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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode
David Tennant appeared in the special Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode which was broadcast on Saturday 23rd November 2013, 50 years to the day since the first episode was broadcast. It aired from 7.50pm until 9.05pm.

David Tennant reprised his role of the Tenth Doctor and the episode was called The Day Of The Doctor.

Also appearing in the episode were Billie Piper, Matt Smith. Jenna-Louise Coleman and John Hurt.

The episode was filmed in 3D during April in Wales and London.

David Tennant stars in Richard II for the RSC
David Tennant recently starred in The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Richard II in Stratford-Upon-Avon from 10th October until 16th November.

The production transfers to The Barbican in London from 9th December until 25th January 2014.

The performance on Wednesday 13th November was broadcast in cinemas around the world and it will be released on DVD in February.

Broadchurch
David Tennant played DI Alec Hardy in this drama which examined what happened to a small community when it suddenly became the focus of a major event and was subjected to the full glare of the media spotlight.

Broadchurch is an 8 part series which started broadcast in the UK on Monday 4th March on ITV and each week received over 9 million viewers, as well as great reviews from fans and critics alike.

It has now also been televised in the US, Australia, Canada, Russia, Argentina, Sweden and Brazil, with broadcast scheduled for Germany and France.

A second series will be filmed next year but it hasn't been announced whether David Tennant will be in it yet.

However David will appear in the US remake which starts filming in January 2014. It will be called Gracepoint and will broadcast in late 2014 or early 2015.

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Jo Whiley spends An Evening In With David Tennant
On Monday 25th November BBC Two broadcast the pre-recorded programme Jo Whiley - An Evening In With David Tennant.

The programme lasted for two hours and Jo played a selection of tracks chosen by David as well as talking to him about Doctor Who, Richard II and various aspects of his career.

This link has MP3s of the interview.

David Tennant appears in Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode
On Saturday 23rd November David Tennant reprised his role as the Tenth Doctor to appear in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode called The Day Of The Doctor.

This episode was screened in over 80 countries at exactly the same time and in cinemas in 3D around the world to an estimated global audience of 100 million people!

The episode was 75 minutes in length and aired 50 years to the day since the first episode of Doctor Who in 1963.

Also in The Day Of The Doctor were Matt Smith, John Hurt, Jenna Colman and Billie Piper.

David Tennant on The Graham Norton Show
On Friday 22nd November David Tennant and Matt Smith were interviewed on The Graham Norton Show on BBC One at 10.35pm.

This appearance was to promote the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode The Day Of The Doctor which airs on Saturday 23rd.

Also on The Graham Norton Show were Robbie Williams, Emma Thompson and Jimmy Carr.

This light-hearted interview was recorded on Thursday 21st.

David Tennant interview on Channel Four News
On Sunday 17th November David Tennant presented Richard Wilson with an Outstanding Contribution to Television and Film at BAFTA Scotland in Glasgow.

David Tennant's speech has been posted online plus some photos of him at the event.

The section below lists all of the most recent news about David Tennant, as well as whenever he is mentioned on the internet and in the media.

David Tennant's Diary Dates

This section looks at the upcoming David Tennant related events in the near future:

Thurs 5 Dec - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again audiobook (read by David Tennant) is released in UK.
Thurs 5 Dec - Richard II tech rehearsals start at The Barbican in London.

Fri 6 Dec - Watch starts a new repeat of Series Three of Doctor Who.
Mon 9 Dec - 4-disc 50th Anniversary Collection of Doctor Who music released.
Mon 9 Dec - David Tennant opens in Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London. This is the 41st performance and starts at 7.15pm.
Tues 10 Dec - The Day Of The Doctor is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US.
Tues 10 Dec - David Tennant plays the 42nd performance of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London. It starts at 7.15pm.
Wed 11 Dec - Greg Doran does the Directors Talk at 5.15pm for Richard II at The Barbican in London.
Wed 11 Dec - David Tennant plays the 43rd performance of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 7.15pm.
Tues 10 Dec - The How To Train Your Dragon series of audiobooks (read by David Tennant) are released on CD in US.
Thurs 12 Dec - David Tennant plays the Press Night (and 44th performance) of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 7pm.
Fri 13 Dec - Richard II Backstage Tours of The Barbican start.
Fri 13 Dec - David Tennant plays the 45th performance of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 7.15pm.
Sat 14 Dec - David Tennant plays the 46th performance (a matinee) of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 2pm.
Sat 14 Dec - David Tennant plays the 47th performance of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 7.15pm.
Mon 16 Dec - David Tennant plays the 48th performance of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 7.15pm.
Tues 17 Dec - David Tennant plays the 49th performance of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 7.15pm.
Wed 18 Dec - David Tennant plays the 50th performance of Richard II for The RSC at The Barbican in London at 7.15pm.

Each day we also tweet all of David's appearances on television (including repeats) in both the UK and the US.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today
DavidTennantOnTwitter.com posts each day a David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The Treat can be anything David Tennant related from a photo to a video to a radio interview to just a sweet story about him.

Link for the latest David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

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Thursday 5th December 2013
A (new to us!) video of David Tennant talking about Christmas, school memories, improvisation etc at last year's Nativity 2 premiere has been posted to YouTube.

Today Richard II tech rehearsals start at The Barbican in London.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again audiobook (read by David Tennant) is released in the UK today.

David Tennant Daily News Digest for Wednesday 4th December 2013.

Wednesday 4th December 2013
The Washington Times chooses its Top Ten Doctor Who episodes (including several with David Tennant).

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The Telegraph asks if this is a Golden Age For Shakespeare (including David Tennant in Richard II)?

David Tennant will star in the second series of Richard Wilson's radio comedy Believe It!
It starts at 11.30am on Wednesday 11th December on BBC Radio Four.

Earthflight will be repeated between Christmas and New Year on BBC Two starting on Boxing Day.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Today Jake Mann confirmed that tech rehearsals for Richard II start tomorrow in The Barbican.

There is currently an auction on eBay for a card created by David Tennant in aid of the MS charity.
It is currently at �10 after two bids and it ends on 14th December.
A photo of the drawing and authentication has been posted to Twitter.

Richard II has become the third alternative content to take more than �1 million at the UK box office. The other two are Behind The Audience and The Day Of The Doctor (also starring David!).

The Day Of The Doctor is released in Australia today:
DVD link
Blu-ray link

The theme of the Absolute Radio panto on 20th December will be ZombieClaus! They describe it as Zombies + Santa Claus = ZombieClaus.

Deadline reports that Kevin Rankin (from Breaking Bad) will play vicar Paul Coates and Virginia Kull (from The Following) has been cast as Beth in the US Broadchurch remake, Gracepoint.

David Tennant Daily News Digest for Tuesday 3rd December 2013.

Tuesday 3rd December 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

Richard II is Time Out's Show Of The Week. A photo of the article has been posted to Twitter.

Dolphins Spy In The Pod will premiere on Thursday 2nd January at 8pm on BBC One.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Doctor Who BBC website has a The Day Of The Doctor fun quiz.

BroadwayWorldUK has an interview with Jane Lapotaire about Richard II.

Doctor Who News reports that The Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff has now opened its The Day Of The Doctor exhibit.

The Telegraph chooses Doctor Who Complete Box-Set Series 1 - 7 as one of its top Christmas TV box-sets.

Today Absolute Radio announced that Shane Richie will join David Tennant in this year's Breakfast Show Pantomime on 20th December.

TVShowsOnDVD has the details of the extras on the US version of The Day Of The Doctor DVD and Blu-ray which is released next Tuesday.

David Tennant Daily News Digest for Monday 2nd December 2013.

Monday 2nd December 2013
David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

Olivia Colman has been nominated for the Actress in Series Drama Award at the International Press Academy Awards for her role in Broadchurch for when it was screened on BBC America. The winners will be announced in January.

The Guardian reports that The Day Of The Doctor generated a record of nearly 1.3 million iPlayer requests in the 24 hours after broadcast which eclipses the previous high of the Olympics opening ceremony.

WhovianNet has the details about a 4-disc 50th Anniversary Collection of Doctor Who music which will be released on Monday 9th December.

Kasterborus has the details about Doctor Who: The Ultimate Limited Edition Collector�s Box. It consists of 11 CDs (one for each Doctor).

Background facts about The Day Of The Doctor are behind today's door on the BBC Doctor Who advent calendar.

Broadcast Now (behind a paywall) reports that The Day Of The Doctor was the most watched drama of 2013 so far and is the second most watched programme of the year.

Richard II Backstage Tours of The Barbican start on Friday 13th December.

Absolute Radio have posted an audio clip from when it was announced that David Tennant would be the star of this years Breakfast Panto. The clip includes an amusing phone call from David!

David Tennant will star in the Absolute Radio pantomime again this year with Christian O'Connell. The pantomime is on Friday 20th December amd will be at the Soho Theatre in London in front of an invited audience.

Before each performance and during the interval of Richard II at the The Barbican there will be a Costume Craft exhibition for people watching the play.
The exhibition will show how a costume is made and maintained by the RSC�s Costume Department, from first fitting to final performance and is drawn from the RSC�s In Stitches exhibition in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Entrance is via Theatre Upper Circle Left doors, next to Advance Box Office.

The Day Of The Doctor is released in the UK today:
DVD link
Blu-ray link

David Tennant Daily News Digest for Sunday 1st December 2013.

Sunday 1st December 2013
David Tennant narrating Dolphins Spy In The Pod is one of Radio Times Christmas highlights.

The David Tennant Daily Photo.

The new David Tennant photo from Richard II in the new exhibition of Simon Annand's The Half has been posted to Twitter.

David Tennant Treat 4 Today.

The final rating for The Day Of The Doctor in the UK was that it was watched by 12.8 million (not including repeats or online). This made it the number one television show of the week.
The Day Of The Doctor is also the second most watched television show in the UK in 2013 so far (not including repeats).
The Day Of The Doctor was the most watched episode of Matt Smith's era of Doctor Who.
Doctor Who News has more info about The Day Of The Doctor ratings including the fact that it was the most accessed programme for November on iPlayer.

Watch starts a new repeat of Series Three of Doctor Who on Friday 6th December.

BBC website has an article about Simon Annand's The Half exhibition. (However the photo of David Tennant is from The Rivals not the new Richard II picture.)

As well as worldwide figures previously reported Express reports that The Day Of The Doctor also took �200,000 in Germany. (Be warned that the article contains SPOILERS for the Christmas Day episode.)

US TV Guide has a four-page Doctor Who spread.

The Day Of The Doctor is available to download from iTunes from today - UK (�4.99) and US ($7.99) links.

David Tennant Daily News Digest for Saturday 30th November 2013.

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