Editing Tom Baker (section)

====''Doctor Who'' audio dramas====

While [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Paul McGann]] have all reprised their roles for audio adventures produced by [[Big Finish Productions]] and the BBC since the 1990s, Baker declined to voice the Doctor until 2009, saying that he had not seen a script he liked. In July 2009, the BBC announced that Baker would return to the role for a series of five audio dramas, co-starring [[Richard Franklin (actor)|Richard Franklin]] as [[Captain Mike Yates]], which would begin release in September. The five audios comprise a single linked story under the banner title ''[[Hornets' Nest (Doctor Who)|Hornets' Nest]]'', written by author [[Paul Magrs]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Baker Returns to Doctor Who after 28 Years|url=http://onceuponageek.com/2009/07/16/tom-baker-returns-to-doctor-who-after-28-years|work=[Once Upon a Geek]|date=16 July 2009|access-date=21 July 2009}}</ref> He returned with a sequel to ''Hornets' Nest'' called ''[[Demon Quest]]''.<ref>[http://www.bbcshop.com/Science-Fiction/Doctor-Who-Demon-Quest-Volume-1/invt/9781408466674 "Doctor Who" Doctor Who: Demon Quest 1 The Relics of Time at BBC Shop]. Bbcshop.com.</ref>

In March 2011, it was announced that Baker would be returning as the Fourth Doctor initially for two series of plays for Big Finish Productions, starring alongside former companions Leela ([[Louise Jameson]]) and [[Romana I]] ([[Mary Tamm]]). The first series of six audios were released starting in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/released/doctor-who---fourth-doctor-adventures/perpage:0|title=Doctor Who – Fourth Doctor Adventures – Released Items – Ranges – Big Finish|work=bigfinish.com|access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> Big Finish had also arranged for Baker to record a series of stories reuniting him with [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s character [[Sarah Jane Smith]] (for which special permission was obtained from the producers of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' TV series), but Sladen died in April 2011 before any stories could be recorded.<ref>[[Nicholas Briggs]], "Remembering Elisabeth Sladen", ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' No.440, October 2011, p. 34</ref> Baker has also recorded several Big Finish audio stories with [[Matthew Waterhouse]], who played [[Adric]], and [[Lalla Ward]], who played [[Romana II]], although Ward recorded her sections separately.

It was reported in April 2020 that Baker had recorded "Return of the Cybermen" for Big Finish, an alternative version of the story ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' (1975), with [[Sadie Miller]], Elisabeth Sladen's daughter, taking over the role of Sarah Jane Smith from her mother. The story was released in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/life/review/big-finish-review-doctor-who-return-of-the-cybermen/|title = Big Finish Review: Doctor Who – Return of the Cybermen &#124; the Digital Fix}}</ref>

Baker also returned to the role of the Curator for Big Finish, joining the casts of ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures|The Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' and ''[[UNIT (audio drama series)#The New Series|UNIT: The New Series]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Baker will play Doctor Who's Curator again in new Big Finish adventure |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/tom-baker-doctor-who-curator/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref>

As of 2025, Baker is the oldest living actor to have played the role.