Acting
In 2002, Baker played himself in an episode of the BBC Drama series Cutting It, while in 2005, he briefly appeared as himself in an episode of the revived sci-fi series Doctor Who, whilst The Doctor was flicking through television channels. In June 2006, Baker played the role of Dick from The Famous Five in The Queen's Handbag.
In 2008 he returned to his native north-east of England to play the role of Caractacus Potts in a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Sunderland Empire.
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“But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?””
—Bible: New Testament, Galatians 2:14.
“I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.”
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