That's the old English RP accent at work (often called BBC English) Most actors and presenters in BBC produced media used it at the time, and all the Doctors spoke that way until Sylvester McCoy, who used his natural Scottish accent.
@Leo Polled I mean the UK has a ridiculous number of regional accents, it's kinda nice to see the variety on TV finally instead of everyone speaking more or less the same way
@Leo Polled Nope but nobody is saying they are. You however are trying to say that accent quality, yet another subjective thing, is somehow definable. Sub-zero IQ or just run of the mill troll?
@Leo Polled Problem is that's your opinion, it's not a statement of fact is it? I for one like German and Polish, despite many people disliking them for their "harsh" sounds. That alone automatically makes your assertions complete bollocks, so shove it up your arse.
My first cast-iron memory of Doctor Who was of the Doctor throwing a bucket of acid over the Giant Robot just as one of my 'baby' teeth came out whilst eating a water biscuit [and cheese], at my grand parents' house... My grandad loved his sci-fi, and used to recall how one of the neighbours crushed a beer glass in terror during the original 1953 BBC TV broadcast of 'The Quatermass Experiment'.
He had to get to the Think Tank somehow, and using public transport was out of the question. Probably couldn't thumb a lift or commandeer a military vehicle, either.
@@SuperCatElvis Maybe that and also "Robot" was the last serial produced by Barry Letts. Guess Bessie was also kind of a trademark of Letts' tenure as producer on Doctor Who as well as Pertwee's years as the Doctor.
The new Doctor.... Crazy to think that Tom would almost eliminate the idea that anyone had come before him. I don't know if that's fully appreciated today, but it was a fact of life when I was growing up.
That's a classic car with a sci-fi heart, as far from basic as you can get. If the Doctor had climbed into Ford Capri then I would have agreed, but Bessie? Sorry, but no.
Not to mention that the TARDIS had a faulty navigation system in the early years of the show. If he tried to use it to travel a few miles, he'd be just as likely to land in ancient Greece. Mundane transportation was more reliable.
I know they didnt really do hops in the tardis in classic like they do nowadays, but its still funny to me that even though The Doctor has a time machine that can be there instantly or in the past, he still drives
The whole idea was that the Doctor wasn’t really able to control the TARDIS that well. In Hartnell’s day it was stated very early on that the TARDIS couldn’t visit the same place and time more than once. This idea was well and truly forgotten by the time Number 3 got the use of the TARDIS back, but it was very rare for the TARDIS to go where the Doctor intended. By the end of Number 4’s era his ability to control the TARDIS had improved (“the TARDIS and I are getting rather better at these short hops”). But also, Bessie was a throwback to Number 3 who had a love of cars and other fast vehicles. The use of Bessie had as much to do with his passion fro the open road and smell of engine oil as it as anything else. I quite like the fact that the TARDIS wasn’t often used for anything other than the means to drop into an adventure. In post-2005 Who the TARDIS is used more frequently for convenient little hops. Like the sonic screwdriver, the TARDIS has all too quickly become a short-hand way of moving the story along and is a little unimaginative in my opinion.
@@GrilloTheFlightless yes I know, thats exactly what im saying. By four he had somewhat been able to hop around a little too though. Not room to room but across a city. Its nice that baker got to drive Bessie though. Just in the emergency its a little ironic that he has a vanishing box that can go backwards to before the call (aside from making a paradox) but chose to drive for probably a good while
Really is a sign of the times that nowadays, that the idea of a group of scientists trying to seize power would probably constitute a return to sanity...
@@melodypond. many people have a problem where they take time to get used to Classic Who because it's so different, so maybe you should watch some of the later eras first because the 1st Doctor's era is the most different of them all. I'd say start with seasons 25 and 26 (the last 2 seasons of the show) and maybe Dragonfire, the last story in season 24 (because it sets up for seasons 25 and 26). This is because seasons 25 and 26 are the most similar to New Who. After that maybe go through the 3rd and 4th Doctor's eras because they're quite accessible and mostly an easy watch.
Bessie's last regular appearance was in Part 4 of this story. It made guest appearances in The Five Doctors (1983) and Battlefield (1989) later though.
Sarah comes to the rescue and tells the Robot to stand down. Confused, because Sarah was the only one who had ever shown him any form of kindness, K-1 stomps off in distress.
Magnificent! I remember this, and I've loved it! Eating tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches on a Sunday, watching PBS! Now: When are you getting rid of Chibnall and Whittaker and fixing Dr Who?
Tom Baker is the greatest Doctor. Him and Jodie Whittaker are the Doctor for me. The former ignited my interest in the series, and the latter revived my interest in the series.
as a person who never watched the old doctor who, idk it's very, theatrical, like you know, a stage play not really what I expected but ngl, quite fun to watch
TV was like that in general at the time. American TV was influenced by the movies. British TV was influenced by the theatre. It was that way for a very long time.
while I do love this fight, I do also feel they were just pushing out the few minutes to get to the cliffhanger like it goes just a little too long for my likeing
Really just the least threatening looking killer robot ever designed. Look at those weak wrists. How is it going to crush anything with its horrible robot claws if it can’t even lift them?
“ Professor Kettlewell? Yes, this is the Doctor. “ “ Professor Kettlewell? Professor Kettlewell? Professor? You are the Doctor? How do you do? I've been so looking forward to meeting you. Please confirm your identity. There must be no mistake. You are the Doctor? Yes, yes, of course. You are an enemy of the human race. I must destroy you. Please do not resist. I do not wish to cause you unnecessary pain. How very kind of you. Prime directive. What is your prime directive? I must serve humanity and never harm it. Then you mustn't harm me. I'm a friend of humanity. No, you are an enemy. You must be destroyed. Extraordinary. “ “ Somebody just passed me this it says don’t forget to subscribe to the official Doctor Who youtube channel well how could I possibly forget that for goodness sake you’ve got the message haven’t you don’t forget Doctor Who youtube channel now “
@@leo11lim Doctor did also have a shitty budget and well has had for most of its life, even revived life, only until "recently" has it seen a huge investment of money from the BBC after viewing began falling after Matt Smiths era and the begining ot peter.
I completely forgot the 4th Doctor drove Bessie on-screen until now
Scarf draped over the back seat and hanging off at the rear...
Oh, the Fourth Doctor has his own car?
@@samcorrado5329 Bessie is the Doctor's car, originally driven by the 3rd Doctor.
I totally forgot that too. Seventh Doctor also drove Bessie too in the episode Battlefield.
Would have been nice to see it parked in the Black Archive.
The beginning of Tom Baker's legendary seven year run.
Man the Doctor's a fast typer.
Also congrats on Benton for his promotion
Also saw it in "The Bells of Sint John" when the Doctor hacked the spoon head to release clara.
Not that fast, though it might have seemed like that to kids watching the show back in the 1970s.
The guy can read fast too, a whole book in seconds, as seen with 4th and 9th.
@@gentblue This comment exists, so evidently it seems that way to a guy in 2021 also.
@@gentblue Sarcasm right? You watched the video? 0:34 even someone on round 150 on COD Zombies isn't going that fast, lol
I love when the robot pretended that the hat blinded him. lol
I KNOW, RIGHT?! That was a smart move lol
I love the way how they spoke in Classic Who
That's the old English RP accent at work (often called BBC English) Most actors and presenters in BBC produced media used it at the time, and all the Doctors spoke that way until Sylvester McCoy, who used his natural Scottish accent.
@Leo Polled I mean the UK has a ridiculous number of regional accents, it's kinda nice to see the variety on TV finally instead of everyone speaking more or less the same way
@Leo Polled Where does one find this definition that some accents are unpleasant? I assume it’s empirically-proven…
@Leo Polled Nope but nobody is saying they are. You however are trying to say that accent quality, yet another subjective thing, is somehow definable. Sub-zero IQ or just run of the mill troll?
@Leo Polled Problem is that's your opinion, it's not a statement of fact is it? I for one like German and Polish, despite many people disliking them for their "harsh" sounds. That alone automatically makes your assertions complete bollocks, so shove it up your arse.
Classic Who at its best. That Giant Robot design was great!
Obviously you haven't seen much dr who
It looked great but also very difficult to move around in for the poor stuntman.
@@tomdumb6937 Your name is fitting.
It was well done for it's time
@@maxdino26 Yeah, it's a great robot design. Think they made it into a toy action figure as well, so probably why it's so well remembered.
You’ve got to love these high paced action packed fight scenes 😂
I know, right?
I was on the edge of my seat when he hurled himself over that desk
@@ghostinthecraig I notice that Tom Baker did that stunt himself. No cuts.
My first cast-iron memory of Doctor Who was of the Doctor throwing a bucket of acid over the Giant Robot just as one of my 'baby' teeth came out whilst eating a water biscuit [and cheese], at my grand parents' house...
My grandad loved his sci-fi, and used to recall how one of the neighbours crushed a beer glass in terror during the original 1953 BBC TV broadcast of 'The Quatermass Experiment'.
I so loved the episodes involving UNIT.
They were truly the Doctor's UNIT.
Just once I’d like to meet an alien menace that WASN’T immune to bullets!
He is the Doctor and always will be,great typing skills and the best background Music.
Even confined with ,in effect,a 3rd Dr story Tom brought his anarachic persona to thje proceedings and changed the whole thing.
I love Robot, it was such a great start to Tom's run.
Just 8 K's later, and the Doctor would have a much more friendly robot to interact with.
Man’s best friend, in fact
One of my favorites ! Thanks for posting. 👍
Love these classic Doc episodes
4th Doctor was the best!
Feels kind of weird seeing another Doctor besides Pertwee driving Bessie.
True. Felt odd watching Sylvester McCoy drive her in Battlefield.
Well this story was originally designed for Jon Pertwee, so that’s probably why he drives Bessie
He had to get to the Think Tank somehow, and using public transport was out of the question. Probably couldn't thumb a lift or commandeer a military vehicle, either.
@@SuperCatElvis Maybe that and also "Robot" was the last serial produced by Barry Letts. Guess Bessie was also kind of a trademark of Letts' tenure as producer on Doctor Who as well as Pertwee's years as the Doctor.
@@fawziekefli2273 And also near the end when they deal with the robot after growing into a giant.
The new Doctor.... Crazy to think that Tom would almost eliminate the idea that anyone had come before him. I don't know if that's fully appreciated today, but it was a fact of life when I was growing up.
The doctor has a space-time machine and he chooses to drive a basic car. I love this show.
There is nothing basic about Bessie.
Basic car?!
How dare you!
There’s nothing basic about Bessie!
That ‘basic car’ is a sentient being.
That's a classic car with a sci-fi heart, as far from basic as you can get. If the Doctor had climbed into Ford Capri then I would have agreed, but Bessie? Sorry, but no.
Not to mention that the TARDIS had a faulty navigation system in the early years of the show. If he tried to use it to travel a few miles, he'd be just as likely to land in ancient Greece. Mundane transportation was more reliable.
I think this might be the earliest episode of Doctor Who I recall seeing as a child.
This Dr was my favorite bought the DVD. I wish I could meet him?
You can say this is...cyber bullying.
Even in his 1st story, Tom Baker was already ramming it up as the Doctor!
I think they got too much ham.
I know they didnt really do hops in the tardis in classic like they do nowadays, but its still funny to me that even though The Doctor has a time machine that can be there instantly or in the past, he still drives
The whole idea was that the Doctor wasn’t really able to control the TARDIS that well. In Hartnell’s day it was stated very early on that the TARDIS couldn’t visit the same place and time more than once. This idea was well and truly forgotten by the time Number 3 got the use of the TARDIS back, but it was very rare for the TARDIS to go where the Doctor intended. By the end of Number 4’s era his ability to control the TARDIS had improved (“the TARDIS and I are getting rather better at these short hops”). But also, Bessie was a throwback to Number 3 who had a love of cars and other fast vehicles. The use of Bessie had as much to do with his passion fro the open road and smell of engine oil as it as anything else.
I quite like the fact that the TARDIS wasn’t often used for anything other than the means to drop into an adventure. In post-2005 Who the TARDIS is used more frequently for convenient little hops. Like the sonic screwdriver, the TARDIS has all too quickly become a short-hand way of moving the story along and is a little unimaginative in my opinion.
@@GrilloTheFlightless yes I know, thats exactly what im saying.
By four he had somewhat been able to hop around a little too though. Not room to room but across a city.
Its nice that baker got to drive Bessie though. Just in the emergency its a little ironic that he has a vanishing box that can go backwards to before the call (aside from making a paradox) but chose to drive for probably a good while
I initially read this as "K9 attacks the Doctor'"& I was very interested to see what caused this to happen
The best Doctor out there!! No contest! Tom Baker is the G.O.A.T.!!!!!!!!!
I misread it , I thought it said K-9 attacks the doctor
Same
Me too
My all-time favorite Doctor!
Benton’s promotion means that in times of crisis he’s promoted from serving a cuppa tea and Digestives to coffee and Chocolate Hobnobs
Really is a sign of the times that nowadays, that the idea of a group of scientists trying to seize power would probably constitute a return to sanity...
Am I the only one who loves the Third Doctor more?
i have never seen classic who before however this is amazing!
You should give it a go. 26 seasons of Doctor Who you haven't yet seen!
@@melodypond. just ask if you need advice/recommendations on how to watch it and where to start.
@@jellybabiesarecool4657 oki sure. should i start with the first doctor and go up to maybe the third and see how i like it?
@@melodypond. many people have a problem where they take time to get used to Classic Who because it's so different, so maybe you should watch some of the later eras first because the 1st Doctor's era is the most different of them all. I'd say start with seasons 25 and 26 (the last 2 seasons of the show) and maybe Dragonfire, the last story in season 24 (because it sets up for seasons 25 and 26). This is because seasons 25 and 26 are the most similar to New Who. After that maybe go through the 3rd and 4th Doctor's eras because they're quite accessible and mostly an easy watch.
@@jellybabiesarecool4657 okay, will try, thank you very much 😁
i *will* say that 4 was smart to leave the note for Sarah just in case.
Was this the only time Tom drove Bessie?
My fav Doctor! 💖
Does anyone know why they decided to ditch the idea of Bessy? I would’ve loved 4 to have driven her more.
I think the 4th Doctor was keen to ditch Earth and go exploring after having spent much of his third life stuck there.
Bessie's last regular appearance was in Part 4 of this story. It made guest appearances in The Five Doctors (1983) and Battlefield (1989) later though.
i think i am the only japanese who watch Doctor who for 14 years
I initially read the video title as "KY Attacks The Doctor", turns out in this clip that the 4th doctor can be a slippery customer, especially for K1.
The 4th Doctor also drove Landrovers in this story and Terror of the Zygons he also drove a black jaguar in seeds of Doom
I missed Tom putting his gum on the T.A.R.D.I.S. to hold the note.
I even watched 05.08 yesterday with Tom baker
Now fancy Doctor Who falling for that!
So interesting that Tom Baker was doing stunts.
So what happens next
Sarah comes to the rescue and tells the Robot to stand down. Confused, because Sarah was the only one who had ever shown him any form of kindness, K-1 stomps off in distress.
0:31 that music
Radiophonic Workshop on the case.
Future prediction of A.I chaos!
Tom Baker does a amazing Job
I'm pretty sure that this is the only episode that Tom Baker made with this car in it.
Impressive that the Doctor can type so fast.
The Skyrim bucket trick almost worked!
Tom Baker was my first Doctor Who
Zeroth Law A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
Magnificent! I remember this, and I've loved it! Eating tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches on a Sunday, watching PBS! Now: When are you getting rid of Chibnall and Whittaker and fixing Dr Who?
Always wear a hat.Never know when you might need it.
It's weird seeing Tom driving around in Bessie.
This was the last time the Doctor drove Bessie, the Yellow roadster for a long time.
Yes not until The Five Doctors, then lastly Battlefield.
@@the_lichemaster Bessie was also seen in Dimensions in Time, the 2-part special celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who.
Ngl this scene scared the crap out of me! Almost looking like the Robot was going to out right murder poor 4
Try not to miss read the title. Otherwise you might have to consider the possibility of K-9 attacking the Doctor!
This is poggers
Maybe K1 should have used the disintegrator gun.
Was it already built by then?
Tom Baker is the greatest Doctor. Him and Jodie Whittaker are the Doctor for me. The former ignited my interest in the series, and the latter revived my interest in the series.
They need to bring that who car back
IT'S A TRAP!!!!
Old classics are better
*waves* Hi Tom !
Mac and cheese
Tom Baker
a jar
as a person who never watched the old doctor who, idk
it's very, theatrical, like you know, a stage play
not really what I expected but ngl, quite fun to watch
That's just what television was like in the 70s. It has its own strengths and weaknesses. Either way you'll get used to it.
TV was like that in general at the time. American TV was influenced by the movies. British TV was influenced by the theatre. It was that way for a very long time.
The Master downvoted this video.
The music in classic who sounds like someone lied on their cv and got the job
while I do love this fight, I do also feel they were just pushing out the few minutes to get to the cliffhanger
like it goes just a little too long for my likeing
Really just the least threatening looking killer robot ever designed. Look at those weak wrists. How is it going to crush anything with its horrible robot claws if it can’t even lift them?
This professor seems to be The Master
Nope, he doesn’t show up for a little while yet.
“ Professor Kettlewell? Yes, this is the Doctor. “
“ Professor Kettlewell? Professor Kettlewell? Professor? You are the Doctor? How do you do? I've been so looking forward to meeting you. Please confirm your identity. There must be no mistake. You are the Doctor? Yes, yes, of course. You are an enemy of the human race. I must destroy you. Please do not resist. I do not wish to cause you unnecessary pain. How very kind of you. Prime directive. What is your prime directive? I must serve humanity and never harm it. Then you mustn't harm me. I'm a friend of humanity. No, you are an enemy. You must be destroyed. Extraordinary. “
“ Somebody just passed me this it says don’t forget to subscribe to the official Doctor Who youtube channel well how could I possibly forget that for goodness sake you’ve got the message haven’t you don’t forget Doctor Who youtube channel now “
Japan make better robot costume than this Clunker.
In 1963? Pretty sure they made just as hilarious costumes like this one.
Asshat.
@@BillyBoze and yet king joe is a better 60’s robot
@@leo11lim Doctor did also have a shitty budget and well has had for most of its life, even revived life, only until "recently" has it seen a huge investment of money from the BBC after viewing began falling after Matt Smiths era and the begining ot peter.
@@leo11lim even tho i own the series of ultraseven i disagree with your statement. this robot is just fine.
All robots were like that before Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica.
God, the soundtrack is horrible.