July 2013 Wednesday 31st July 2013 Broadchurch article by OCanada.com describes the drama as 'it might be one of the finest murder mysteries of its kind ever made.' The David Tennant Daily Photo.
A 'David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor versus David Tennant as Barty Crouch Junior' T-shirt is available today only from TeeFury.com.
For US fans, episode one of Broadchurch is available on the BBC America On Demand channel for both Time Warner Cable and Comcast. SFX have a new interview with David Tennant on the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 30th July. The Doctor Who 50th Special is BBC's Autumn highlight reports TVTimes (via What's On TV). Unfortunately there is no mention of The Escape Artist in the article. It is not confirmed but it seems that both David Tennant and Ben Miller completed filming What We Did On Our Holiday yesterday in Scotland. The David Tennant read audiobook Wolf Won't Bite! is available to download on iTunes.
Tuesday 30th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. Anglophenia have posted 13 Common Denominators Between Broadchurch and Doctor Who.
Two of David Tennant's projects have been shortlisted for Grierson Awards: The ballot is now open (earlier than announced) for BFI members for the Tenth Doctor screening of The Stolen Earth and Journey's End on Sunday 29th September. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 29th July. Broadchurch is one of Torontoist's TV Picks For The Weekend.
Monday 29th July 2013 Huffington Post in Canada has an article titled 'Broadchurch Is The Place To Be.' The video of the first read-through for Broadchurch has been added to BBC America website (it plays worldwide). The David Tennant Daily Photo. In a recent interview on Buzzfeed Matt Smith described David Tennant as "He’s fantastic. He’s a fabulous bloke. He’s a fabulous Doctor, and our Doctors really get on. Actually, on and off screen, me and him get on really well. He’s a real pro and a good man. I have a lot of time for David." Episode 1 of Broadchurch will premiere in Sweden on TV4 at 9pm on Monday 19th August. The Russell T Davies era wins Cult Box fan vote for favourite era of Doctor Who with 44% of the poll. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 28th July. Daily Star says David Tennant and Matt Smith's Doctors compare the size of their sonic screwdrivers in the Doctor Who 50th Special. Today is the start of the seventh and final week of David Tennant filming What We Did On Our Holiday.
Sunday 28th July 2013 David Tennant's sell-out production of Hamlet is mentioned in an interview in The Mirror with Charlotte Cornwell about All's Well That Ends Well for The RSC. The David Tennant Daily Photo. Winnipeg Free Press describes Broadchurch as the 'Big Event' for this week. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 27th July. Unfortunately David Tennant was not involved in The Doctors Revisited: The Seventh Doctor which aired on BBC America last night. Access Hollywood has a video interview with Jenna Coleman about the Doctor Who 50th Special. There are minor SPOILERS but all about things which have previously been announced. Ocala Star Banner has an article titled 'After gripping Britain, Broadchurch about to hit US.'
Saturday 27th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. Broadchurch is 'the talk of the press tour' according to SF Gate. The Guardian has an article which states that 'Broadchurch, the successful ITV drama series, has been credited with giving Dorset's Jurassic Coast a boost in tourism numbers.'
At 7pm tonight on BBC America in the US is the PREMIERE broadcast of The Doctors Revisited – The Seventh Doctor. It is also repeated at 11.15pm. The New York Post describes Broadchurch as 'riverting' and say 'the acting is top rate.' David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 26th July. The BBC have issued a statement about showing the Doctor Who 50th Special trailer at ComicCon. The overnight ratings for Episode 3 of Broadchurch in Australia were 889,000. This was the fourth highest for the day before timeshifting.
Friday 26th July 2013
David Tennant's episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be included in the Season Five box-set DVD.
There will be new footage of David Tennant in the second episode of You Saw Them Here First on Wednesday 7th August on ITV at 8pm as he watches himself in The Bill!
Broadchurch will premiere in Brazil on the station GNT at 8.30pm on Monday 5th August. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 25th July. The Sun says that the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special will air at 8pm in the UK on Saturday 23rd November and will be broadcast at exactly the same time all over the world. It is expected to be the biggest-ever global drama simulcast as it has been sold to 200 countries and is expected to reach more than 100 million viewers. Episode three of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere on ABC1 at 8.30pm tonight.
Thursday 25th July 2013 Video of the Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2013. David Tennant is mentioned although the trailer is not shown in the clip. Courier-Islander has the headline 'After gripping Britain, mystery drama Broadchurch starring David Tennant, to premiere in US.' The David Tennant Daily Photo. Zap2It uses the title 'Broadchurch takes cues from The Killing ... the Danish version' for its preview. Pittsburgh Post Gazette has the headline 'Terrific murder mystery Broadchurch coming to BBC America.' Deadline.com says 'Broadchurch Will Have A Satisfying Conclusion Says Creator.' USA Today has the headline 'TV Doesn't Get Much Better Than Broadchurch.' Following the Television Critics Association panel in the US for BBC America for Broadchurch, Channel Guide Mag posted its preview. Radio Times reports that Russell T Davies is to auction an annotated David Tennant Doctor Who script of Midnight for charity. Also David Tennant signed Doctor Who scripts The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit are in the auction. David Tennant's sleeve notes for The Proclaimers' album The Very Best Of have been posted to Tumblr. The website Visit-Dorset.com has had over 1 million hits in the past year, in part thanks to the success of Broadchurch. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 24th July.
Sydney Daily Herald has an article with the great headline 'when Broadchurch beat Elementary' about the Australian ratings for the week ending 20th July. Doctor Who Magazine 463 is published today with a look at the David Tennant episodes Human Nature and Family Of Blood.
Today is the Television Critics Association panel in the US for BBC America for both Doctor Who and Broadchurch. TV Tonight reports that the Australian timeshifted ratings for Friday 12th July lifts Episode 1 of Broadchurch to 2nd place for the day.
Wednesday 24th July 2013 The BBC America website has an interview with Olafur Arnalds about the music for Broadchurch including 3 clips. A slight SPOILER as Matt Smith tells Vulture.com that his first scene with David Tennant on the 50th Doctor Who Special was flying the TARDIS. The David Tennant Daily Photo. Broadchurch is one of The Daily Telegraph's (in Australia) Top TV Picks Of The Week. Doctor Who News reports that Doctor Who Magazine 463 (published tomorrow) will look at the David Tennant episodes Human Nature and Family Of Blood. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 23rd July. It was five years ago tonight that David Tennant played his first performance of Hamlet for The RSC. Tampa Bay Times review of Broadchurch includes 'setting a standard other shows will be hard-pressed to match.' GeekSmash chooses its Top Ten David Tennant Episodes Of Doctor Who.
Tuesday 23rd July 2013 SPOILER as Radio Times says it has been told that another former Doctor will be in Doctor Who 50th Special. This has NOT been confirmed by anyone involved in the production. The David Tennant Daily Photo. Radio Times explains why it believes that the Doctor Who 50th Special trailer was shown at ComicCon. PopMatters has a review of The Doctors Revisited 1 - 4 DVD. A video of Steven Moffat talking about Matt Smith and David Tennant in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special has been posted to YouTube by daemonsmedia. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 22nd July. Watch start a new repeat of Series Three of Doctor Who today.
Monday 22nd July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 21st July. Watch start a new repeat of Series Three of Doctor Who this week. Today is the start of week 6 (of 7) of filming What We Did On Our Holiday for David Tennant.
The Mirror CLAIMS that David Tennant is on the show’s creator Brian Clemens wish list of actors to play Doyle in a movie version of The Professionals. The BBC Doctor Who website has posted the first official Dalek photo and news about their return in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary Special.
Sunday 21st July 2013
Unfortunately, according to a writer for The Mirror, the BBC say that they have no plans to show the Doctor Who trailer for the 50th anniversary in the UK yet as it was just a "sneak peek" for Comic Con. Joe Sim (who played Nige carter in Broadchurch) will be in Manchester on Wednesday 24th July at 3.30pm for a Q&A at the 247 Theatre Festival which will include talking about Broadchurch. DoctorWhoHub has posted a detailed breakdown of the 50th Anniversary episode trailer (with SPOILERS).
At the Doctor Who panel at ComicCon in the US today: The David Tennant Daily Photo. Wow! We have 190,000 followers on Twitter!!! A trailer for Broadchurch has started being shown in Sweden. It will be broadcast starting in August on TV4. Blair Drummond Safari Park has posted photos of Billy Connolly filming What We Did On Our Holiday on Friday. Today is the Doctor Who panel at ComicCon in the US where questions will probably be asked about the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode. Photo of David Tennant and Emilia Jones filming What We Did On Our Holiday a couple of weeks ago.
The CD version of the David Tennant read Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again will be released on Thursday 5th December. In an article about Billy Connolly, Herald Scotland reports that filming on What We Did On Our Holiday moves to Gairloch, Wester Ross this week. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 20th July.
Saturday 20th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. Caron Lindsay has a report on Catherine Tate's comments at a Doctor Who convention recently. The Doctor Who blue-ray box set for series 1 - 7 is released in the US on Tuesday 24th September. It can be pre-ordered on Amazon at this link. There is no release date for the UK yet. VH1 has a video interview with Arthur Darvill about Broadchurch, Doctor Who and meeting David Tennant. Unfortunately the video does not play worldwide. CompareTheDalek.com has the chance to buy copies of the Radio Times over the years where David Tennant is on the front cover. Herald Scotland reports that Billy Connolly filmed What We Did On Our Holiday in Blair Drummond Safari Park, Stirling yesterday. There is no mention of David Tennant being on set. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 19th July. Episode 2 of Broadchurch is now available to watch in Australia on ABC iView. Broadchurch continues to rate well in Australia. The second episode had overnight figures of 861,000 which means that it again won its timeslot and was fourth most watched programme of the day (after three episodes of the news).
Friday 19th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo.
Doctor Who News reports that the David Tennant Doctor Who episodes to be screened on Sunday 29th September at The BFI are The Stolen Earth and Journey's End. Metro chooses Time Crash as one of it's best Doctor Who multi-Doctor episodes. The Age (from Australia) describes Broadchurch as 'great television, full of restraint and nuance.' IGN have a video interview with Matt Smith who says some lovely things about working with David Tennant in Doctor Who. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 18th July. The Australian describes Broadchurch as 'addictive' and 'absorbing' in its preview. Episode two of Broadchurch has its Australian premeiere on ABC1 at 8.30pm in Sydney today.
Thursday 18th July 2013 Acorn Media has a detailed spotlight on David Tennant's career (although there are a couple of errors) with links to buy some of his DVDs. Sydney Morning Herald has a great review of Broadchurch including the phrase 'excellent performances from a top cast.' The official Doctor Who online store opens in Australia. It includes 10th Doctor merchandise and free delivery within that country.
The 10th Doctor Screwdriver Remote is now available for pre-order from BBC Shop for shipping in October. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 17th July.
Wednesday 17th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. There are now 163 cinemas screening Richard II in the UK according to the RSC Onscreen website. Cinemas outside the UK will be added later. Paisley Daily Express reports on some lovely things said about David Tennant and that he will complete filming What We Did On Our Holiday this week. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 16th July. Shakespeare Uncovered DVD (including David Tennant's episode about Hamlet) is released today in Australia.
Tuesday 16th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo.
Showcase Canada have a different trailer for Broadchurch which has been posted to YouTube.
David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 15th July. TV Guide in America has a review of Broadchurch which includes the phrase 'simultaneously one of the most well-written and acted shows I've ever seen, and one of the most horrifying. ' The first four episodes of Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited is released on a 4-disc DVD in the US today and includes the David Tennant interview clips.
Monday 15th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. Clydebank Post has an article (dated 10th July but only posted online today) about David Tennant filming What We Did On Our Holiday in Scotstoun. Ben Miller has tweeted the first mention that Billy Connolly has been on the set of What We Did On Our Holiday. Den Of Geek reports that composer Murray Gold says that there's something in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode 'which might be controversial… It's interesting.' David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 14th July. Frazer Hines chooses David Tennant as one of his favourite Doctors in an interview in The Independent. Review of Broadchurch in Australian Guardian which compliments Chris Chibnall's writing. Today David Tennant starts week 5 (of 7) of filming What We Did On Our Holiday.
Sunday 14th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 13th July. Lucy Spraggan from The X Factor posted a photo of herself with David Tennant. The Broadchurch DVD will be released in Australia on 31st August. It can be pre-ordered from this link.
Worldwide link to listen to last night's Doctor Who Prom on iPlayer. This morning is the second 2013 Doctor Who Proms in London. It will star Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman plus there will be one Vale Decem from David Tennant's era.
Saturday 13th July 2013
The New York Times has a new interview with David Tennant to promote Broadchurch. The David Tennant Daily Photo. Episode one of Broadchurch is now available to watch on iView in Australia. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 12th July.
Today is the first 2013 Doctor Who Proms in London. It will star Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman plus there will be one piece of music from David Tennant's era. 'Superb British mystery series' Broadchurch is one of The Australian's Top TV Picks for this coming week.
The Australian ratings for Broadchurch episode one on ABC1 were an impressive 928,000. It was the fourth highest viewing figures for the day (the top three shows were all news programmes).
Friday 12th July 2013 MP3 of Chris Chibnall on Foreign Bodies on BBC Radio Four today about Broadchurch. Amazon lists the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Audio CD (read by David Tennant) for a release date of Thursday 3rd October. It is NOT confirmed but Metro reports that Will Mellor has said that Broadchurch Series Two MAY be a prequel. The David Tennant Daily Photo. The Doctor Who: Destiny Of The Doctor (Tenth Doctor) audiobook (called Death's Deal) will be read by Catherine Tate. It will be released on Thursday 3rd October. Various David Tennant episodes of Doctor Who will be included in the new Monsters box-sets which be released on 30th September. Earthflight has been nominated for 2 Emmys - for 'Outstanding Nature Programming' and 'Outstanding Cinematography'.
Radio Times reports that the screening of the Tenth Doctor installment of the BFI Doctor Who 50th Anniversary will be on Sunday 29th September at 2pm. David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 11th July. A video of Simone McAullay on Australian TV this morning has been posted to YouTube.
New photos of David Tennant from behind the scenes of the RSC Richard II photoshoot have been uploaded to VK.com. Simone McAullay live on Australian TV this morning described David Tennant as 'the loveliest, most humble man you can meet.' Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall will be discussing the programme on Foreign Bodies on BBC Radio Four at 1.45pm today. Broadchurch will start broadcasting in Australia on ABC1 at 8.30pm tonight.
Thursday 11th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. EntertainmentWise reports that Chris Chibnall has written the first and last scenes of Broadchurch Series Two! David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 10th July. United receives its second UK television broadcast today when it is screened on BBC Four at 9pm. The Politician's Husband is one of Vulture's 5 Great International Shows That Should Be Streaming.
Wednesday 10th July 2013 Tonight Twenty Twelve won the Best TV Sitcom Award at the Freesat Awards. Unfortunately Tree Fu Tom did not win the Best Children's programme at the Freesat Awards tonight. Instead The Dumping Ground won. Broadchurch won the Best British TV Programme Or Series Award at the Freesat Awards tonight! The David Tennant Daily Photo. In a different article WAToday describe Broadchurch as 'one of the best shows of its type this year.' Broadchurch is WAToday's Show Of The Week. Its review includes the comment 'excellent acting and production values.' David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 9th July. Broadchurch is a TV Pick by Perth Now. The preview includes 'nice and moody and involving. A good one for Friday night.' Freesat Awards are announced today. Broadchurch, Twenty Twelve and Tree Fu Tom are all nominated for different awards.
Tuesday 9th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. Broadchurch is comfortably winning CultBoxTV 2013's new TV shows people are most looking forward to returning. It currently has 50% of the vote! David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 8th July. Today Watch start a new repeat of Series Two of David Tennant's episodes of Doctor Who.
Monday 8th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. Olivia Colman CONFIRMS to Digital Spy that she WILL be in Series Two of Broadchurch. However there is no news regarding whether David Tennant will be in it or not. Russell T Davies considered doing a live episode of Doctor Who according to Mark Gatiss in an interview in Radio Times. Fans have been asked to contribute items to a new Doctor Who exhibition in Bradford. Gympie Times (in Australia) describe Broadchurch as a 'must-watch new crime drama.' Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall will be discussing the programme on Foreign Bodies on BBC Radio Four on Friday at 1.45pm. The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 7th July. Tickets go on sale today for the official Doctor Who fan convention in November in London. However David Tennant has NOT been announced as attending. Today David Tennant starts week 4 (of 7) of filming What We Did On Our Holiday.
Sunday 7th July 2013
Olivia Colman describes David Tennant as 'An angel and absolute sweetheart' in an interview in The Guardian.
From today Tree Fu Tom will be shown on NBC in the US. The David Tennant Daily Photo. Australian Daily Telegraph has an interview with Simone McAullay about Broadchurch. She uses the phrase 'David and Olivia are so well-known in the UK people would watch David read the phone book.' Watch will start showing a new repeat of Series Two of David Tennant's episodes of Doctor Who from Tuesday 9th July. Regular Broadchurch Walking Tours start today in West Bay. Details are at the Literary Lyme website and our review of the walk is here. Australia's leading TV blog says Broadchurch 'ticks all the boxes' in its 4.5 star preview. The TV editor of The Australian has selected Broadchurch as his Pick Of The Week. The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 6th July. David Tennant Quiz #143 (hosted by @DTQuiz) is at 6pm today and is Complete This Line From Doctor Who.
Saturday 6th July 2013 Broadchurch is Sydney Morning Herald's Critic's Choice. Amazon.com (in the US) states the DVD Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited 5 - 8 is delayed from 17th September to Tuesday 1st October. David Tennant is interviewed at least for the Fifth Doctor episode. Page 4 of The Times today has a photo of David Tennant as Casanova in an article (which is behind the paywall) called Raised Voices about librarians. Kasterborous reports that BBC Radio Two will broadcast a 90 minute documentary programme about Doctor Who called Who Is The Doctor on Thursday 21st November. David Tennant is on the cover of the current issue of Doctor Who Adventures Magazine (issue 324). The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Friday 5th July.
Friday 5th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo.
The Broadchurch Blu-ray will have Deleted Scenes and Audio Commentaries as extras. The Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode will be the final BBC programme in 3D for three years. Daily Mail reports that Broadchurch is listed as the fifth Most Memorable Moment In British TV Drama. The Sun reports that David Tennant regenerating into Matt Smith has been named the 6th Most Memorable Moment In British TV Drama. The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Thursday 4th July.
Thursday 4th July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo.
Blogtor has a SPOILER about John Hurt's character in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode. Christian O'Connell speaks about how David was "grooming" him on Tuesday's podcast (from 46:40). The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 3rd July.
Wednesday 3rd July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. David Tennant is mentioned a couple of times in an interview with Bernard Cribbins in Big Issue. The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 2nd July.
Tuesday 2nd July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. Amazon.com (in the US) have the DVD Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited 5 - 8 available for pre-order. Its release date is 17th September and David Tennant is interviewed at least for the Fifth Doctor episode. Metro has an article titled 'Matt Smith and David Tennant set for TV Choice Awards showdown' as they are both in the final four for the Best Actor Award.
It is now 100 days until David Tennant plays his first performance of Richard II! We started our daily countdown at 280 days. Daily Record has an article about David Tennant writing the sleeve notes for The Proclaimers new album. Voting link for the TVChoice Awards. It opened at 7am today.
Digital Spy reports that David Tennant has been voted into the TV Choice Awards shortlist for Best Actor. Also Broadchurch is in the Best New Drama category and Olivia Colman (for Broadchurch) is in the Best Actress finals. The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 1st July.
Monday 1st July 2013 The David Tennant Daily Photo. What We Did On Our Holiday is mentioned a couple of times in an article in Daily Record about filming locations in Glasgow and the surrounding area. Today David Tennant starts week 3 (of 7) of filming What We Did On Our Holiday. The David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 30th June.
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