On Friday 21st December, David Tennant co-hosted the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show with Christian O'Connell from 6am. At 8am they performed the Nativity play in which David played the Virgin Mary.
Also in the play were football presenter Ian Wright, Absolute Radio presenters Richie Firth as 'the star', travel presenter Maggie Doyle as 'Queen Herod', newsreader Andrew Bailey as 'Narrator' and DJ Russ Williams as 'Shepherd'. Christian played Joseph and live music was supplied by singer songwriter Newton Faulkner.
The show streamed live on the internet so was heard worldwide at this link.
MP3s of all four hours of David Tennant on Absolute Radio are here
The BBC Media Centre has confirmed that, as expected, episode 2 of Spies Of Warsaw will premiere on BBC Four on Wednesday 16th January 2013 between 9pm and 10.30pm.
A new clip of David Tennant in Spies Of Warsaw was shown on a news programme on Polish Television. More information here
The first BBC trailer for Spies Of Warsaw was broadcast on BBC Four on 20 December, and has been posted onto Tumblr
Some videos of David Tennant and Billie Piper from the Midnight Fan Convention have been posted onto YouTube.
The videos are: David Tennant and Billie Piper talking about the parallel universe Rose and Doctor 10.5. David Tennant and Billie Piper talking about the Doctor Who monster the Zygons. David Tennant and Billie Piper talking about possible future collaborations. David Tennant and Billie Piper saying goodbye and David says Allons-y as a fan had requested.
Source:David Tennant on Twitter
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
The DVD of Nativity 2 Danger in The Manger! will be released on Monday 18th November 2013. It can be pre-ordered on Amazon.
The Guardian has reported that Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! has gone up two places back to #3 at the UK Box Office. This week it took £938,309 from 508 sites and has taken £5,582,224 in total so far.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Doctor Who
Two of David Tennant's episodes of Doctor Who (Blink and Midnight) will be featured in the Cine Lumière Doctor Who Night on 19th January in London.
The television station Watch will have a David Tennant / Doctor Who afternoon on 1st January 2013. More info here
Stuff.co.nz reports that UKTV in New Zealand will focus on one Doctor a month in 2013 with one Doctor Who story each Sunday afternoon, with each month devoted to a different incarnation of The Doctor.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
The Guardian lists an app from Digital Theatre where you can stream Much Ado About Nothing onto your phone in its list of 40 Best iPhone and iPad Apps.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
The Jonathan Ross Show
David Tennant will be on The Jonathan Ross Show on ITV on Saturday 5th January at 9.45pm. The show records on Friday 4th and this is the link to apply for tickets to watch the recording.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Wed 12 Dec - British Comedy Awards are announced live on Channel Four. Twenty Twelve (narrated by David Tennant) is nominated in Best Sitcome category.
Sun 16 Dec - David Tennant attends the Midnight Fan Convention.
Sun 16 Dec - Autism-friendly screenings of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! in cinemas around the country (UK)
Midnight Convention
From David Tennant on Twitter:
As it is only a week until lots of visitors to the website will be meeting David Tennant at the Midnight Fan Convention, here are some tips we previously posted about how to get the best out of the experience.
David Tennant finds a shrine to Martin Freeman in our exclusive clip from
Nativity! 2.
The seasonal sequel shows the Doctor Who actor as new teacher Mr Peterson, who
has stepped into the shoes of the former Office star.
He incurs the wrath of devoted colleague Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton) when he
stumbles across his "private cupboard", filled with photos and
memoirs of predecessor Mr Maddens (Freeman).
After entering the school into a national Song For Christmas competition, Mr
Peterson finds himself in his own version of the Nativity as he and his
heavily pregnant wife – played by Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page – embark
on a long road trip with the kids.
Pam Ferris returns as no-nonsense headmistress Mrs Bevan and Jason Watkins is
back as the rival school leader Gordon Shakespeare.
Now that the issue is no longer on sale, scans of David Tennant's interview in The Big Issue have been posted onto Tumblr
Source: DToT
The Big Issue website has now posted David Tennant's interview. Read it here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Extras DVD
David Tennant's sketch is on the Extras Complete Collection DVD, which includes a photo of him on on the cover. The DVD is available from Amazon
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
The Spies of Warsaw
The first episode of The Spies of Warsaw will be broadcast on 11th January 2013 at 8.20pm in Poland. (It will be dubbed into Polish.) As we previously posted, the drama will be broadcast on 6th and 13th February in the US and the UK broadcast (on the station BBC Four) will be sometime in January. More information here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Broadchurch
Broadchurch has finished filming and is now in post-production, with an expected broadcast in Spring 2013. More information can be found here.
Shakespeare Uncovered: PBS Premiere on January 25
In a unique series of six films debuting on PBS Friday, January 25 at
9 p.m. (check local listings), Shakespeare Uncovered will combine
history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal
passions of its celebrated hosts – Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant – to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
Produced by Richard Denton
for Blakeway Productions & THIRTEEN for WNET in association with
the BBC and Shakespeare’s Globe, each episode explores and reveals the
extraordinary world and works of William Shakespeare
and the still-potent impact they have today. The films combine
interviews with actors, directors and scholars, along with visits to key
locations, clips from some of the most-celebrated film and television
adaptations, and illustrative excerpts from the plays staged specially
for the series at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.
Behind every Shakespeare play there is a story: for instance, how he
and his company dismantled their theater and rowed it across the river
Thames when their landlord cancelled their lease – then staged Henry V
for the first time. There are echoes of the playwright’s life -- who
named his twins Hamnet (a boy, who died at age 11) and Judith -- in
plays like Twelfth Night, where the plot turns on the adventures of
separated twins; and Hamlet, where the drama begins with the grief of a
son who has lost his father. The series shows Shakespeare as an
impresario who, four centuries ago, defined early the tenets of show
business – drawing on historical sources, stealing and adapting ideas,
bringing back popular characters, writing prequels, and developing
dramatic ideas from the politics of the day.
Each program’s host has
deep personal experience with Shakespeare’s work and relates not only
the stories of the plays themselves, but also the stories of how they
came to be written, how they have been performed, and how they have
survived over 400 years.
The six episodes will air as follows: Friday, January 25, 2013
- Shakespeare Uncovered: Macbeth with Ethan Hawke 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET
- Shakespeare Uncovered: The Comedies with Joely Richardson 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
Friday, February 1, 2013
- Shakespeare Uncovered: Richard II with Derek Jacobi 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET
- Shakespeare Uncovered: Henry IV & Henry V with Jeremy Irons 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET
Friday, February 8, 2013
- Shakespeare Uncovered: Hamlet with David Tennant 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET
An acclaimed Hamlet in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s hit production (also a recent Great Performances production), David Tennant meets fellow actors who’ve tackled this most iconic of roles, including superstar Jude Law,
and compares notes on the role’s titanic challenges. Tennant digs deep
into the text about the doomed Danish Prince alongside the actors Simon Russell Beale and Ben Whishaw.
With them he works to plumb the deeper meanings of the play and the
reason it is widely considered the greatest of Shakespeare’s canon. The
historical sources and religious wars, existential questions of the
meaning of life and death, the idea that ghosts exist and may speak –
all these and a searing personal drama, too – comprise this Everest of a
play. Tennant also finds that many actors who have played Hamlet share
an experience that is deeply and profoundly personal. This is also,
perhaps, the reason audiences feel the play touches them more than any
other before or since.
Sun 2 Dec - Autism-friendly screenings of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! in cinemas around the country (UK). Details here
Big Issue
David Tennant was featured in The Big Issue on Monday 26 November.
This link has details regarding how you can buy a copy from anywhere in the world.
Nativity 2
During the opening weekend of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! it grossed £1.6 million which was double the amount the original Nativity movie earned in its first weekend.
The Guardian (who gave the movie a bad review) has an article titled "A stable start for Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger." It says that the movie was the third most popular movie at UK cinemas during its opening weekend:
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, £5,344,598 from 559 sites. Total: £26,979,458
2. Skyfall, £3,809,893 from 550 sites. Total: £89,620,677
3. Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!, £1,614,675 from 435 sites (New)
The soundtrack of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! now available on iTunes.
The MumsnetNativity 2 Danger In The Manger! Advent Calendar today has a free download of the song Yes We Can from the movie.
A David Tennant video interview about Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! from Magic FM can be viewed here.
Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell
There is now a worldwide link to watch the David Tennant narrated documentary Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell.
How To Train Your Dragon
The BBC have announced the outline of their Christmas programming and it includes the movie How To Train Your Dragon in which David Tennant has a couple of lines.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
A clip of David Tennant reading an extract from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been posted onto Tumblr.
Christian O'Connell / Absolute Radio
Christian O'Connell has tweeted that his last show of 2012 on Absolute Radio will be co-hosted by David Tennant and he has described it as an 'Alternative Nativity.' Christian did not specify on which day the programme will air.
Christian O'Connell further tweeted that the show will be on Friday 21st December and that it will be in front of a live audience with people taking part as in a children's Nativity play. He will broadcast how to win a part in the audience next week.
Riders of Berk
David Tennant voices a character in the US television series Dreamworks Dragons: Riders Of Berk. More information here Scotsman.com has an article about David Tennant voicing a character in Dreamworks Dragons Riders Of Berk on US television.
The Spies of Warsaw
The Spies Of Warsaw was one of the programmes included in a BBC Worldwide's showcase last night according to a report on Bandt.com. This means that the drama will be broadcast on Australian television.
Broadchurch
DavidTennantOnTwitter.com has published an update on Broadchurch filming schedules, including David Tennant arriving on set at 10.30am on Friday, and the news that filming on the drama will now end on Tuesday (4th) and not Friday as originally announced.
greylight5_b on Twitter has posted a photo of shooting in a graveyard during the day for Broadchurch. Apparently David Tennant was involved with the filming (and then filmed that night too!)
On Thursday night David Tennant had a night shoot for Broadchurch. It started at 10pm in Hill Road, Clevedon which Andrew (who emailed us about the shoot) described as "next door to Scoozi restaurant where they had made a mock up hotel opposite what was Seeleys stationers and has now been mocked up as the Echo news office."
Big Issue David Tennant will be featured in The Big Issue's first bumper Christmas magazine, on sale from tomorrow (26 Nov). Sneak preview here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Nativity 2
All the latest reviews and interviews can be read here
The Mumsnet advent calendar had an exlusive clip on Tuesday from Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! from right at the start of the movie.
Odeon Cinemas have a competition to win a £1,000 shopping spree if you book tickets for Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! through their website.
DimensionsUK have a competition to win tickets to the autism-friendly screening of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! on 16th December.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Some autism-friendly screenings of Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! have been added for 2nd December (as well as 16th) in over cinemas around the country.
More information here
FemaleFirst have posted an exclusive clip from Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger! where David Tennant is shown playing both twins. View it here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Children in Need
The auction for the David Tennant signed Pudsey Bear raised £720 for Children In Need after 69 bids.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Doctor Who
A special Doctor Who DVD box-set of 41 DVDs, which covers Series 1 to 6, has been released in America and Canada. More information here.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Headway Essex David Tennant has issued his annual patron's message for Headway Essex, a screengrab of which is below.
The article, and Headway's full annual review, can be read here
All the latest news about David Tennant can be found on David Tennant on Twitter with regular news alerts several times a day on Twitter
Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger!
The London première was on Tuesday 13th November with celebrity arrivals starting at around 5.45pm at the Empire in Leicester Square. David Tennant attended, together with his co-stars. Loads of information, photos and links can be found here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter (blog)
On Saturday 11 November, MumsNet's advent calendar based on Nativity 2: Danger In The Manager had an exclusive clip of Mr Peterson (David Tennant) arriving at the school on his first day:
Broadchurch
Broadchurch producer Richard Stokes tweeted
last night that they had completed the studio shoots and would be back
to shooting on location from Monday. This explains why there have been
so few sightings of filming in the past couple of weeks.
Meanwhile sunshine posted on the GallifreyBase forum that filming on Broadchurch took place in Weston-Super-Mare hospital on Thursday and that they were also in Bowlish House in Shepton Mallet last week.
These details have been added to the Broadchurch known filming dates and locations section of the website.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
The Spies of Warsaw
BBC America sets premiere dates for Spies Of Warsaw The Spies of Warsaw will follow Doctor Who alum David Tennant and Made in Jersey’s Janet Montgomery as lovers in Warsaw whose relationship is complicated as WWII approaches. The two-part series will air over two nights, on February 6 and February 13.
Read more at Cinema Blend
Doctor Who - 10th Doctor Time Leech Comic - sgned by David Tennant
The last copy of the Kasterorous.com's Limited Edition Doctor Who comic Time Leech, signed by David Tennant, raised £185 for BBC Children in Need
Source: Kasterborous
Top 10 Children In Need moments:
Doctor Who fans everywhere died and went to heaven when
then-Doctor David Tennant and former Timelord Peter Davidson ‘met’ for
the first time in this 2007 skit. Tennant’s Doctor had the upper hand
here, realising early on that he was meeting himself, while Davidson’s
Doctor remained oblivious. Highlights included Davidson’s character
describing the Timelord as we’d all been wanting to: ‘Some skinny idiot
ranting in front of my face about every single thing that happens to
him.’
Shakespeare Uncovered David Tennant's episode of Shakespeare Uncovered will have its first US broadcast on BBC America on Friday 8th February at 9pm. More info here.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Star Wars Doctor Who star David Tennant wants role in Star Wars
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant has revealed that he would love to feature in future Star Wars films.
The actor recently provided the voice of a droid in the animated cartoon series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Disney has bought Lucasfilm, the company behind Star Wars and plans to release a new Star Wars film, episode seven, in 2015.
The actor was speaking to Newsbeat's entertainment reporter Natalie Jamieson.
Source: Newsbeat
Diary Dates
Tues 20 Nov - In America, DVD box-set of Doctor Who Series One to Six is released.
Wed 21 Nov - Nativity Two Danger In The Manger! will be reviewed on Film 2012 on BBC One at 11.25pm.
Fri 23 Nov - Nativity Two: Danger In The Manger is released in the UK.
Sat 24 Nov - David Tennant voices Huyang in Star Wars: The Clone Wars in a new episode which premières on the Cartoon Network at 9.30am in the US.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Richard II
Rumours are circulating following a post this week on the What’s On Stage forum that David Tennant will appear in Richard II for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2013, in a production directed by Gregory Doran. The rumour was posted to the forum by the same person (PaulTheatre) who was first to post that David and Catherine Tate would be appearing in Much Ado About Nothing last year. Paul has also been the first to post other theatre news, so this seems quite likely to be true.
More information here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Star Wars: The Clone Wars David Tennant voices a droid called Huyang in Star Wars: The Clone Wars starting in the episode which premièred on Saturday 10th November in the US on the Cartoon Network. The episode was called A Test Of Strength. David's character will appear in three episodes on consecutive weeks.
More information (including videos) about David's appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Warshere
Nativity 2
Cineworld held charity screenings today of
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger in various cinemas around the country to raise money for
Children In Need.
More info here
The première will be held in London on Tuesday 13 November. David Tennant is expected to attend.
Heinz Soup David Tennant and Tom Baker are currently voicing radio ads for Heinz soup.
Find out more here
The Decoy Bride The Decoy Bride started being shown by Sky movie channels again from Friday 9 Nov
in the UK
More details here The Decoy Bride DVD is available currently from ASDA for only £3 including postage.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
There is currently a special offer from AudioGO on the 007 Reloaded titles including On Her Majesty's Secret Service read by David Tennant. The download is £6.99 (usual price £15) and the CD is £7.05 (usually £15).
Diary dates
Tues 13 Nov - première of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger at Empire, Leicester Square cinema in London.
Sat 17 Nov - David Tennant voices Huyang in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The episode is called Bound For Rescue and premières on the Cartoon Network at 9.30am in the US.
Nativity 2 Danger in The Manger - première details, and competitions
River Island have a competition to win tickets to see Nativity 2 Danger in The Manger and to go white water rafting.
Details (and trailer) at River Island
Little Chef have a contest to win tickets to the première of Nativity Two: Danger In The Manger on 14th November (and other prizes). Details here.
They also have a Nativity 2 activity sheet here.
Cartoon Network have a competition to win an iPad and some Nativity 2 goodies. Details here.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
BeTheRedCarpet tweeted that the première of Nativity Two: Danger In The Manger has changed from Wednesday 14th to Tuesday 13th November. (Celebrity arrivals will start at around 5.45pm.) They also say that the cinema is now confirmed as the Empire in Leicester Square.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter
The Decoy Bride The Decoy Bride starts being shown by Sky Movies channels again from Friday 9 November. More details here
Comedy World Cup
The worldwide link for the final of Comedy World Cup is here
Favourite New TV Talent
DigitalSpy reports that David Tennant has been voted Favourite New TV Talent in the last 10 years according to a poll commissioned to mark Freeview's tenth birthday.
Read more at Digital Spy Source of all David Tennant news: David Tennant on Twitter unless otherwise stated.
Comedy World Cup
The Channel 4 YouTube page now has episode 6 of Comedy World Cup added, here.
The link for those outside the UK to watch episode 6 of Comedy World Cup is here.
Channel Four's YouTube link to video for the final of Comedy World Cup from last night (UK only) is here.
4OnDemand'a link to video for the final of Comedy World Cup from last night (UK only) is here.
Tree Fu Tom
The DVD of the first series of Tree Fu Tom was released in the UK on Monday (22 Oct)
- details here
Ebay auction David Tennant drew and signed a doodle for the Steps For Young People charity which was auctioned on eBay.
The auction ended earlier today (Sunday) and raised £311for the charity.Details here. Secret Universe
The iPlayer link (UK only) for the David Tennant narrated documentary Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell is valid for 7 days.
The link for those outside the UK to watch Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell is here
A different link for Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell which will play worldwide is here
Seven Stories Seven Stories in Newcastle have a new exhibition which opens on Saturday and is voiced by David Tennant. A teaser video has been shared by the Seven Stories marketing department, here.
The Spies of Warsaw
BBC America are now listing they will broadcast The Spies Of Warsaw in the Winter of 2013, whereas previously they specified January.
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger
There will be some charity screenings of Nativity 2! Danger in The Manger on 11th November. All proceeds will go to Children In Need.
Cinemas participating are listed here
The Birmingham Mail report on a competition for children to sing at the première of Nativity 2! Danger in The Manger (plus the winner will appear in Nativity 3). Details here.
Increasing its chances to be seen beyond the territories of its co-production companies, The Spies of Warsaw – starring David Tennant – is to be offered on the international TV market at MIPCOM 2012 next month. BBC Worldwide are launching this and a number of other titles on the market including Top of the Lake, staring Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men) and written and directed by Jane Campion (The Piano), The Paradise featuring former Doctor Who guest star Sarah Lancashire (Partners in Crime), and A Young Doctors Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and John Hamm (Mad Men).
The BBC’s commercial arm will also be hosting the stars of Ripper Street, who will be appearing in Cannes to promote the series. MIPCOM- held annually in Cannes – is a worldwide content provider for
creating, co-producing, and buying, selling, financing and distributing
entertainment across all platforms. This year’s event runs from the 8th – 11th October 2012. The Spies of Warsaw – an adaptation of Alan Furst’s novel by
the legendary writing duo of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais – a
co-production between the UK’s BBC Four, BBC America, ARTE France and
Poland’s TVP 1 (where the drama was filmed) is rumoured to be airing on BBC Four during the Christmas period. Source: Kasterborous More information at David Tennant on Twitter
Broadchurch location report
A number of famous faces have been seen in North Somerset as filming for
a new drama featuring Doctor Who star David Tenant goes out on
location. Crews have been in the Clevedon and Portishead during the past weeks
filming for a new eight part drama series, Broadchurch, for ITV1. The star studded cast includes David Tennant, Olivia Colman,
Andrew Buchan, Jodie Whittaker, Vicky McClure, Pauline Quirke, Will
Mellor, Arthur Darvill and Carolyn Pickles. Scottish-born David Tennant, aged 41, is best known for his work
in theatre, as the 10th incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and in
the title role in the TV serial Casanova (2005). Olivia Colman is a BAFTA nominated English comedy actress who
received critical acclaim for her breakthrough performance in the 2011
film Tyrannosaur. Most of the other players have all had considerable big and
small screen success especially Pauline Quirke of Birds of a Feather
fame. Broadchurch is inspired by the series The Killing and written by Chris Chibnall, creator of Law and Order: UK and Doctor Who. It explores what happens to a small community in Dorset when it
suddenly becomes the focus of a police investigation following the
mysterious and tragic death of 11-year-old Danny Latimer (Oskar
McNamara). Working under the glare of the media spotlight David Tennant will
play a gritty detective who investigates crimes which other policeman
have been unable to solve. As DI Alec Hardy, an out of town, newly promoted police detective
he takes the job local girl DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) believes
should have been hers. The sadness of losing a child consumes the family, Beth and Mark
Latimer (Andrew Buchan and Jodie Whittaker) and their 15-year-old
daughter Chloe (Charlotte Beaumont) and Beth's mum Liz (Susan Brown) as
they attempt to cope with their grief, everyday normal life and the
abruptness of the unwarranted attention heaped upon them. Mr Chibnall said: "Broadchurch focuses on a small British community which finds itself at the eye of a storm. "In the wake of one boy's death, the residents of Broadchurch come under scrutiny and suspicion." In the past week the crew has been filming at St Andrew's Church at Wains Hill, Clevedon as well as Strode Road. Hill Road has been used to represent Broadchurch High Street where a number of exterior scenes have been shot. The former Seeley's Newsagent in Hill Road is also being adapted,
both inside and out, to turn it into the offices of local newspaper,
The Broadchurch Echo - which sadly is only yards from the former
Clevedon Mercury base at Albert Road. A number of scenes will also be shot in the West End area of the town, around Marshall's Field and Clevedon Pill. Two private houses in St Andrews Drive and Lavington Close will
be used to represent the homes of some of the characters and St Andrew's
Church will represent the Broadchurch parish church. The drama is being filmed in and around the Bristol area until the end of November. It will be broadcast on ITV during early 2013. Read more at Clevedon People More information at David Tennant on Twitter
A Puckish send-off for a free spirit of the arts world
Actor
David Tennant stepped in to fulfil the dying dream of Brunswick Arts PR
Helen Scott Lidgett and read a Shakespeare soliloquy at her
memorial at Central St Martins. Comedian Arabella Weir, an old friend of
Scott Lidgett, who died aged 63, said the tribute was a bone of
contention. “One thing we argued about was what was going to be
read at her memorial. She said, ‘You’re going to read Puck’s soliloquy
because you’re a professional actress’, and I said, ‘I’m absolutely
not’.” In the event, Weir persuaded Tennant to speak from Shakespeare’s
Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other tributes were led by Scott Lidgett’s
former business partner, ex-PM’s wife Sarah Brown, artists Antony
Gormley and Grayson Perry, Royal Academy chief executive Charles
Saumarez Smith and ex-V&A boss Mark Jones.
Sir John Tusa, who
runs the University of the Arts, where Scott Lidgett was a governor,
summed up her working process as “good business deserved good friendship
deserved good parties”. A scholarship for a future fine arts student is
being established in her name.
Daughter Holly acknowledged her
maverick spirit. When she was to be expelled from school, her mother
said: “Some of the most successful people have been expelled at least
once.”
VirginMedia have posted the full trailer for David Tennant's forthcoming movie Nativity 2 Danger In The Manger. The trailer can be viewed here Source: David Tennant on Twitter
GQ Best-dressed man of 2013
David Tennant has been nominated in the GQ Magazine 2013 Best Dressed Man poll. Voting is at this link. Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Our Boys Press Night and after party
On Wednesday evening, David Tennant attended the Press Night of Our Boys. There are photos of David arriving on Tumblr, WireImage and Getty Some photos from Zimbio of David Tennant and Matt Smith attending the Press Night of Our Boys have been added to Tumblr There are articles (with photos) in both the Evening Standard and on the What's On Stage website about both David Tennant and Matt Smith attending the Press Night of Our Boys. Daily Mail has an article (with photos) of David Tennant and Matt Smith together at Our Boys Press Night Dan Wooler has added more photos of David Tennant at Our Boys Press Night (including some of David with Matt Smith) Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Doctor Who in the US
Links to download David Tennant's interview on the BBC America programme Doctor Who In The US have been added to Tumblr. Source: David Tennant on Twitter
Diary dates
Wed 10 Oct - Nativity 2 writer Debbie Isitt appearance at CRE, Manchester including showing clips of the movie.
Fri 12 Oct - BAFTA Pirates day including a screening of The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists movie in Belfast.
Fri 12 Oct - New Doctor Who book is published with contributions from fans and celebrities to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
Sat 13 Oct - Episode 5 of Comedy World Cup is broadcast at 7pm on Channel Four.
Sun 14 Oct - A panel on Twenty Twelve at the Cheltenham Literary Festival. Source: David Tennant on Twitter
The Spies Of Warsaw On BBC America's The Spies Of Warsawpage,
they have added a 'sneak peek' video with clips of the drama. It will air in America in January 2013 and slightly sooner in the UK Source: David Tennant on Twitter
There's some confusion over the broadcast date and DVD release date of The Spies Of Warsaw - see here for details. Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter
Comedy World Cup Channel Four have posted episode 3 of Comedy World Cup onto YouTube. Unfortunately the link will only work within the UK. The worldwide link to download episode 3 of David Tennant hosting Comedy World Cup has been posted onto Tumblr Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter The international link to download episode two of Comedy World Cup has been posted onto Tumblr. Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter
Nativity 2! Danger In The Manger According to the MarkMeets.com website, the premiere of Nativity 2! Danger In The Manger will be on Wednesday 14th Novmber in London. The exact cinema is not known yet and it is not known whether or not David Tennant will be there (but it seems likely!) MarkMeets also says that the celebrity arrivals are likely to be between 5.15pm and 6.15pm (which is the usual time at these events). Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter
The Decoy Bride Behind-the-camera footage of The Decoy Bride from the US DVD has been posted onto Tumblr. Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter Other news
David Tennant's profile as director is now on the official RSC site
Announced at the
Edinburgh International Television Festival by Channel Four controller Jay Hunt
and then reported immediately by both Broadcast Now and The Guardian, was the
news that David Tennant will host a new seven part panel show called Comedy
World Cup for the channel.
The synopsis of the new
programme is that teams of comedians will use their stand-up routines to avoid
being ejected from the competition.
Comedy World Cup will be
broadcast on Saturday evenings but no broadcast date has been announced yet.
More information (regularly updated) can be found here
Woodland Whispers
David Tennant
has recorded some messages for walks in Milton Keynes for their Woodland
Whispers project. It runs from Monday 17th to Saturday 22nd September. Thislink has full details.
The first photos of David Tennant on the set of Broadchurch have been posted onto Twitter. See and read more at David Tennant on Twitter (blog)
Screenings of 'Nativity 2' and 'The Politician's Husband'
There are opportunities
to see clips of two new David Tennant projects before they are released - The
Politician's Husband and Nativity 2.
On Monday 24th September
at the British Film Institute on the South Bank in London, there is a screening
of all three parts of A Politician's Wife. Part one is at 6.10pm and parts two
and three are from 8.40pm.
After the screening of
part one, there will be a Q and A with the writer Paula Milne which will be
"illustrated by clips from her past work and her eagerly awaited
follow-up, The Politician’s Husband."
Tickets for these two
events are already on sale to BFI members and go on sale to the general public
on Tuesday at 11.30am.
On Wednesday 10th
October writer of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger Debbie Isitt will make an
appearance at the Christian Resource Exhibition (CRE) at Event City (next to
The Trafford Centre) in Manchester.
CRE is on 10th and 11th
October and Debbie Isitt will be talking and showing clips of Nativity 2:
Danger In The Manger on the first day. Tickets are only £4 and are already on
sale.
Please note that David Tennant will not be appearing at either of these events
