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March 2013
The Doctors Revisited: The Third Doctor premieres on BBC America tonight in the US at 8pm (Eastern). It includes new David Tennant interview clips.
BBC America is also premiering a compilation programme tonight called Doctor Who: The Companions. Updated 31/3

The official Twitter account BBCDoctorWho's tweet about David Tennant in the Doctor Who 50th has already been retweeted over 4,200 times! Updated 30/3

Even the broadsheets now have the news about David Tennant in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode! The Telegraph has a great photo of him with Billie Piper. Updated 30/3

The rumour was incorrect as David Tennant did not appear in the Doctor Who episode The Bells Of Saint John tonight. Updated 30/3

Both Daily Mail and The Mirror websites now have the news about David Tennant returning to Doctor Who for the 50th anniversary. Updated 30/3

Metro is the first newspaper with the David Tennant / Doctor Who 50th news. Updated 30/3

BBC press release about David Tennant and Billie Piper returning for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special episode. Updated 30/3

The news about David Tennant and Billie Piper appearing in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode is now on the entertainments section of the BBC website. Updated 30/3

Scan of Doctor Who Magazine article about David Tennant returning for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special episode. Updated 30/3

There is a RUMOUR (and we stress RUMOUR) that David Tennant MAY make a cameo appearance in the episode of Doctor Who which is broadcast tonight. (It would probably be old footage and may be in preparation for his return in the 50th anniversay special.) Updated 30/3

The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine (which is published on Thursday) has announced that David Tennant and Billie Piper will appear in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special episode which will air on Saturday 23rd November.
The episode will receive a limited worldwide 3D cinema release. Also starring in the episode will be John Hurt.
Filming on the episode is imminent. Updated 30/3

The Guardian has a Doctor Who data visualisation blog. Updated 29/3

Doctor Who News reports that The Mill is closing their UK office. They provided the VFX which David Tennant often spoke about in Doctor Who Confidential. Updated 29/3

Radio Times has the details of a (short!) walking tour around Doctor Who locations in Cardiff. Updated 29/3

According to a poll carried out by a hotel chain, David Tennant's Tenth Doctor has the best bedside manner of all the Doctors. Updated 28/3

Metro reports that new Doctor Who assistant Jenna-Louise Coleman says her favourite Doctor is David Tennant! Updated 28/3

ShowMasters have a competition to win a David Tennant autograph (and part of a TARDIS). Updated 27/3

Paisley Daily Express has an article about David Tennant's name appearing on their local mail. The article also includes a quote from Davidt's father. Updated 27/3

Clip of BBC Breakfast about the Doctor Who 50th anniversary stamps and it includes the female presenter 'aahing' over David Tennant! Updated 27/3

Digital Spy reports that Matt Smith says the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode celebrates the old Doctors and he says some nice things about David Tennant. Updated 27/3

EscapistMagazine reports that mail sent from Bathgate will will bear a Doctor Who 50th anniversary mark and David Tennant's name. Updated 27/3

The Mirror reports that pre-registration for the Doctor Who stamps was 3 times higher than any other commemorative set Royal Mail has ever produced. Updated 26/3

The Doctor Who 50th anniversary commemorative stamps are issued today by Royal Mail. Updated 26/3

David Tennant on Doctor Who 50th Anniversary stamp

MP3 of Arthur Darvill interview on Daybreak about Broadchurch (plus he is asked about Doctor Who and David Tennant). Updated 25/3

Tom Baker says that he THINKS it has been confirmed that David Tennant will be in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode. Updated 24/3

David Tennant came second in a (fun!) poll in The Sun about which actor should replace Matt Smith when he leaves Doctor Who. Updated 23/3

At at 7pm tonight on BBC One there will be a special Doctor Who edition of the gameshow Pointless with some of the actors who played some of David Tennant's former companions such as Bernard Cribbins and Jacqueline King. Updated 23/3

The March issue of the U.S. magazine Entertainment Weekly features a story on the Doctor Who 50th anniversary with a look back on all 11 Doctors. It calls David Tennant 'the most beloved of the post-relaunch Doctors.' A scan of the magazine is here. Updated 23/3

The LA Times has a look at 50 years of Doctor Who. Updated 22/3

The Independent says that 'there will be die-hard David Tennant fans demanding that he returns' IF (and we stress IF) Matt Smith leaves Doctor Who. Updated 22/3

Tomorrow at 7pm on BBC One there will be a special Doctor Who edition of the gameshow Pointless with some of the actors who played some of David Tennant's former companions such as Bernard Cribbins and Jacqueline King. Updated 22/3

The Post Office website has sheets of Doctor Who First Day Covers including some with David Tennant for people both in the UK & non-UK. The stamps are issued on 26th March. Updated 22/3

The Sun CLAIMS that David Tennant was earning £1million a year on Doctor Who in an article where it CLAIMS Matt Smith will leave the programme at Christmas. Updated 22/3

BBC America have posted some new interview videos with David Tennant to promote Spies Of Warsaw which has its American premiere on 3rd and 10th April. the topics covered are:
Doctor Who versus Spies Of Warsaw
Why people love Doctor Who
How does Mercier compare to the Tenth Doctor?
David Tennant's favourite James Bond movie
David Tennant's favourite filming location Updated 20/3

A new Doctor Who book called The Who's Who of Doctor Who: A Whovian's Guide to Friends, Foes, Villains, Monsters, and Companions to the Good Doctor will be published on 1st November by the person who runs the website BlogtorWho. It will include David Tennant's era as The Doctor. Updated 19/3

The Doctor Who website has Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Greetings Cards including one of David Tennant and his companions. Updated 13/3

Ript Apparel have a fun Doctor Who T-shirt with David Tennant's Tenth Doctor on the front available today. Updated 13/3

Doctor Who News confirms that David Tennant will be interviewed in The Doctors Revisited: The Third Doctor which premieres on BBC America on 31st March in the US. Updated 11/3

BFI have an official Doctor Who 50th anniversary T-shirt with David Tennant and all the Doctors on it. Updated 10/3

David Tennant's 10th Doctor is featured in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Greeting Cards set. Updated 7/3

Doctor Who stamps Presentation Packs / Sheets / Sets are now available to order from the Royal Mail website. The issue date is 26th March. Updated 7/3

The Tenth Doctor novel Beautiful Chaos Doctor Who 50th anniversary special edition by Gary Russell is published today. Updated 7/3

The Independent has an interview with Peter Davidson where he is asked if he talks about Doctor Who with David Tennant. Updated 6/3

The worldwide link to watch The Doctors Revisited: The Second Doctor which includes new David Tennant interview clips. Updated 3/3


February 2013
The Doctors Revisited - The Third Doctor will premiere on BBC America in the US on Sunday 31st March at 8pm EST. There are expected to be David Tennant interview clips in the documentary. Updated 27/2

DoctorWhoTV has an article (using quotes from his Time Out interview) titled "David Tennant 'Giving up hope' for his return for Doctor Who 50th." Updated 26/2

Fans on Digital Spy have voted that they would like a multiple Doctor story for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary to include David Tennant. Updated 26/2

The Doctors Revisited: 2nd Doctor premieres on BBC America in the US at 8pm tonight. David Tennant is interviewed during the documentary. Updated 24/2

The full transcript of the David Tennant Broadchurch interview in The Times has been posted to Tumblr. David also speaks about Richard II (it says that rehearsals start in August) and Doctor Who. Updated 23/2

David Tennant is mentioned in this week's Radio Times Letter Of The Week about learning to waltz in Doctor Who. Updated 20/2

At the Broadchurch screening tonight David Tennant again said that he knows nothing about any Doctor Who 50th anniversary plans. Updated 19/2

Bleeding Cool say they BELIEVE (believe, NOT know) that David Tennant will be involved in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary based on Steven Moffat's comments at the recent BBC Drama Commissions event which were reported earlier this week by The Mirror. Updated 17/2

The Radio Times has an item about upcoming Doctor Who 50th anniversary events, plus there will be two Doctor Who Proms in July. Updated 16/2

Even more press have the story about all 11 Doctors in a Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode. STV has the title 'David Tennant to return to Dr Who?' All of these are bassed on the original Mirror story and nothing has been confirmed. Updated 16/2

A new official Doctor Who figurines website has been opened which includes a magazine. There is a David Tennant's Tenth Doctor figurine. Updated 15/2

Based on The Mirror story, The Independent has a Doctor Who article titled "Plans mooted for all surviving Doctor Who actors to reunite for 50th anniversary show." Updated 15/2

David Tennant / Tenth Doctor are featured in a new comedy called Doctor U in Salt Lake City. Updated 15/2

The station Watch starts repeating Series Four of Doctor Who from today. Updated 15/2

The Mirror has a story where it CLAIMS that not only all the Doctors (including David Tennant) will be back for the 50th anniversary but also that Matt Smith will regenerate in that episode. Updated 15/2

The Doctor Who News website has confirmed that David Tennant will be interviewed during the BBC America programme Doctor Who Revisited: The Second Doctor which airs in the US on Sunday 24th February at 8pm. Updated 13/2

The Radio Times which is published today contains the Doctor Who postcards including one of David Tennant. Updated 12/2

The Radio Times has an article about the Doctor Who postcards (including one of David Tennant) which will be in their which is issue published tomorrow. Updated 11/2

There will be a free screening of the Human Nature episode of Doctor Who in Chicago on Saturday 23rd February. Tickets can be booked at this link. Updated 10/2

Series Four of Doctor Who will start being repeated on the satellite station Watch from Friday 15th February. Updated 10/2

In a poll of only 1,200 voters the Radio Times reports that Doctor Who Confidential has been voted the Best BBC3 Show Of All Time. Updated 10/2

The Royal Shakespeare Company website is showing one less performance of Richard II as Wednesday 13th November has been removed. Some people believe that it might it be due to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary but it could equally be due to a corporate or private performance. Updated 10/2

Next week's issue of Radio Times will have a free Doctor Who postcards offer. There will be two sets and one of them will include a photo of David Tennant. Updated 5/2

David Tennant was interviewed throughout the BBC America programme Doctors Revisited: The First Doctor which premiered on Sunday 27th January. The video is now available to view worldwide on YouTube. Updated 2/2


January 2013
A photo of David Tennant is on the cover of The Doctor Who Quiz Book (50th Anniversary Edition) which can be purchased from this link for a kindle. David is also on the cover of The Doctor Who Quiz Book (The 10th Doctor edition) which can be purchased from this link also for a kindle. Updated 31/1

BBC Worldwide have launched a Doctor Who 50th Anniversary website with a David Tennant section. Please note it is a commercial-based website. Updated 24/1

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary 10th Doctor 1:6 Scale Collector Figures went on sale at 6pm today with the signed version selling out within half an hour. Big Chief have posted some photos of the figure. Updated 24/1

The purchasing link for the 50th Anniversary Tenth Doctor 1:6 Scale Collector Figure goes live at 6pm tonight. Big Chef Studio will post the product gallery later today. Updated 24/1

Colin Baker tweeted today that he is not involved in any Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode other than the one for audio. Updated 22/1

The Mirror has the story about all 11 actors who have played The Doctor appearing in a Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode. The Mirror seems to base their article on the one in the Birmingham Mail yesterday. This has NOT been confirmed. Updated 22/1

The Birmingham Mail CLAIMS that the eleven actors who have played The Doctor will feature in a 50th anniversary Doctor Who episode. Please note this is NOT confirmed and the Birmingham Mail does not quote its source. Updated 21/1

Big Chief Studios have posted they have increased production on the 50th Anniversary Tenth Doctor 1:6 Scale Collector Figure to 1,000 pieces. The 50th Anniversary Signature Edition is still limited to only 250 pieces. Updated 21/1

Big Chief Studios report over 3,700 people have registered an interest in the 50th Anniversary Tenth Doctor 1:6 Scale Collector Figure which is limited to only 750 pieces worldwide and the 50th Anniversary Signature Edition which is limited to only 250 pieces. Updated 20/1

David Tennant was voted Favorite Doctor by visitors to the GeekSmash.com website. David received 29% of the poll. However less than 100 people voted. Updated 20/1

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. Updated 20/1

Synopsis of the talk at the Project Motor Mouth Fan Convention today. Updated 19/1

First photo of four actors who have played The Doctor at Project Motor Mouth Fan Convention today. Updated 19/1

Two of David Tennant's episodes of Doctor Who (Blink and Midnight) are featured in the Cine Lumiere Doctor Who Night in London tonight. Updated 19/1

David Tennant (and other actors who have played The Doctor) attends the Project Motor Mouth Charity Convention today. Updated 19/1

BlogtorWho has posted his list of 11 Heart-Melting Doctor Who Moments which includes 5 from David Tennant's era. Updated 17/1

The satellite station Watch start a new run of repeats of David Tennant's episodes of Doctor Who from today. Updated 15/1

BBC America in the US are going to screen 11 one hour specials looking at each Doctor. The first episode is called Doctors Revisited: The First Doctor and it premieres on Sunday 27th January. Updated 14/1

The Radio Times have reported that Big Finish will be releasing a 100-minute-long audio story The Light At The End to celebrate the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. Former Doctors Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann are already confirmed and Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith are "behind the project" which will be released in November. Updated 10/1

There are some nice quotes about David Tennant in Doctor Who by Tuppence Middleton in Metro. The quotes include "David was perfect for it. He did a great job. He brought it back to a modern audience. He’s so relatable, he made it what it is now." Updated 9/1

BleedingCool still maintain that David Tennant WILL be involved in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. However their article does include photos from his interview on The Jonathan Ross Show and part of the transcript of his interview. Updated 6/1

BlogtorWho has posted a video of David Tennant talking about the Doctor Who 50th anniversary tonight on The Jonathan Ross Show. Updated 5/1

On The Jonathan Ross Show tonight David Tennant again denied knowing anything about any Doctor Who 50th anniversary plans. Updated 5/1

Tonight David Tennant's interview will be shown on The Jonathan Ross Show on ITV at 9.45pm. Some of our followers who attended after we tweeted the ticket link, have told us that David is asked about Spies Of Warsaw (a clip is shown), Broadchurch and the Doctor Who 50th anniversary. David again says that he has not been asked for the anniversary. Updated 5/1

Starting on Tuesday 15th January the satellite station Watch are starting a new run of repeats of David Tennant's episodes of Doctor Who. Updated 4/1

The Radio Times report that, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who this year, a new series of Doctor Who short stories will be released. The eleven "eshorts" will each be written by a different author and each will feature one of the Doctor's regenerations (including David Tennant's Tenth Doctor). The author of the first book will be revealed on the Doctor Who Facebook page on Monday 7th January and their story will be published on Wednesday 23rd January. Updated 3/1

EmpireOnline have voted Doctor Who as the 16th Best TV Show Of All Time and a David Tennant era episode (Blink) as their favourite episode. Updated 2/1

BBC America in the US resumes its 24 hours of David Tennant / Doctor Who from 8am today. Updated 1/1

The television station Watch has a David Tennant / Doctor Who afternoon today. Updated 1/1

It was three years ago today that David Tennant regenerated from being the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. Updated 1/1


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