8 Incredible Things Tom Baker Has Done Since Doctor Who
4. Writing Two Highly Eccentric But Amusing Books
Keen to outdo mere mortals, Tom Baker is also a successful writer. His 1997 autobiography Who on Earth is Tom Baker? contained many laugh-out-loud moments including the revelation that he bought and engraved his own tombstone - just to be prepared. Thankfully, he hasn't needed to use it yet. Tom followed up this volume of semi-autobiographical tall tales with the fictional The Boy Who Kicked Pigs in 1999. It begins like this:
One day, it was in the summer, Robert was alone in the front room watching Postman Pat again and suddenly he was struck with the desire to kick a pig.
Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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