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Sunday 30th June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Unfortunately David Tennant did not appear in The Doctors Revisited: The Sixth Doctor last night on BBC America.

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


Saturday 29th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

More on set photos from What We Did On Our Holiday have been posted to Tumblr.

A smiling photo of David Tennant last weekend in the original Fopp shop in Glasgow has been posted to Twitter.

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

Big Chief Studio have posted a photo of David Tennant's signed stickers for their Tenth Doctor model.

The Doctors Revisited: The Sixth Doctor premieres on BBC America at 8.30pm ET tonight. It is not known whether David Tennant has been interviewed for this episode as he has for the previous five.


Friday 28th June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

A new book by Andy Frankham-Allen called Companions: Fifty Years of Doctor Who Assistants has been published. It has a large section on the Tenth Doctor.

Broadchurch will start broadcasting in Australia on ABC1 on 12th July at 8.30pm.

Broadchurch is the Editor's Pick on the ITV rental programmes website.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thurday 27th June.

Doctor Who - Die komplette vierte Staffel (the Fourth Season) is released in Germany today.


Thursday 27th June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Doctor Who News reports that Doctor Who Magazine 462 also looks at the David Tennant / Tenth Doctor Specials.

The Wand Company are producing a Tenth Doctor sonic screwdriver remote control. David Tennant lent them his own sonic screwdriver in order to get it completely accurate.

Today Chris Chibnall will be discussing Broadchurch at the BBC Writers Festival.

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

The Mirror Chris Chibnall would like Matt Smith in the second series of Broadchurch. Chris Chibnall denied saying that.

Doctor Who Magazine #462 is published today with a photo of David Tennant on the cover.


Wednesday 26th June 2013
More photos from Broadchurch have been added to the BBC America photo gallery.

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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

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


Tuesday 25th June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

HMV have a competition to win a copy of the Doctor Who Regeneration DVD. To enter you need to tweet to @HMVTweets the answer to the question what were David Tennant's first words as The Doctor and use the hashtag #hmvDoctorWho The competition ends on Monday.

Scottish Sun reports that filming on What We Did On Our Holiday caused a traffic jam in Dumbartonshire yesterday.

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

A clip from the David Tennant hosted Doctor Who episode was shown on What A Load Of Buzzcocks last night in a section about Coldplay. It is availble (UK only) on the iPlayer for 7 days and is repeated on Saturday evening on BBC Two.

In an article about another Daniel Wolstencroft project, Deadline reports that production has now finished on The Escape Artist.


Monday 24th June 2013
David Tennant is listed as 'EMMY-winner' in a new Broadchurch press release from BBC America.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

BBC America have added a longer trailer for Broadchurch to YouTube which plays worldwide.


The David Tennant Daily Photo.

The Milngavie Herald has another report about David Tennant (with lovely comments about him) filming What we Did On Our Holiday in a tearoom in Milngavie.

The British Film Institute's Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Series on 24th August will be the Ninth Doctor's episodes Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways so David Tennant will be shown briefly. The Tenth Doctor screening will be in October (on an unknown date and the guests have not been announced yet) but tickets are very hard to get!

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

Today is the start of week two of filming the movie What We Did On Our Holiday for David Tennant.

The Doctor Who: Regeneration DVD is released today in the UK.


Sunday 23rd June 2013
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Doctor Who Magazine #462 is published on Thursday and has a photo of David Tennant on the cover.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd June.

Daily Mail has an interview with Will Mellor which includes two questions about Broadchurch.

David Tennant Quiz #142 (hosted by @DTQuiz) is at 6pm today and is about the Doctor Who episodes Army Of Ghosts and Doomsday.


Saturday 22nd June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

The worldwide link to watch David Tennant's episode of Fish Hooks (Live at the Hamsterwood Bowl) has been posted to DailyMotion.


Friday 21st June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

The collection of photos posted on the Doctor Who Universe fansite earlier of David Tennant filming What we Did On Our Holiday this week can now be found on VK.com.

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

Examiner has an article and some promotional photos of Broadchurch ahead of its broadcast on BBC America in August.

DoctorWhoUniverse have added a load of photos of David Tennant filming What We Did On Our Holiday in Doune yesterday.

David Tennant's episode of Fish Hooks (titled Live At The Hamsterwood Bowl) premieres on Disney Channel in the US tonight at 9pm. A promo trailer (no David) is on YouTube.


Thursday 20th June 2013
Photos of David Tennant and Rosamund Pike filming in Doune today have been posted to Twitter here and here.

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The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that Richard II will now be screened in over 100 cinemas on 13th November.

A photo of David Tennant with a group of fans on Tuesday has been posted to Twitter.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Another photo of David Tennant filming in Doune today has been posted to Twitter.

Fanlala has more info about David Tennant's episode of Fish Hooks which airs tomorrow in the US.

Ripple Junction have another survey of Doctor Who T-shirts which they would like to receive feedback about. There's none of David Tennant this time but there are some based on the episode Blink.

Another fan photo of David Tennant filming What We Did On Our Holiday this morning has been posted to Twitter.

A fan photo of David Tennant filming What We Did On Our Holiday this morning has been posted to Twitter.

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


Wednesday 19th June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Daily Mail has another report and more photos about David Tennant filming What We Did On Our Holiday this week.

Radio Times has a short interview with Joanna Page about the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode.

Milngavie Herald has a report about David Tennant filming What We Did On Our Holiday yesterday in Milngavie, Scotland.

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


Tuesday 18th June 2013
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A lovely photo of David posing with a young fan has been posted to Twitter.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

More photos of David Tennant on the set of What We Did On Our Holiday yesterday has been posted to DoctorWhoUniverse.

A photo of David Tennant signing autographs for fans yesterday after filming with a lovely comment has been posted to Tumblr.

The Sun has a photo of David Tennant & Rosamund Pike filming yesterday which shows a glimpse of part of the script.

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

The Evening Times has another report about the filming of What We Did On Our Holiday yesterday.

It was 8 years ago today that David Tennant first appeared as the Tenth Doctor in the Parting Of The Ways!

Herald Scotland has more photos of David Tennant filming What We Did On our Holiday yesterday in Scotland.

Tonight Penguins Spy In The Huddle starts broadcasting at 8.30pm on TVOne in New Zealand.


Monday 17th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

An interesting video about the Broadchurch marketing campaign across all the different types of media has been posted to Vimeo.

The Guardian mentions the rape scene in The Politician's Husband in an article about rape on television.

Daily Mail has photos of David Tennant on the set of What We Did On Our Holiday today in Glasgow. However please note that David is NOT confirmed for the Doctor Who Christmas Special (they seem to confuse it with the 50th anniversary).

The filmed performance of Richard II will also be shown by various Cineworld cinemas.

Herald Scotland has more cast details for the movie What We Did On Our Holiday including Celia Imrie.

Tickets go on sale today to the general public from the RSC Onscreen website for David Tennant in Richard II on 13th November in various cinemas around the country.

David Tennant starts filming in Glasgow today the movie What We Did On Our Holiday.


Sunday 16th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

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


Saturday 15th June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

UNHCR have asked various people would they would take with them if they were forced to flee and have posted a photo of David Tennant with his answer.

Anglophenia has an article about David Tennant's EMMY win.

David Tennant wins a Creative Arts Daytime EMMY for Star Wars: The Clone Wars.


Friday 14th June 2013
The David Tennant Daily Photo.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

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


Thursday 13th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

Unfortunately Broadchurch, David Tennant or Olivia Colman did not win awards tonight in Monte Carlo.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

David Tennant is one of the actors listed by The Guardian as appearing in multiple roles on television.

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

Penguins Spy In The Huddle is the Top TV Pick Of The Week in the New Zealand Herald. The series starts broadcasting on Tuesday at 8.30pm on TVOne.

Photo of David Tennant with fans yesterday at Chessington World Of Adventures.

Stirling Observer reports that a former bank (now a flower shop) in Doune will be used to portray a hotel for filming What We Did On Our Holiday one day later this month.

The Golden Nymph Awards are announced tonight at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. Broadchurch has been nominated for Best Mini Series Award, plus David Tennant and Olivia Colman for outstanding actor and actress awards.


Wednesday 12th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

NewsShopper reports that writer David Nobbs wanted David Tennant to play Reggie Perrin in the remake instead of Martin Clunes as David is 'very off-the-wall.'

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

Broadchurch will be broadcast on Showcase in Canada from Sunday 4th August.


Tuesday 11th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

A glimpse of David Tennant in the 1994's Slab Boys theatre production has been posted to Tumblr.

MP3s of Bernard Cribbins talking about David Tennant and the Doctor Who 50th on the Graham Norton Show on BBC Radio Two last Saturday.

ITVPlayer has now made Broadchurch available to rent at £1.29 per month per episode.

Broadchurch will be released on BluRay on 4th November.

The Doctor Who book Who-ology is published today in the US.

Series 2 of Broadchurch is mentioned in The Guardian article about feel-bad TV.

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


Monday 10th June 2013
The David Tennant Daily Photo.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

David Tennant has given an interview about Doctor Who in a 50th anniversary magazine which was written and published by a school.

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

Daily Mail complains about the rape scene in The Politician's Husband in an article about The Fall.


Sunday 9th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

Unfortunately the Broadchurch DVD has dropped out of Top 40 DVD Chart after just one week at number 9.
However the DVD is at #6 in the TV On Video Top 40 this week. It was a new entry at #2 last week.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Today the Doctor Who Walking Tours start in Cardiff.

Today the Monte-Carlo TV Festival opens with Broadchurch being promoted to various television companies in different countries. (David Tennant will not be attending).


Saturday 8th June 2013
The David Tennant Daily Photo.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

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


Friday 7th June 2013
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The David Tennant Daily Photo.

The first non-Picturehouse cinema (Ipswich Film Theatre) is now booking tickets for Richard II on 13th November.

The Doctor Who Experience are starting Walking Tours (including David Tennant / Tenth Doctor locations) in Cardiff.

The new official Australian Doctor Who online store has a good selection of Tenth Doctor DVDs and merchandise.

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

A new Tree Fu Tom DVD called Time For Tree Fu will be released on Monday 2nd September.

Earthflight has won the Televisual Bulldog 2013 Award for cinematography.

The David Tennant narrated Earthflight will be repeated on BBC One on Sundays starting 16th June.


Thursday 6th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

In Christian O'Connell's Daily Choice Cuts from Monday 3rd June he mocks David Tennant when musing about the future Twelfth Doctor. He also tries to remember Blackpool. It starts at about 13 minutes.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

The Guardian has a review of the Broadchurch DVD where the reviewer wonders how people could manage to wait eight weeks to see the whole series!

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


Wednesday 5th June 2013
Today David Tennant recorded the audiobook Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Magical Car. Ian Fleming's niece Lucy tweeted "'Never say no to adventures. Always say yes. Otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.' IF wrote it. David Tennant read it today. Out soon."

David Tennant also won the Favourite Doctor poll on the gaming website Arstechnica.com which had over 3000 voters.

The release of the first four episodes of Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited on a 4-disc DVD in the US has been postponed from 11th June until 16th July. The programmes include David Tennant interview clips.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

David Tennant has been voted the most popular actor who has played The Doctor in a poll by 1,974 people. Click here to view the breakdown and here for an article about the results.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Readers of IGN have voted David Tennant as the actor they would like as the Twelfth Doctor.

All the extra tickets for Richard II in Stratford-upon-Avon, which went on sale unexpectedly last week, are now sold out. Tickets are again only available from The Barbican Centre website for most London dates.

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

It seems that various Picturehouse cinemas are adding their own Encore screenings for David Tennant in Richard II so you need to check your local cinema for the extra dates.


Tuesday 4th June 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

After David Tennant did some ADR work for The Escape Artist yesterday, it seems that it was Tony Gardner's turn today.

Encore performances of David Tennant in Richard II will be shown in cinemas on Monday 18th November at 8pm and on Tuesday 19th November at 2.45pm.

Metro recommends 3 of the David Tennant episodes as the best way to introduce someone new to Doctor Who.

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


Monday 3rd June 2013
Today David Tennant did some ADR work on The Escape Artist.
The person who was looking after him tweeted 'David Tennant was the most awesome client ever. Really friendly and chatty, smashed his ADR session and finished 4 hours early like a pro.'
He also tweeted that The Escape Artist is 'looking very good. He was a proper gentleman and very friendly, lovely chap.'

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

A higher quality download of The Doctors Revisited: The Fifth Doctor has been posted to Tumblr.

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

Tickets go on sale today for both RSC and Picturehouse members from the RSC Onscreen website for David Tennant in Richard II on 13th November.


Sunday 2nd June 2013
The Independent mentions David Tennant's busy television career post Doctor Who.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The Telegraph CLAIMS (and we stress CLAIMS) that the favourites to replace Matt as The Doctor includes Damian Lewis or David Tennant to return in the role.

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

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

It is 130 days until David Tennant plays his first performance of Richard II which means that we are exactly halfway between The RSC announcement and First Night as we started the daily David Tennant / Richard II countdown at 260 days.

David Tennant Quiz #141 (hosted by @DTQuiz) is at 6pm tonight and is about the Doctor Who episode Fear Her.


Saturday 1st June 2013
A clip of David Tennant was shown tonight on the BBC News in an item about Matt Smith's announcement that he will be leaving Doctor Who at Christmas. The David Tennant part has been posted to Tumblr.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

It was 2 years ago today David Tennant & Catherine Tate played the Press Night of Much Ado About Nothing.

Members of The RSC are receiving their newsletters today with an article about the Richard II screenings. There are photos of David Tennant on the front cover and on page 3.

The Futon Critic reports that David Tennant's episode of Fish Hooks called Live At The Hamsterwood Bowl will premiere on the Disney Channel in the US on Friday 21st June at 9pm ET. David voices the character called Oscar's Brain.

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

Art Director Andy Thirsk tweeted a photo (below) of David Tennant filming another Virgin Media advert.
James Hills indicated that David Tennant had filmed the advert over 3 days and that it included cats!

David Tennant filming Virgin Media advert on 31st May 2013



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