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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Catch Tom Baker’s ‘Doctor Who’ on Monday

Dan Webster

All "Doctor Who" fans have their favorite Doctors. Often, that choice involves the actor whom the fan first began watching.

I'm a bit different. My two favorites are David Tennant (10th) and Matt Smith (11th), and on any given day I might rank them one over the other. Still, I first began watching Tom Baker, the fourth Doctor, on Spokane Public Television during the 1980s, and so I do have a certain fondness for him, too.

Which makes particularly special the fact that Baker is being featured in a special movie-length screening titled "Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks," which will screen at 7 p.m. Monday at the Regal Cinemas theaters at Northtown Mall and Coeur d'Alene's Riverstone Stadium.

The so-called "Director's Cut" is timed to coordinate with the Blu-ray release of Baker's first season (1974) as the Doctor. And it is no doubt designed to rouse interest in the series, which is set to debut Jodie Whittaker as the first woman Doctor Who sometime in the fall.

If you go, you might want to wear a long scarf — even if the weather wouldn't otherwise dictate it. Baker's Doctor would likely appreciate it.