- Bob Baker
Bob Baker (born in
Bristol ,England in 1939) is an accomplished television and film writer.His most famous contributions have been as the author of three scripts for the
Wallace and Gromit films "The Wrong Trousers ", "A Close Shave " and "".Bob Baker is also known for numerous scripts for the "
Doctor Who " television series between 1971 and 1979 including:* "
The Claws of Axos " (1971)
* "The Mutants " (1972)
* "The Three Doctors " (1973)
* "The Sontaran Experiment " (1975)
* "The Hand of Fear " (1976)
* "The Invisible Enemy " (1977)
* "Underworld" (1978)
* "The Armageddon Factor " (1979)
* "Nightmare of Eden " (1979)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 Who"'s tenth anniversary story). Several of Baker's stories had elements of hard science not often found in "Doctor Who", although they have also been criticized 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". On16 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
Oldbury-on-Severn ,Gloucestershire .Baker has recently had a website ( [http://www.writerbobb.com] ) created.
References
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url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=11031&in_page_id=7
title=Glam Gloucester Gromit writer
publisher=Metro
date=2006-03-16
accessdate=2006-03-18
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