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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Mar 6, 2021 18:36:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2021 19:46:46 GMT
Sad news. He rather than Michael Gough IS The Toymaker for me. He was in the wonderful Kaldor City audios too which were, sorry BF, 10 times better than The Robots boxsets have been. Chevner in B7 as well of course in Project Avalon. A classic cult CV. A classy actor.
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Post by project37 on Mar 6, 2021 19:50:42 GMT
His performance as the Celestial Toymaker was phenomenal, practically purring his way through the lines and savoring each word. RIP.
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Post by grinch on Mar 6, 2021 19:53:25 GMT
A great actor and although his appearances were brief, he made for a truly terrifying Celestial Toymaker. I honestly urge anyone who has yet to hear his time in the role to check out ‘Solitaire’ as his performance in that was quite frankly brilliant.
RIP Mr Bailie.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2021 20:11:33 GMT
Oh no, this is sad to hear. A really good actor, and someone who's performances I've loved in and outside of Doctor Who. RIP, Mr Bailie.
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Post by melkur on Mar 6, 2021 20:25:44 GMT
You know, I was just thinking about him the other day (I rewatched the original 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' trilogy this time last week). I was planning on relistening to 'The Magic Mousetrap' later this year as part of a Hex run-through, but will definitely put 'Solitaire' on the to-listen list for when I have a spare hour soon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2021 21:03:41 GMT
It's difficult to separate David Bailie from the Toymaker, personally. He made that role so much his own. That final verbal duel between him and Colin Baker in The Nightmare Fair -- the resentful intensity of the gamemaster's boredom with the universe -- is one of the finest Doctor vs. villain confrontations out there. He was a large part of what gave those revitalised stories such appeal. The cold menace he brought to Taren Capel on television and in the Kaldor City stories also remains stunning.
A true shame that we'll never see more from him. Well done, David Bailie.
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Post by mark687 on Mar 6, 2021 21:11:35 GMT
RIP
Really enjoyed his "Dask" his Toymaker was very good but unfortunately it sounded to much like his "John West Tuna" so it lacked some impact
Regards
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Post by theillusiveman on Mar 7, 2021 12:34:41 GMT
RIP David Bailie  shame we never got more Toymaker audios with him he was really good in the role |
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Post by number13 on Mar 7, 2021 14:08:32 GMT
I remember in the interviews for 'The Nightmare Fair' they said that to launch the Lost Stories range, since Michael Gough had retired they knew they wanted an actor who had played another of the iconic classic-series villains to now embody the role of the Toymaker.
Those were big robes to fill. And how splendidly David Bailie filled them, with quite a different 'incarnation' of the character, less lofty and celestial, more openly malevolent, giggling wildly over the horrible fate of the human 'pieces' in his little games...
I do so wish he'd appeared more than twice in the role, but they're two audios that you'll never forget, or his time with robots, or pirates, or the schemes of the Federation. I think that we who enjoy the classic serials (of all kinds) and their modern audio episodes can sometimes take a bit too much for granted the splendid theatricality that actors like David Bailie brought and bring to their characters; it's not the modern style, but I think it's perfect for the genres we love and he was a master.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2021 23:14:13 GMT
I remember in the interviews for 'The Nightmare Fair' they said that to launch the Lost Stories range, since Michael Gough had retired they knew they wanted an actor who had played another of the iconic classic-series villains to now embody the role of the Toymaker. Those were big robes to fill. And how splendidly David Bailie filled them, with quite a different 'incarnation' of the character, less lofty and celestial, more openly malevolent, giggling wildly over the horrible fate of the human 'pieces' in his little games... I do so wish he'd appeared more than twice in the role, but they're two audios that you'll never forget, or his time with robots, or pirates, or the schemes of the Federation. I think that we who enjoy the classic serials (of all kinds) and their modern audio episodes can sometimes take a bit too much for granted the splendid theatricality that actors like David Bailie brought and bring to their characters; it's not the modern style, but I think it's perfect for the genres we love and he was a master.
He's had the Midas touch in that regard. The Lost Stories, The Robots of Death, Pirates of the Caribbean, Project: Avalon, they've all gone on to leave quite their own little legacies. Speaking of, I did a quick bit of digging and... David Bailie has a YouTube channel filled with readings and performance excerpts from classic literature. Including, quite fittingly, I find, "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night". Simply lovely: And this, from the page itself: |
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shame we never got more Toymaker audios with him 