Bob Baker

Bob Baker (26 July 1939 – 5 November 2021 ) was a Doctor Who writer who often wrote with Dave Martin. Baker and Martin are best remembered for creating K9, a character he partially owned the rights to. He made use of these rights in authorising the creation of the K9 TV series.

Beyond the world of Doctor Who, Baker's greatest success is as a writer for Aardman Animations' series. He co-wrote the short films, and  with animator , and was one of four credited writers on the feature film ; he received a BAFTA for The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and another for A Matter of Loaf and Death.

A Close Shave features a robotic dog as its antagonist.

Bob Baker wrote The Essential Book of K9 along with Paul M Tams.

Until his passing in 2021, he was the last surviving writer to write for the Pertwee era of Doctor Who.

Doctor Who

 * The Claws of Axos (with Dave Martin)
 * The Mutants (with Dave Martin)
 * The Three Doctors (with Dave Martin)
 * The Sontaran Experiment (with Dave Martin)
 * The Hand of Fear (with Dave Martin)
 * The Invisible Enemy (with Dave Martin)
 * Underworld (with Dave Martin)
 * The Armageddon Factor (with Dave Martin)
 * Nightmare of Eden

K9

 * Mind Snap (with Paul Tams)
 * Angel of the North

The Essential Book of K9

 * One Man and His Dog
 * Peaceniks
 * Interstitials
 * Stranger on the Train

Megabytes

 * The Gift Givers
 * The Nine Moon Race
 * The Time Thief
 * The Proclaimer

Cutaway Comics

 * Eldrad Must Live!

Contributions to the mythos
Major characters and concepts created for or debuting in a Bob Baker script include:


 * Omega
 * K9
 * Black Guardian