On August 27th 2006, Glasgow Who, The Glasgow Doctor Who Society, were proud to present an afternoon with Colin Baker upstairs at The Iron Horse, West Nile Street, Glasgow. Read all about it!

The Stranger’s on a Train… to Glasgow!

Having an afternoon with the Sixth Doctor himself at the end of August 2006 was something different and a little bit special for the group.

Actually, no.

It was a LOT special for the group!

It was fortunate for the fans that Colin Baker’s national tour with Strangers on a Train came to visit Glasgow as the final leg, meaning that rather than have to move on on the Sunday to the next venue after the final performance on Saturday, Colin was able to stay on an extra day to meet the fans.

As well as meeting with the fans, Colin was also able to take advantage of his visit to the city to try and work on his family tree, to find where some of his relatives had lived. Sadly, wherever he looked, the buildings had been long-since demolished!

The venue for the day was The Iron Horse on West Nile Street, which was also the venue for one of the group’s previous incarnation’s events when the late Michael Craze visited in early 1997. The venue was perfect for the day, providing a comfortable environment for the afternoon, with its informal atmosphere.

Colin, ably assisted by interviewer Kenny Smith, talked the audience through his tour of the play, his experiences of Glasgow and his life as a young law student who got into acting.

Colin talked briefly about each of his television adventures, the missed opportunities of The Nightmare Fair, his dramatic run to the helicopter being cut from Dimensions in Time (after having to run up the steps for 7 takes!) and the now well documented farce of The Dark Dimension.

He also revealed how the wife of one Michael Grade asked him on a trip to America how he was looking forward to the new series of Doctor Who – just weeks after the former controller of BBC 1 had sacked him (cue much squirming from every Doctor Who fan’s favourite Cigar Smoking Man!)

Colin also mentioned how a young Scottish actor who was a Who fan had been quite in awe of him, when working together on the Big Finish audio production Medicinal Purposes. (He played Daft Jamie, for those wondering who it was...)

Colin also talked about his own newspaper column, and how he is now more recognised in his home town of High Wycombe for writing that column than for being the Doctor.

With autograph and photo sessions interspersing the interview, it was a huge hit for those who attended.

And, once again, the most important thing was the good news for Glasgow Doctor Who fandom’s nominated charity for the last 10 years, The Foundation for the Study of Infant Death, as the charity auction held after Colin’s departure, selling items including signed photos, Big Finish scripts and CDs, helped to raise £400.

If you have any photos from the day, please e-mail them to us here at info@glasgowwho.co.uk- we’d love to see them!

Glasgow Who would like to formally apologise for the ATROCIOUS pun in the headline of this review.