With all the sad stories of students being forsaken in locked-down dorms around the country, let’s remember a happier time – and an old Popbitch favourite who has always been extremely kind to students.
Some years ago, a young man making his way through Soho saw Tom Baker ambling along Beak Street, so went over and asked for his autograph. While signing, Baker noticed the chap was carrying a textbook and said, “You’re a student aren’t you?”
When the chap replied that, yes, he was, Tom said, “Ah, you have my deepest condolences” – before grabbing the book and slipping a tenner into it. |