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Sunday 30th September 2012
The David Tennant Daily Photo

Posted at 9.10pm: The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s which is currently on Channel Four has a photo of David Tennant on the backdrop behind Alan Carr.

There is now a query regarding the accuracy of the overnight figures announced for last Saturday (22nd) including Comedy World Cup which showed double the number of viewers. BARB are investigating and consolidated figures will be published tomorrow.

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Disappointing viewing figures for third episode of Comedy World Cup.

It's the final chance today to vote for David Tennant in SpecSavers poll for the Celebrity Spectacle Wearer Of The Year 2012.

A photo of David Tennant from the BBC America programme Doctor Who In America last night.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 29th September.

On BBC America's The Spies Of Warsaw page 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.

Channel Four have posted episode 3 of Comedy World Cup onto YouTube.com. Unfortunately the link will only work within the UK.

David Tennant Quiz #124 about the Doctor Who episode New Earth is at 6pm tonight, hosted by the account @DTQuiz.


Saturday 29th September 2012
The worldwide link to download episode 3 of David Tennant hosting Comedy World Cup has been posted onto Tumblr.

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The David Tennant Daily Photo

Tonight BBC America will premiere a new programme called Doctor Who In America which includes interview clips of David Tennant.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 28th September.

The Daily Mail has another photo of David Tennant at the Press Night of A Chorus Of Disapproval in London on Thursday evening.

Episode three of Comedy World Cup premieres at 8pm tonight on Channel Four. This link has details about the teams.


Friday 28th September 2012
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The David Tennant Daily Photo

OffTheKerb have added programme information about epiosde four of Comedy World Cup and a photo of David Tennant with the two teams. It premieres on Channel Four at 8pm tomorrow.

David Tennant - Comedy World Cup

David Tennant - A Chorus Of Disapproval A photo of David Tennant at the Press Night of A Chorus Of Disapproval in London last night which the production tweeted to us.

Unfortunately the Doctor Who book for charity was not published yesterday as expected. Instead it will be issued on 12th October.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 27th September.

Getty Images has some photos of David Tennant attending the Press Night of A Chorus Of Disapproval in London last night.


Thursday 27th September 2012
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The David Tennant Daily Photo

The fourth episode of Comedy World Cup will premiere at 8pm on Saturday 6th October. This will be the final round of heats in the seven episode competition.

Coventry Tourism attended a preview of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manager last night and described it as "It's just as brilliant as the first film. Great for the city!"

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 26th September.

A new Doctor Who book is supposed to be published today with contributions from fans and celebrities to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.


Wednesday 26th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo

John Downer Productions today tweeted that Earthflight will soon be shown in Japan, USA & France. However the versions shown in those countries may be dubbed and not have David Tennant's voice. For example Earthflight starts on Monday 1st October on the channel on Arte in France and will be called "Sur Les Ailes Des Oiseaux!"

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 25th September.

Tonight there is a screening of Look Back In Anger starring David Tennant at the Firebrand Theatre in Harwick, Scotland.


Tuesday 25th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo

Starting today and for at least the next three months DavidTennantOnTwitter.com will post a David Tennant Daily Photo each day onto our Facebook page.

Posted at 3pm UK time: The movie The Pirates! Band Of Misfits is released in Australia on DVD and blu-ray today (Wednesday).

Red Nose Day 2013 is on Friday 15th March. The front page of the RedNose.com website currently has a David Tennant photo on it.

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).

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 24th September.


Monday 24th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

There are currently two (charity) auctions for David Tennant / Tenth Doctor costumes. (Since posting this, both the auctions were ended early.)

According to the BFI website unfortunately clips from The Politician's Husband will not be shown at Paula Milne Q&A tonight as they "are not ready yet."

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 23rd September.

A review of David Tennant recording Comedy World Cup yesterday (which contains spoilers) has been posted onto Tumblr.

Tonight there is a Q&A with Paula Milne including clips of the Politician's Husband at the BFI in London.


Sunday 23rd September 2012
Behind-the-camera footage of The Decoy Bride from the US DVD has been posted onto Tumblr.

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There's some confusion over the broadcast date and DVD release date of The Spies Of Warsaw.

The international link to download episode two of Comedy World Cup has been posted onto Tumblr.

The overnight viewing figures for episode two of Comedy World Cup are that it received 1.9 million viewers which was a 8.4% share of the people who were watching television at that time. That means that the second episode received more than twice the audience it received for the first week and well over double the audience share for the first episode too! These figures exclude people who watched it on +1 and on 4OnDemand.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 22nd September.

Links to watch / download episode two of Comedy World Cup.

At 1.30pm today David Tennant records episode five of Comedy World Cup at Teddington Studios and at 5pm he records episode six.

David Tennant - Comedy World Cup


Saturday 22nd September 2012
ThisIsSouthWales has a brief write-up about David Tennant hosting Comedy World Cup tonight.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

BlogtorWho has added a clip of Matt Smith being interviewed by Alan Carr last night where he very briefly mentions (at 5 minutes 30 seconds) sleeping in the same bed which David Tennant used to sleep in when he filmed Doctor Who in Cardiff.

The David Tennant narrated Earthflight has been nominated in the Documentary Series category in the 2013 National Television Awards. Voting is at this link.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 21st September.

Episode two of Comedy World Cup is broadcast on Channel Four at 8.15pm today. In this episode one team captain is Alan Carr with Sara Pascoe and Clive Anderson and the other team captain is Micky Flanagan with Kevin Bridges and Stan Boardman.


Friday 21st September 2012
ThisIsSomerset have posted an article about David Tennant filming Broadchurch at Bowlish House near Shepton Mallet. A lot of the article is taken from the original press release of the drama but there is an interesting note under the third photo about the problems the photographer had with one of the security guards on set.

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OffTheKerb have added a graphic showing the teams to promote episode two of Comedy World Cup which premieres tomorrow on Channel 4 at 8.15pm.

David Tennant - Comedy World Cup

Although he will not be present at the event, David Tennant has given his support to a anti-gay bullying event called the Celebrating Diversity Carnival. It will be held on 25th October at the Paramount Bar in Oxford Street, London. The quote GayStarNews credits to David Tennant is "‘I am delighted to be supporting the Diversity Role Models Carnival at Paramount. It is essential that young people have the opportunity to meet role models from the LGBT community, to help break down stereotypes and prejudice that lead to bullying."

BAFTA are holding a Pirates day including a screening of The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists movie on Friday 12th October in Belfast.

There will be a screening of David Tennant's production of Look Back In Anger on Wednesday 26th September in Hawick, Scotland.

Tonight at 10pm on Channel Four Matt Smith will be on Alan Carr: Chatty Man. According to the Radio Times one topic covered will be that he is sleeping in the bed which David Tennant used to sleep in when he worked on Doctor Who in Cardiff.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 20th September.


Thursday 20th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

More photos of David Tennant filming Broadchurch yesterday.

Team details about episode 3 of Comedy World Cup which will air on Saturday 29th September at 8pm.

A new photo of (the back of!) David Tennant from The Spies Of Warsaw has been posted onto a Polish website.

Channel Four today announced that episode 3 of Comedy World Cup (hosted by David Tennant) will air at 8pm on Saturday 29th September so it will overlap Doctor Who by 5 minutes.

Doctor Who Magazine #452 is published today and includes an article / review of the episode Army Of Ghosts.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 19th September.

Channel Four are now showing trailers for Comedy World Cup featuring David Tennant rather than the cartoon.


Wednesday 19th September 2012
Some photos of David Tennant, Arthur Darvill and Olivia Colman filming Broadchurch at St Andrews Church, Clevedon today have been added to Tumblr.

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David Tennant will attend a charity event in Slough, Berkshire on Saturday 19th January 2013. There will be five actors there who have played The Doctor and they are calling the event Project Motor Mouth!

A table has now been added to the Comedy World Cup page which shows the rounds and winners of each episode.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 18th September.

Amazon.com (in the US) have a special deal for today only for the DVD box-set of the David Tennant years of Doctor Who for only $69.99 which is a 65% saving.


Tuesday 18th September 2012
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A new photo of David Tennant filming Broadchurch in West Bay a couple of weeks ago has been added to the internet by supporting actor Rosie Spring.

David Tennant's production of Much Ado About Nothing can now be watched on television as Digital Theatre have launched an App for Samsung TV.

Amazon now list a DVD of the first series of Tree Fu Tom to be released in the UK on 22nd October.

A write-up of the talk by John Wyver of Illuminations on Saturday evening about filming Shakespeare.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 17th September.


Monday 17th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

A reminder that DavidTennantOnTwitter is now on Facebook too!

An article in The Guardian confirms the viewing figures we posted yesterday for David Tennant's first episode of Comedy World Cup.

The Daily Record has the news about David Tennant being on the Royal Shakespeare Company's board of directors which we posted last Friday evening.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 16th September.

A review of the taping of Comedy World Cup last night has been posted onto Tumblr.

A week of walks start today in Milton Keynes for which David Tennant has provided some narration.


Sunday 16th September 2012
Hamsterfur has found a new HD photo on the internet of David Tennant (with Pauline Quirke) filming Broadchurch in West Bay the week before last.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The overnight ratings for the first episode of Comedy World Cup (which was broadcast against X-Factor) was that it received 0.8 million viewers which was a 3.6% share of the people who were watching television at that time.

The official Four On Demand link to watch episode one of Comedy World Cup.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 15th September.

The YouTube link to watch David Tennant hosting Comedy World Cup but be warned that Channel Four are very hot at removing or blocking their programmes from YouTube.

The Arts Desk has a review of David Tennant hosting Comedy World Cup last night.

The Guardian has an article about people being paid to queue for theatre tickets mentions which has a photo of people queuing for David Tennant's production of Hamlet.

At 1.30pm today David Tennant records episode three of Comedy World Cup at the Teddington Studios and at 5pm he records episode four.


Saturday 15th September 2012
Link on Tumblr to download David Tennant hosting episode one of Comedy World Cup.

Actor John Dalziel tweeted that David Tennant attended the cast screening of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger in London this afternoon.

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The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 14th September.

John Wyver of Illuminations will do a talk in Whitstable, Kent about filming Shakespeare's plays including David Tennant's production of Hamlet.

Episode one of Comedy World Cup is premiered on Channel Four at 8.20pm tonight. It is repeated an hour later on Channel Four + 1 and then again at 3.15am on the channel 4seven.


Friday 14th September 2012
David Tennant is now listed on the Royal Shakespeare Company's website on the Board Of Directors.

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There will be a talk tomorrow in Whistable, Kent by John Wyver of Illuminations about filming Shakespeare including Hamlet starring David Tennant.

A new Doctor Who book (which includes David Tennant's era) with contributions from fans and celebrities will be published on 27th September to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

The final three episodes of series one of the David Tennant voiced Tree Fu Tom will be shown later in the year.

OffTheKerb have posted a new promo graphic about David Tennant hosting the first episode of Comedy World Cup tomorrow evening.

10 new photos of David Tennant from when he was filming The Politician's Husband have been added to Facebook.

Details about the second episode of Comedy World Cup which premieres on Saturday 22nd at 8.15pm.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 13th September.

Episode 23 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Rickety Rescue and a synopsis is here.


Thursday 13th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The Guardian very briefly mentions David Tennant as one of the stars who has bid Chris Moyles farewell this week from BBC Radio One.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 12th September.

The David Tennant read Jack and the Flumflum Tree book and CD was due for release today but currently Amazon are still listing it on pre-order.

Episode 22 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Grubble Trouble and a synopsis is here.


Wednesday 12th September 2012
Producer Richard Stokes tweeted that filming on Block 2 of Broadchurch started today.

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Michael Boyd chooses David Tennant on stage as one of the highlights of his 10 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

This morning David Tennant rang into Radio One as part of Chris Moyles final week on BBC Radio One. David rang from the car park of where he is currently filming Broadchurch. Click here for a MP3 of David's call.

A new poster for Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger! has been posted onto Tumblr.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 11th September.

Episode 21 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Sappy Day and a synopsis is here.


Tuesday 11th September 2012
Photo of David Tennant by Matt Holden - Lords Of Time fan convention - 9/9/12 Entertainmentwise have an article about awards Doctor Who has won which includes the comment "We guess David Tennant is still the nation's fave helmsman of the Tardis..."

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Matt Holden has added over 100 great photos of David Tennant onto Facebook.

There's a small photo of David Tennant on Saturday's page of the Radio Times in regards to Comedy World Cup.

Channel Four have posted their trailer for Comedy World Cup onto YouTube.com:


A second 26 part series of Tree Fu Tom has been commissioned. Scripts are currently being written for the series which will air in 2013, although it is not currently known if David Tennant will be involved.

The BBC have announced that they will be holding the BBC Drama Awards 2013. David Tennant hosted and won an award in the 2012 ceremony and he is eligible for 2013.

Weekly round-up of David Tennant news from Scottish Actors.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 10th September.

Episode 20 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Tom's Big Mess and a synopsis is here.


Monday 10th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

A fun photo of Matt Holden dressed as Benedick with David Tennant at the Lords Of Time convention yesterday.

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! has received a U certificate from the BBFC which means that it is considered suitable for anyone over the age of four.

Channel Four press release about David Tennant hosting Comedy World Cup and some info about the first episode.

The Sun has a short article and a photo of David Tennant filming Broadchurch last week in West Bay.

GingerFoxy has posted 59 photos of David Tennant at the Lords Of Time convention yesterday.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 9th September.

Three photos of David Tennant at the Lords Of Time convention yesterday have been posted onto Tumblr.

David Tennant's production of Hamlet is mentioned briefly in an article today in The Independent about Sheridan Smith in Hedda Gabler.

Episode 19 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Treasure Hunt and a synopsis is here.

Peter Lord, producer of The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists movie will make an appearance at Waterstones in Piccadilly, London tonight to talk about the movie and its DVD release.

The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists is released on DVD in the UK and Europe today.


Sunday 9th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The main points David Tennant mentioned today at the Lords Of Time convention.

Willow has posted the another photo of David Tennant from the Lords Of Time convention today.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 8th September.

GoldenShimmer has posted the first (fun) photo of David Tennant from the Lords Of Time convention today.

The featurette movie So You Want To Be A Pirate has its UK non-movie channel premiere today on Sky One at 4pm.

This morning in Leicester Square there is a press screening of David Tennant's forthcoming movie Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger.

Today David Tennant attends the Lords Of Time Fan Convention in Birmingham.


Saturday 8th September 2012
Tips for talking to David Tennant at the Lords Of Time convention tomorrow.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 7th September.

A reminder that the competition to win tickets to the press screening of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger on Sunday end today at 6pm.

Today at 5.50pm is the UK premiere broadcast of So You Want To Be A Pirate on Sky Movie Family channel.

This morning Peter Lord, producer of The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists movie will make an appearance at BFI in London for a screening and a talk about the movie and its DVD release.

Today David Tennant records the first two episodes of Comedy World Cup. This link has details and broadcast dates / times.


Friday 7th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

Win tickets to the press screening of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger on Sunday.

Pinewood Studios have posted an article about David Tennant recording Comedy World Cup there.

Sean Hurley has posted a close-up photo of David Tennant from filming in West Bay today.

David Tennant has donated a signed Doctor Who box set to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. See here for details.

Mumsnet have offered fans a chance to see the screening of Nativity 2: Danger In the Manager in London on Sunday.

Rosie Williams has tweeted photos of David Tennant filming Broadchurch today in West Bay here and here.

TotalFilm have added a video clip of Hugh Grant and David Tennant talking about voicing their characters in The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists movie.

DavidTennantOnTwitter.com is now on Facebook!

The Evening Standard has an article about Digital Theatre which mentions (including a photo) David Tennant's production of Much Ado About Nothing.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 6th September.

Episode 18 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Hovering Humblebugs and a synopsis is here.


Thursday 6th September 2012
The Radio Times have more details about Comedy World Cup.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

Peter Lord, producer of The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists, will be making two appearances this weekend.

The Radio Times have posted some new photos of David Tennant and some computer wallpapers.

There have been some changes to David Tennant's schedule at the Lords Of Time fan convention on Sunday.

More details about the press screening of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger in London on Sunday.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 5th September.

The David Tennant read On Her Majesty's Secret Service audiobook is released today over 8 CDs.

Episode 17 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Not So Fast and a synopsis is here.


Wednesday 5th September 2012
This afternoon Steve Wright played a clip of David Tennant reading On Her Majesty's Secret Service on BBC Radio Two so that was the David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

ShowMasters have posted David Tennant's schedule on Sunday at the Lords Of Time fan convention.

Today Big Pictures tweeted that there will be a (presumably private) screening on Sunday of Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger.

The Dorset Echo have an article and photo of David Tennant filming Broadchurch in West Bay yesterday.

Weekly round-up of David Tennant news from the Scottish Actors blog.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 4th September.

Episode 16 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called The Great Journey and a synopsis is here.


Tuesday 4th September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

David Tennant's panel show Comedy World Cup will premiere on Channel Four on Saturday 15th September. It is PROVISIONALLY set for 8.10pm. See here for more details.

Fight4Portland on Twitter has posted a photo of David Tennant with a young fan called Jasper. This photo is a larger version of just David from the picture.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 3rd September.

io9 have the template for fans to print out their own David Tennant / Doctor Who banknotes.

Episode 15 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called Treefle Tom and a synopsis is here.


Monday 3rd September 2012
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

Today David Tennant is filming Broadchurch in West Bay, Bridport, Dorset. Fans have posted photos of David filming here, here and here. Filming was scheduled to continue until 7.45pm tonight.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 2nd September.

It was a year ago tonight that David Tennant and Catherine Tate played the final performance of Much Ado About Nothing in London.

Episode 14 of Tree Fu Tom premieres on CBeebies at 5.25pm today. The episode is called One For All and a synopsis is here. David Tennant voices Twiggs.


Sunday 2nd September 2012
Hamsterfur has added a review of David Tennant recording the pilot of Comedy World Cup on Tumblr.

Review of David Tennant recording the pilot of Comedy World Cup this afternoon.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

An analysis of the viewing figures of last night's episode of Doctor Who compared to the first episodes of each series during David Tennant's era of Doctor Who.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 1st September.

FemaleFirst have an item looking at the actors Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant in Doctor Who.

A review of the appearance on Friday by Ian La Frenais at the Whitby Bay Film Festival on its website describes the clips shown of The Spies Of Warsaw as "atmospheric, tense, sexy and full of enigma."

Today David Tennant records the pilot episode of Comedy World Cup in London.


Saturday 1st September 2012
Pictures of 'David Tennant' from the Comedy World Cup advert tonight.

During the Paralympics tonight on Channel Four an advert was shown for Comedy World Cup.

Interestingly David Tennant trended on Twitter within the UK for quite a while during tonight's transmission of a new episode of Doctor Who on BBC One. He also trended worldwide briefly too.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

Radio Times have an item about the Ian Fleming / James Bond audiobooks including a clip of David Tennant reading part of On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 31st August.



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