Steven Moffat has said that the idea of putting Tom Baker in Doctor Who's 50th special was "irresistible".

Baker - who starred in Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981 - played a mysterious curator in 'The Day of the Doctor', appearing opposite the show's current lead Matt Smith.

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"Tom didn't want to come and do a long thing and he didn't want to put the old costume on," Moffat told the press at the official Doctor Who Celebration at London's ExCel.

"He didn't want to do any of that, but his agent said that he wasn't against the idea of doing a short appearance."

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Moffat added that, barring the use of archive footage, it would have been impossible to feature every single old Doctor in the landmark episode.

"You can't have scenes around 11 or 12 people - you can't do it," he insisted. "So [the question is] how many of the old Doctors aren't going to appear?

"To have the longest-standing [and the] oldest Doctor from longest ago make an appearance and be the one who briefs the new Doctor on where to go… well, it's irresistible, isn't it? You get to hear that voice again! It was just wonderful."

Doctor Who will return to BBC One this Christmas.

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Watch Tom Baker's cameo in Doctor Who's 50th special below:

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