David Tennant: convention appearances, project updates, DVD releases

David Tennant has been announced as a guest at two major conventions in the UK -

• Showmasters Lords of Time

Showmasters announced this afternoon that David is their first confirmed guest for the event, scheduled for Friday 7th - Sunday 9th September 2012, Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
More information can be found on the Showmasters Forum
Source: @David_Tennant (on Twitter) with further details at their blog

• Starfury Midnight

It was confirmed on Friday that David Tennant will attend the Midnight Fan Convention at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham on Sunday 16th December.
Billie Piper is also attending that day and she and David will be doing a photo shoot (both separately and together) and will sign autographs, plus they will do a guest talk together and the closing ceremony.
Entry tickets for the convention are £90 for Regular Tickets and £160 for Gold. Tickets can be purchased from this link.

Additional prices are £30 for a photo with David, £20 for a photo with Billie and £50 for a photo with both David and Billie. Extra autographs (outside of any included in the price of admission) will be £20 for David and £15 for Billie.
More information about David Tennant at the Midnight Convention can be found at David Tennant on Twitter.
Starfury Conventions' official site is here




The Politician’s Husband 
Recent news about casting, filming, etc, has been reported by C21 Media and Cultbox


DVD and other releases:

• Mon 25 June - The DVD of True Love was released in the UK and Europe. More info at David Tennant on Twitter (blog)

• Tues 26 June - The Decoy Bride was released in Region One (the US and Canada) on both DVD and Blu-ray. More info at David Tennant on Twitter (blog)

• Thurs 28 June - The Shakespeare Sonnets app for iPads was released on Thursday. David Tennant reads 4 sonnets and this link has direct links to them all. The Bookseller has more information about the app here

Source: David Tennant on Twitter 




Diary date: 
Tues 3 July - Bonhams auction of some of the costumes from David Tennant's era of Doctor Who. More info at Doctor Who News






Source for all David Tennant news (updated daily): David Tennant on Twitter 

David Tennant: The Politician's Husband, True Love, upcoming releases and events

• The Politician's Husband 

David Tennant will play the title role in The Politician's Husband for the BBC.


It is a series of three hour long episodes and is being produced by Mentorn-owned Daybreak Pictures to air during 2013 on BBC Two. Lucy Richer will be the executive produce for the BBC alongside David Aukin for Daybreak. Hal Vogel will produce the drama. The director is Simon Cellan Jones and the writer is Paula Milne.
The synopsis is:

"The Politician's Husband is a drama exploring what happens in a political marriage when the wife becomes more successful than her husband.
Aiden Hoynes, a senior Cabinet Minister, is happily married to Freya, a junior Minister who has consistently put her own career ambitions on hold for the sake of Aiden's career and their family.
When Aiden's career path to the top echelons comes to an abrupt halt, the power balance within his marriage is irrevocably shifted as he witnesses his wife's political career soar.
In his desperation to cling to power, Aiden risks destroying everything he holds most dear."

David Tennant has been in London this past week so appears to have finished filming The Spies Of Warsaw in Poland.


The Politician's Husband starts filming in June and then David's next project, Broadchurch, starts filming sometime in August.

Read more at David Tennant on Twitter (blog)
 
On Saturday 9 June, David Tennant attended both the read-through and a photo shoot for the drama. Read more at David Tennant on Twitter (blog) 

• True Love 

- Air date
The BBC Media Centre have confirmed that the first episode of True Love (starring David Tennant) will air on Sunday 17th June at 10.25pm until 10.55pm (which also makes the episode 5 minutes longer than originally announced). It will air at 10.45pm in Northern Ireland that evening.
 
The other four episodes will be broadcast at various times over the following three evenings with two episodes on Wednesday.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter (blog)

- DVD
Amazon.co.uk have the True Love DVD available to pre-order (with a photo of the front cover). It will be released in the UK and Europe on Monday 25th June and Lovefilm.com will make it available to rent from Wednesday 25th July.

- Clip
The BBC have added a 2 minute clip from David Tennant's episode of True Love. (Or click here for the non-UK version)


- Free screenings 
On Thursday 14th and Friday 15th June at 7.15pm at the Bush Theatre in London, there will be screenings of back to back episodes of True Love which stars actors such as David Tennant, Billie Peper, Lacey Turner and David Morrissey.
These screenings are free and tickets can be purchased from this link
The series is screened from Sunday 17th (which is David Tennant's episode) on BBC One.
Read more at David Tennant on Twitter (blog) 

• Upcoming David Tennant releases

Over the next few weeks and months there are a number of releases scheduled for David Tennant audiobooks and DVDs:

The Rhyming Rabbit - audiobook

Released Thursday 7th June.

Children's audiobook read by David Tennant.

Shakespeare Sonnets - app for iPads

Released Monday 11th June.

David Tennant reads some of the 154 sonnets which are on the app.

Silver: Return To Treasure Island - audiobook

Released Friday 15th June.

The unabridged version of the audiobook is released.

The abridged version is already available.

True Love - DVD
Released Monday 25th June.
UK and Europe release.
Available to rent from Love Film on 25th July.

The Decoy Bride - America

Released Tuesday 26th June on Region One.

This covers the US and Canada and will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray.

It is already released in Europe.

The Decoy Bride - Australia

Released Wednesday 11th July.

This release is in Australia and will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray.

It is already released in Europe and America.

Who Is The Doctor - book

Released Saturday 14th July.

The book is released in the UK.

It is already available in the US.

It includes a section about David Tennant's era of Doctor Who.

Elisabeth Sladen - The Autobiography

Released Thursday 26th July but may be available from 1st July.

Paperback version release with a foreword by David Tennant.

The hardback version is already released.

Twenty Twelve - DVD of the second series

Released Monday 6th August.

DVD is released in the UK and Europe.

My Sister Lives On The Mantlepiece - audiobook

Released on Tuesday 14th August.

US release as it was released in the UK in March 2011.

Doctor Who: The Feast of the Drowned - audiobook

Released on Tuesday 14th August.

A US release of the abridged version.

Prefaces To Shakespeare - DVD

Released Monday 27th August

This is a UK release and David Tennant examines Hamlet in one of the episodes.

The programme is expected to be broadcast in either June or July.

Jack and The Flumflum Tree - audiobook

Released Thursday 13th September.

Hardback book and audiobook read by David Tennant.

The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists - DVD

Released Monday 24th September.

Released in the UK and Europe.

David Tennant recorded some additional scenes for the DVD release.

All of these dates are subject to change.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter (blog)

• Diary Dates 

These are the upcoming David Tennant related events in the near future:
Mon 11 Jun - Shakespeare Sonnets app for iPads is released.
Tues 12 Jun - Radio Times is published with David Tennant interview and front cover.
Thurs 14 Jun - First free screening of True Love at Bush Theatre in London.
Fri 15 Jun - The unabridged version of the Silver: Return To Treasure Island audiobook (read by David Tennant) is released.
Fri 15 Jun - Second free screening of True Love at Bush Theatre in London.
Fri 15 Jun - True Love will be discussed on The Review Show at 11.20pm on BBC Two.
Sun 17 Jun - David Tennant's episode of True Love is broadcast at 10.25pm.
Source: David Tennant on Twitter 



For all the latest news, updated daily, check out David Tennant on Twitter
 

David Tennant: new TV series, 'True Love' update, video interview

• David Tennant to star in new ITV drama

The Sun reports that the former Doctor Who actor will play a police officer in a forthcoming ITV drama series inspired by the hit Scandinavian drama series The Killing which stars Sofie Grabol and airs on BBC Four in the UK. The new drama will be made by Kudos whose previous hits include spy drama Spooks and con-drama Hustle.

    “This is not just another detective show with a quirky sleuth. There is more to it. It will be in the same vein as The Killing in that it will be suspenseful — just when you think you know what’s going on, David’s character will turn the whole thing on its head. It’s a challenging role but one he is relishing.” 
– A “source” quoted by The Sun.

The drama is expected to begin filming later this year for broadcast in January 2013.  

David Tennant shot to fame in BBC drama Casanova which led to him being cast as the 10th Doctor in Doctor Who. Tennant starred in the BBC sci-fi series until 2010 when he handed over to Matt Smith – he also appeared in spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2009.

Since leaving Doctor Who the actor has made a wide variety of roles appearing in BBC One drama Single Father opposite Suranne Jones, narrating BBC comedy series Twenty Twelve, Sky comedy This Is Jinsy and is currently filming new BBC Four drama Spies of Warsaw.

Source: ATV Today 
Also reported by Unreality Primetime  and The Sun

More information about the series, entitled Broadchurch, can be found on the David Tennant on Twitter blog 
For daily news updates, check the main David Tennant on Twitter site

• 'True Love' update and audiobook release date

The BBC Media Centre has announced that the time of David Tennant's episode of True Love will be from 10.35pm until 11pm on Monday 18th June. As previously announced, the other four episodes will broadcast on subsequent evenings that week at the same time.


The David Tennant read Rhyming Rabbit audiobook will be released on Thursday 7 June

 Source: David Tennant on Twitter


 

• David Tennant, Hugh Grant and Peter Lord discuss some of their favourite funny film influences

 
Source: Comedy Central

David Tennant: 'True Love' & 'The Spies of Warsaw' updates

True Love
The BBC have released some promotional pictures of former Doctor Who David Tennant and companion Billie Piper from an upcoming BBC drama, True Love. 

This five-part series will be "stripped" across the week (Monday to Friday), starting June 18 on BBC One with Tennant's episode (Piper's is the third). Actor David Morrissey (The Next Doctor) is also set to star in an installment.

True Love explores five powerful and overlapping love stories set in the same town. Each story looks at a different relationship and explores a different dilemma or situation. When it comes to love and relationships, there is never an easy "right answer" – telling the truth is complicated, and the conflict of desire and responsibility can be explosive. 

Source (with large images): Blogtor Who

More information about True Love can be found at David Tennant on Twitter, here.

The Spies of Warsaw
David Tennant is in Poland at the moment, filming The Spies of Warsaw.

From David Tennant on Twitter:

A very short video clip of David Tennant in Poland has been posted onto the internet.

The webpage is about the signing of the cooperation between TVP (Poland) and BBC (UK) because the Polish company especially believe that the co-production of The Spies Of Warsaw has been very successful. At the bottom of the article is a video. David Tennant appears (with the Nieborow Palace behind him) at about 15 seconds. 

Read more at David Tennant on Twitter (blog)

For more details of David’s involvement in this project, including shooting schedules and set photos, visit the Spies of Warsaw section of the main David Tennant on Twitter website.

David Tennant: TV and radio appearances | True Love preview | Pirates! screening and clip | Sport Relief

RTE Juice
Stephen Byrne tweeted that David Tennant is being interviewed tomorrow for RTE Juice (an Irish celebrity chat programme) and he is asking for questions.
 
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Chris Moyles show

David Tennant will be on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio One on Wednesday.

Although he is not currently listed on the Radio One website, according to a post by producer Aled Haydn Jones, David Tennant will be a guest on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio One on Wednesday (21st).

Chris Moyles Show is from 6.30am until 10am and can be heard worldwide at this link.

David is expected to be talking about the movie The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists.

Source: David Tennanton Twitter

Book At Bedtime
From Monday 19th to Friday 30th March, David Tennant will read the ten episodes of Stonemouth by Iain Banks on Book At Bedtime each evening on BBC Radio Four at 10.45pm.

The synopsis of the story is "Stewart Gilmour is back in Stonemouth. After five years in exile his presence is required at the funeral of patriarch Joe Murston, and even though the last time Stu saw the Murstons he was running for his life, staying away might be even more dangerous than turning up."
This book is described as "a fast-paced tale of adolescence, love and revenge."
 
An episode guide can be found here
Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Kermode and Mayo's Film Review Show
On Friday 23rd March David Tennant will be a guest on the Kermode and Mayo's Film Review Show on Radio 5 Live from 2pm.

As well as fans being able to listen worldwide to David's interview (from this link), there is also a camera in the studio.

Source: David Tennant on Twitter

Free tickets for Margate preview of new David Tennant drama, True Love

A special preview of the new David Tennant TV drama is being held at the Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate.
True Love episode one and an introduction from the director Dominic Savage will be on Thursday, March 29, at Turner from 6.30-7.30pm.
Tickets are free, but booking is essential - call 01843 233020 or email cbarker@turnercontemporary.org to reserve a place.

The BBC One drama True Love is a serial made through improvisation. Five stories explore love in the modern day and each story featuring a star name. David Tennant, Billie Piper, Jane Horrocks, Ashley Walters and David Morrissey each appear in one episode.
The overlapping love stories are all set in Margate, and each looks at a different relationship and explores a different dilemma or situation.
Dominic Savage, who grew up in Margate, said: “Margate is such a fantastic place to make a film. It has such great locations which actually have a real romance about them and posses a unique atmosphere which is very suited to a series of love stories. Being my home town it also has a special and personal resonance for me. I’m looking forward to coming back.”
Source: Kent News

 

Watch an exclusive clip from The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists online now
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists is setting sail for multiplexes soon, and we’ve got our hands on an exclusive clip!
The scene in question features Hugh Grant’s Pirate Captain being welcomed into the home of Charles Darwin (voiced by David Tennant).
The real star of the scene, though, is the ‘manpanzee’ himself. Apes have form when it comes to stealing scenes in movies, and Darwin’s well-trained butler is no exception.
The footage also serves as a good example of the atmospheric sets and insane attention-to-detail conjured up (in miniature) by the hardworking animators.
Watch The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists clip online now at Total Film
You can catch the full film when it arrives in UK cinemas on 28 March 2012


Wear fancy dress for Aardman premiere of The Pirates! in Bristol
Bristolians are being given the chance to see Aardman's latest 3D film before anyone else at a special charity screening.
The exclusive premiere of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists will be held on behalf of Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal, which supports Bristol Children's Hospital.
The animated film, featuring the voices of Hugh Grant, David Tennant and Salma Hayek, goes on general release on March 28 but the charity is offering Evening Post readers the chance to buy tickets for the screening on March 25.
The red carpet event at Showcase Cinema de Lux in Cabot Circus has been organised by Aardman and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
There are 100 tickets available on a first-come-first-served basis for the event, with money going to the Grand Appeal. The screening will start with an introduction by director and Grand Appeal patron Peter Lord.
Cinema-goers are being encouraged to wear pirate fancy dress.
There will also be face-painting, tattooing and photography before the film starts and the chance to rub shoulders with the crew from Aardman and local VIPs.
Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal director Nicola Masters said: "We are thrilled that the Grand Appeal has been chosen as the charity partner for this exclusive Pirate gala.
"The Bristol premiere is the only one outside London and is such an exciting and special event that we are expecting tickets to the charity screening to sell fast."
Tickets to the Bristol premiere charity screening cost £15 each and are available from the Appeal office opposite Bristol Children's Hospital at 24 Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8DJ, by calling 0117 927 3888 or by sending an e-mail, including your name and contact details, to lauren@grandappeal.org.uk.
Source: This is Bristol

BBC America Brings Sport Relief To The US

Sport Relief, the biennial UK event that brings together the world of sport and entertainment, is taking place on March 25 over in the UK. On April 1, BBC America is giving you the chance to watch some of celebrity challenges that have taken place over the years in a series of programming to mark the event.
Brit Scene have the two adverts for this year's event that feature David Tennant getting all saucy! 
Watch them both here

David Tennant: news and project updates

Afternoon Drama - Waiting For The Boatman

Naples is a dangerous place in 1610. Following a violent attack on the street, the renowned painter and hell-raiser Caravaggio has gone missing. Mario Minniti, his former apprentice, arrives in the city to retrace his last known movements, but his search leads to uncompromising discoveries.

Waiting For The Boatman by Stephen Wakelam stars David Tennant as Minniti and Anton Lesser as Piero. The cast also stars Peter Hamilton Dyer as Abraham Vinck, Joe Dempsie as Cecco and Tracy Wiles as Marchesa di Colonna.
To be broadcast on Friday 16 March, 2.15-3.00pm, BBC RADIO 4 
Source: BBC Media Centre

The Decoy Bride - review and competition

• The Guardian reviews The Decoy Bride (beware spoilers!) here

• Competition: win The Decoy Bride on DVD

To celebrate the release of The Decoy Bride, Entertainment Focus has 3 DVD's to give away.
Please note you must be a registered user to enter the competition. If you don't have an account sign-up now.
This competition closes on Friday 30th March 2012 at 11.59pm
More details at Entertainment Focus

The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists - advance screening
There will be an advance screening of The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists in Bristol on 27th March followed by a Q&A with Bristol-based Aardman Productions co-owner and producer Peter Lord.
More information at This Is Bristol
Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter

The Minor Character

Four publicity photos of David Tennant in The Minor Character have been posted online on photographer Chris Lobina's website. The first one is on the front page of the website and the other three are in the publicity photos section (see gallery menu at foot of page). 

Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter

Interview: Red Magazine

David Tennant’s interview by Lauren Laverne is published in Red magazine this month. 

Click here to see a scan of the interview. It says that True Love will be broadcast in April whereas previously May had been announced. 

Source: DavidTennantOnTwitter

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