David Tennant: project updates and news

Project Motor Mouth
Alongside Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker and Paul McGann, David Tennant attended the Project Motor Mouth fan convention in Slough on 19th January.
A funny video of David Tennant auctioning a TARDIS at Project Motor Mouth on Saturday.
Read all about the convention here
Janet Fielding tweeted that £7,700 was raised in total by the auction on Saturday at Project Motor Mouth.
Source (including photo above): David Tennant on Twitter

Every Seventh Wave
On Tuesday 15th January, David Tennant and Emilia Fox recorded Every Seventh Wave which is the sequel to Love Virtually.
It will premiere on BBC radio Four on Valentine's Day (Thursday 14th February).
Read more here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

BBC Audio Drama Awards
On Sunday 27th January, David Tennant will host the BBC Audio Drama Awards ceremony in Central London.
More information here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Shakespeare Uncovered
David Tennant can currently be seen in adverts on PBS in the US for Shakespeare Uncovered. His episode about Hamlet airs on Friday 8th February. A screenshot is here.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

50th Anniversary Tenth Doctor 1:6 Scale Collector Figure
Big Chief Studios are issuing a 50th Anniversary Tenth Doctor 1:6 Scale Collector Figure which is limited to only 750 pieces worldwide and the 50th Anniversary Signature Edition is limited to only 250 pieces worldwide. Register for Priority Pre-order Notification at this link before 24th January.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Diary Dates
Mon 21 Jan - Spies Of Warsaw DVD is released in the UK and Europe.
Sun 27 Jan - David Tennant hosts BBC Audio Drama Awards 2013 ceremony. Two David Tennant radio dramas have been short-listed.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter


BAFTA screening: Broadchurch
BAFTA are holding a preview screening of Broadchurch on Tuesday 19th February. It will be followed by a Q&A. Writer Chris Chibnall and director of some of the episodes James Strong are confirmed. Some of the cast will attend but it has not been announced which ones yet. (David Tennant is expecting to be filming The Escape Artist at that time).
All the public tickets for the Broadchurch BAFTA preview screening on 19th February are now sold out, although there are some available for BAFTA members. Also producer Richard Stokes has tweeted that he will also attend that evening.

The ITV showreel of upcoming programmes has been posted to BlogtorWho, and includes Broadchurch.

Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Virgin adverts
Virgin have added the second of David Tennant's 2013 Virgin Media collection videos online. In this one there are three 'David Tennants' fighting plus the real David Tennant talking to the camera.
Fans are reporting that there are currently large cardboard cut outs of David Tennant in Virgin Media stores.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Doctor Who
BlogtorWho has posted his list of 11 Heart-Melting Doctor Who Moments which includes 5 from David Tennant's era.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

The Escape Artist
Although not officially announced yet, David Tennant's co-star in The Escape Artist will be Ashley Jensen. Filming is scheduled for February and March for this BBC One production.
TV Wise reports that Tony Gardner has also been cast in The Escape Artist.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter 

David Tennant helps a terminally ill child’s dream come true
Read all about it here
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David Tennant: BBC Audio Drama Awards, and project updates

David Tennant won the 'Best Actor' award at the first BBC Audio Drama Awards ceremony, held at Broadcasting House in London on Sunday evening. David also hosted the ceremony. He won the award for his lead role in Kafka The Musical!
More details at David Tennant on Twitter



Transmission dates and premières:

The transmission all over Britain of the David Tennant narrated documentary Wild About Pandas has been moved from Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th February at 9pm on BBC Two. Scotland will still be able to view it first on Wednesday 1st February.
More details at David Tennant on Twitter

The David Tennant voiced Tree Fu Tom will première at BBC's celebration of CBeebies and CBBC's 10th birthday on Saturday 18th February in Salford Quays near Manchester.
See here for full details.

The release date of the movie The Pirates! Band of Misfits has been delayed in the US from the original date of 30th March to 27th April. (This is the movie which is called The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists in the UK.)
See here for more details and the opening dates of the movie all around the world.

David Tennant makes shortlist for BBC Audio Drama Awards

David Tennant, Damian Lewis and Rory Kinnear will compete for the best actor title at the inaugural BBC Audio Drama Awards this month.

Tennant is nominated for Kafka - The Musical, by Murray Gold, while Lewis is up for Giovanni’s Room by Neil Bartlett and Kinnear is nominated for Flare Path by Terence Rattigan. All were aired on BBC Radio 3.

The awards celebrate the cultural importance of audio drama, on air and online, and honour the actors, writers, producers, sound designers, and others who work in the genre. The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held on January 29 in the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House, presented by David Tennant.

Read more at The Stage

Also reported by BBC and UK Net Guide