker is a British
television and film writer. His most famous contributions have been as the author of four scripts for the Wallace and Gromit
films The Wrong Trousers
, A Close Shave
and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
and A Matter of Loaf and Death
(in which a character is named after him).
television series between 1971 and 1979 including:
For all but the last of these, Baker collaborated with Dave Martin
. Together they were nicknamed "The Bristol Boys" by the Doctor Who production teams with whom they worked.
Baker and Martin's most notable contributions to the Doctor Who mythos were probably the robot computer K-9
(created for The Invisible Enemy) and the renegade Time Lord
Omega
(created for The Three Doctors, Doctor Whos tenth anniversary story). Several of Baker's stories had elements of hard science not often found in Doctor Who, although they have also been criticised for scientific inaccuracy. Together with Martin, they also created fantasy television serials for children including the 1975 Sky
.
Baker's other contributions to British television include scripts for episodes of Shoestring and Bergerac
. On 16 March 2006, it was reported in the free newspaper Metro
that he was working on a new animated series featuring K-9, K-9.
Baker currently resides in Stroud
, Gloucestershire
.
Laurie Booth working with Baker have recently created a website. www.bobbaker.tv
As of 2010, Baker is now the only surviving scriptwriter from the Third Doctor
era.
United Kingdom
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television and film writer. His most famous contributions have been as the author of four scripts for the Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations...
films The Wrong Trousers
The Wrong Trousers
The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 animated film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations in Bristol, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit...
, A Close Shave
A Close Shave
A Close Shave is a 1995 British animated film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations in Bristol, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit. It was his third half-hour short featuring the eccentric inventor Wallace and his quiet but intelligent dog Gromit, following 1989's A Grand Day Out,...
and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 British clay-mation animated comedy horror film, the first feature-length Wallace and Gromit film. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations, and released by DreamWorksPictures...
and A Matter of Loaf and Death
A Matter of Loaf and Death
A Matter of Loaf and Death is an animated television short created by Nick Park, and the fourth of his shorts to star his characters Wallace and Gromit...
(in which a character is named after him).
Career
Bob Baker is also known for numerous scripts for the Doctor WhoDoctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
television series between 1971 and 1979 including:
- The Claws of AxosThe Claws of Axos-Writing:In late 1969, script editor Terrance Dicks contacted new writing duo Bob Baker and Dave Martin after reading a draft script they had sent around the BBC for another production, A Man's Life. After offering the duo a seven-part story in November 1969 for Doctor Whos eighth season, Baker and...
(1971) - The MutantsThe MutantsThe Mutants is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 April to 13 May 1972....
(1972) - The Three Doctors (1973)
- The Sontaran ExperimentThe Sontaran ExperimentThe Sontaran Experiment is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in two weekly parts on 22 February and 1 March 1975.-Synopsis:...
(1975) - The Hand of FearThe Hand of FearThe Hand of Fear is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 2 October to 23 October 1976...
(1976) - The Invisible Enemy (1977)
- UnderworldUnderworld (Doctor Who)Underworld is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 7 January - 28 January 1978.-Synopsis:...
(1978) - The Armageddon FactorThe Armageddon FactorThe Armageddon Factor is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 20 January to 24 February 1979...
(1979) - Nightmare of EdenNightmare of EdenNightmare of Eden is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 24 November to 15 December 1979.-Synopsis:...
(1979)
For all but the last of these, Baker collaborated with Dave Martin
Dave Martin (screenwriter)
David Ralph Martin was an accomplished television and film writer. He was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England and contributed numerous scripts for the Doctor Who television series between 1971 and 1979 including:...
. Together they were nicknamed "The Bristol Boys" by the Doctor Who production teams with whom they worked.
Baker and Martin's most notable contributions to the Doctor Who mythos were probably the robot computer K-9
K-9 (Doctor Who)
K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional robotic canines in the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who, first appearing in 1977...
(created for The Invisible Enemy) and the renegade Time Lord
Time Lord
The Time Lords are an ancient extraterrestrial race and civilization of humanoids in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' eponymous protagonist, the Doctor, is a member...
Omega
Omega (Doctor Who)
Omega is a fictional character from the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. In the context of the series, Omega is known as one of the founding fathers of the Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey, and is a revered figure in Time Lord history together with the equally...
(created for The Three Doctors, Doctor Whos tenth anniversary story). Several of Baker's stories had elements of hard science not often found in Doctor Who, although they have also been criticised for scientific inaccuracy. Together with Martin, they also created fantasy television serials for children including the 1975 Sky
Sky (TV serial)
Sky is a mystically-oriented children's science fantasy television serial made for ITV by HTV in 1975 and broadcast in six parts.Looking something like a young, effete blond ubermensch, a morally ambiguous alien boy with weird solid blue eyes, the eponymous Sky , finds himself on Earth, where he...
.
Baker's other contributions to British television include scripts for episodes of Shoestring and Bergerac
Bergerac (TV series)
Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened on BBC1, it starred John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in "Le Bureau des Étrangers" Bergerac was a British television show...
. On 16 March 2006, it was reported in the free newspaper Metro
Metro (Associated Metro Limited)
Metro is a free daily newspaper in the United Kingdom published by Associated Newspapers Ltd . It is available from Monday to Friday each week on many public transport services across the United Kingdom.-History:The paper was launched in London in 1999, and can now be found in 14 UK urban centres...
that he was working on a new animated series featuring K-9, K-9.
Baker currently resides in Stroud
Stroud
Stroud a town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England.Stroud may also refer to:*Stroud, New South Wales, Australia*Stroud, Ontario, Canada*Stroud , Gloucestershire, UK*Stroud...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
.
Laurie Booth working with Baker have recently created a website. www.bobbaker.tv
As of 2010, Baker is now the only surviving scriptwriter from the Third Doctor
Third Doctor
The Third Doctor is the third incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by actor Jon Pertwee....
era.