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(October to December 2011)

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December 2011
The Daily Mail has an article which says that David Tennant is getting married today but Christian O'Connell indicated on Twitter last night that they had wed yesterday and that only their reception party is today. Updated 31/12

The BBC website includes David Tennant's production of Much Ado About Nothing in its theatrical events which made the headlines in 2011. Updated 30/12

The Guardian compares David Tennant's sell-out production of Much Ado About Nothing to the 100 metres at the Olympics. Updated 30/12

Click here for reviews of the first episode of the David Tennant narrated Earthflight. Updated 30/12

According to Digital Spy David Tennant's drama Love Life is one of the "most exciting new TV shows for 2012." Updated 28/12

The Metro says that David Tennant regenerating is a Top 5 Christmas Moment. (He actually regenerated on New Year's Day 2010 and not Christmas Day 2009 as the article stated.) Updated 25/12

Click here for another photo of David Tennant from the DreamWorks photo shoot. DreamWorks did a photo shoot with David Tennant to help promote Fright Night but so far pictures have only appeared in the Toronto Now magazine to accompany an interview with David. Updated 24/12

Click here for a new photo of David Tennant from a DreamWorks shoot. Updated 23/12

The Daily Mail has an article about Arabella Weir talking about Doctor Who and her former lodger David Tennant. Updated 23/12

The Independent says that David Tennant's production of Much Ado About Nothing was probably the hottest ticket of 2011. Updated 23/12

The Galaxy Book Awards were announced today but unfortunately, despite being nominated for AudioBook Of The Year, David Tennant's reading of My Sister Lives On The Mantlepiece did not win. Updated 21/12

The Guardian has an article including a 6 minute MP3 of David Tennant being interviewed about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again. Updated 21/12

The BBC have a news story about the new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang book read by David Tennant. Updated 21/12

TimeOut have exclusive clips from Digital Theatre's download of Much Ado About Nothing with David Tennant & Catherine Tate, plus a discount code which gives 20% off the price of the download. Updated 20/12

A reminder to vote in the Grand Final of the Hello Magazine poll for Most Attractive Man 2011. Click here to vote for David Tennant. David is currently in fourth place. You can vote each 10 minutes per browser. Updated 16/12

The Daily Express has the RUMOUR that David Tennant MAY be in the RUMOURED Doctor Who movie by Harry Potter director David Yates. Updated 17/12

The Grand Final of the Hello Magazine poll for Most Attractive Man 2011 has started. Click here to vote for David Tennant. David is currently in third place. Updated 16/12

The David Tennant narrated Twenty Twelve won the Best Sitcom Award in the 2011 British Comedy Awards tonight. Updated 16/12

The British Comedy Awards are announced live on Channel 4 from 9pm tonight. The David Tennant narrated Twenty Twelve is nominated in two categories plus This Is Jinsy (in which he appeared in the first episode) is also nominated. Updated 16/12

David Tennant is in the GQ's 2012 Best Dressed List. Click here to vote for him. Updated 15/12

David Tennant's school master's costume (a three piece suit, cape, mortar board white shirt, bow tie and boots) from the Doctor Who episodes Human Nature and Family Of Blood sold at the Bonhams auction today for £2,125. (The guide price was only £1,000 to £1,500.) His suit from the two episodes sold for £938. David's costume of the cream and blue striped pyjamas, slippers and brown checked dressing gown sold for £1,125 and his final lot was the overcoat, hat and scarf he wore when throwing the cricket ball plus the red pyjamas for the scene where John Smith was old which sold for £1,250. Updated 15/12

Doctor Who Magazine #442 (which was published today) contains an interview with Arabella Weir where she talks several times about David Tennant. Updated 15/12

The auction for the David Tennant and Catherine Tate signed Much Ado About Nothing script and poster for charity by WestEndLots raised £260 after 17 bids. Updated 15/12

It's the Doctor Who auction at Bonhams today. Lots include David Tennant's costume from the episodes Human Nature and Family Of Blood. Updated 15/12

The auction for the David Tennant and Catherine Tate signed Much Ado About Nothing script and poster for charity by WestEndLots ends at noon today. It is currently £165 after 9 bids. Click here to bid. Updated 15/12

David Tennant is listed as one of Arabella Weir's heros in an article in The Telegraph. Updated 14/12

David Tennant An article on CoventryTelegraph.net about filming in the area includes a new photo of David Tennant from Nativity 2. Updated 14/12

Doctor Who Magazine today tweeted that they are looking for comments about David Tennant's episode New Earth for an item in their January issue. Updated 14/12

STV has an article about David Tennant narrating Shrek: Once Upon A Time. Updated 14/12

In Radio Times' Top 40 Shows Of 2011 (as chosen by critics) United was number 29 with the description "Tennant remained the key reason to watch, as he captured Murphy’s stoicism and grief." Updated 14/12

Sandra Vergara has made some nice comments about David Tennant in Fright Night in an interview on TheHDRoom.com. Updated 14/12

According to an article in The Guardian, Shakespeare was 2011 biggest draw in theatres (they include David Tennant's production of Much Ado About Nothing but have printed a photo of him in Hamlet from 2008). Updated 13/12

Click here to read the Press Release we have received about the download of David Tennant's production of Much Ado About Nothing. Updated 13/12

2 David Tennant productions (Twenty Twelve and This Is Jinsy) were nominated in the British Comedy Awards which were announced tonight. See here for details. Updated 11/12

Chris Hardwick of Nerdist.com made the comment at 5pm today after interviewing David Tennant "David Tennant interview achieved!!! Happy to report that he is as charming and delightful and you'd expect. Excellent chap!!!" Updated 11/12

The Mirror today has an article about the Doctor Who auction on Thursday (which includes David Tennant's costume from the episodes Human Nature and Family Of Blood). Updated 11/12

This week the website SFX have been running their SFX Factor voting competition. It started with 15 contestants on Monday and gradually one or two contestants have been knocked out of each round. SFX suggested that David Tennant's song was 500 Miles and included the video of him singing it with various Doctor Who cast and crew members. Tonight was the final vote and David Tennant came second. James Marsters was the winner. Updated 10/12

David Tennant has been voted #22 on the bizarrely named poll "Top 50 Greatest British Gentlemen Of The Last 100 Years" according to an article in the Daily Mail. Updated 8/12

David Tennant was voted the Best Leading Actor In A Play and his production of Much Ado About Nothing was the Best Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards. See here for more details including the other categories the play won at these awards. Updated 5/12

Rain's Steve Landes revealed that he dressed up as David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor for Halloween in an interview on Broadway.com. Updated 3/12

David Tennant and Simon Pegg are among the guests announced for The Nerdist Christmas Eve TV Special. Updated 2/12

The online version of the Evening Standard has a photo of David Tennant in an article about his What's On Stage Award nomination. Updated 2/12

David Tennant has been nominated for the Best Actor In A Play Award and Much Ado About Nothing has been nominated for the Best Shakespearean Production Award at the What’s On Stage Awards which were announced at lunchtime today. See here for full details and the link to vote. Updated 2/12


November 2011
The eBay auction ended for a pair of David Tennant signed converse shoes donated by CanvasWarriors (with money raised for Accord Hospice) with a winning bid of £895 after 44 bids. Updated 30/11

Today is also the final day to vote for both David Tennant and Much Ado About Nothing in the BroadwayWorld.com Awards. Click here to vote. Updated 30/11

BleedingCool have a new article about the making of Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (with a new photo of Charles Darwin, the character voiced by David Tennant). Updated 30/11

Headway Essex have a new tote bag with a photo of David's face on it to raise money for the charity. See here for more details and a photo. Updated 30/11

The eBay auction ends today for a pair of David Tennant signed converse shoes donated by CanvasWarriors which are raising money for Accord Hospice. The highest bid is currently £650. Updated 30/11

It's the final chance today to nominate David Tennant in the What's On Stage Awards for Much Ado About Nothing. Click here to nominate. Updated 30/11

An article in the Coventry Telegraph has an article about the choir used in the movie Nativity 2. Updated 27/11

The industry website 4RFV states that David Tennant's movie Nativity 2 is nearing the end of its 6 week shoot (although they appear to have been filming for 7 weeks), plus it has the production company details as well as the story outline. Updated 25/11

In an article by the Press Association today Kaya Scodelario revealed that David Tennant was nervous before acting in his improvisation drama Love Life. Click here to read it but, as Press Association articles are removed after a while, the relevant part is "The 19-year-old, who has had no formal acting training, found the improvisation tough. 'Not one word was written down on paper. It's terrifying, until you find a natural rhythm,' she admitted. 'Everybody was nervous about it, so I wasn't the only one. I think David Tennant had a panic attack before his first day because he didn't know what to say!'" Updated 24/11

There are only 5 days remaining to nominate David Tennant in the What's On Stage Awards. Click here to nominate. Updated 24/11

Click here to read David Tennant's bio (which uses the expression "his captivating brown eyes") and photo at the Scottish Portrait Gallery. It opens on 1st December. Updated 24/11

A reminder that the Piggy Bank Kids competition (which David Tennant, Sarah Brown and others are judging) ends tomorrow. Updated 24/11

Click here for a glimpse of David Tennant's photo at the Scottish Portrait Gallery exhibtion called Hot Scots which opens on 1st December. Updated 23/11

David Tennant is mentioned a couple of times in the Radio Times 48 facts About Doctor Who to celebrate the 48th anniversary today. Updated 23/11

Joe Tidy, an interviewer on Newsround, interviewed David Tennant on the set of Nativity 2 today. Click here for a photo. He said that the main interview will be aired when the movie is released (around this time next year) but David also did a brief Christmas message for this year. Updated 23/11

According to a fun poll by SFX, David Tennant is the actor chosen by fans to play The Doctor in The Ultimate Doctor Who Episode. Updated 23/11

David Tennant's drama United United has been nominated for Best Single Drama in the Broadcast Awards. Also David Tennant was involved in The Itch Of The Golden Nit which has been nominated in the Children's Award in the Broadcast Awards. The winners will be announced on 2nd February. Updated 23/11

This time yesterday the Canvas Warriors auction on eBay for a pair of Converse shoes which have been signed by David Tennant (with proceeds to the ACCORD Hospice) was £72 and today it is £540! Updated 22/11

In a new interview with Sophie Aldred on the website Planet Gallifrey she said that her and David Tennant's animated story Tree Fu Tom will air on CBeebies in March 2012 and they have already recorded some promotion for it. Updated 21/11

Canvas Warriors currently are running an auction on eBay for a pair of Converse shoes which have been signed by David Tennant. Proceeds will go to ACCORD Hospice. The bid is currently £72 and the auction ends on 30/11. Updated 21/11

According to an article in News & Star the football club Carlisle United consider a move in part due to David Tennant's drama United. Updated 21/11

The Mirror says Bradley Cooper has been voted 'Sexiest Man Alive' but some people think it should be David Tennant. Updated 17/11

Click here to view the photo of David Tennant which will be at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery from 1st December 2011 until 1st April 2012. Updated 17/11

Today David Tennant co-hosts the Children In Need Rocks Manchester concert which is broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD. See here for details. Updated 17/11

HeyUGuys.co.uk have a new American trailer for The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (the UK title) in which David Tennant voices Charles Darwin. Updated 16/11

David Tennant is in a new photographic exhibition at the reopened Scottish National Portrait Gallery. See here for details. Updated 16/11

The Guardian has an article about a new ebook called Who's Who? The Resurrection Of The Doctor which includes an interview with David Tennant. Updated 15/11
The Scottish Sun has a larger version of the photo of David Tennant holding a baby on the Nativity 2 set. Updated 15/11

WalesOnline have posted some new photos of David Tennant filming Nativity 2 in Wales. Updated 14/11

David Tennant is currently leading the Best Leading Actor In A Play poll on BroadwayWorld. Updated 14/11

Click here for the pre-order link of the DVD of Earth Flight which is a nature documentary by the BBC which has not been broadcast yet. It is narrated by David Tennant and the DVD is released on 5th March 2012. Click here for the 2009 press release about the series. Updated 14/11

David Tennant's drama United is top of the CultBoxTV poll for Best One-Off Drama of 2011. Updated 14/11

CountyTimes have an article (incuding a new photo) about David Tennant filming for Nativity 2 in Wales last week. Updated 11/11

David Tennant currently has 107 votes compared to Simon Russell Beale with 11 in The Arts Desk's poll asking "Who is your favourite 21st-century Hamlet?" Click here to vote. Updated 11/11

David Tennant is currently in the lead in The Arts Desk's poll asking "Who is your favourite 21st-century Hamlet?" Click here to vote. Updated 10/11

The Express and Star have posted a sweet photo of David Tennant with one of his child co-stars of Nativity 2. Updated 10/11

The Independent lists David Tennant's portrayal of Hamlet as one of the 'Great Danes.' Updated 10/11

David Tennant's drama United is now second in the CultBoxTV poll for Best One-Off Drama of 2011. Updated 9/11

The Border Counties Advertiser has more info at the end of this article about David Tennant filming in Llanrhaeadr last week. Updated 9/11

David Tennant is on the judging panel for Sarah Brown's charity Piggy Bank Kids for their competition to make a Piggy Bank. See here for details. Updated 9/11

CultBoxTV are running a poll for the Best One-Off Drama of 2011 which includes David Tennant's drama United. Updated 9/11

The BBC have announced that David Tennant will read more vampire stories in the radio programme Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio Four between Monday 28th November and Friday 2nd December. They will be broadcast each day from 10.45pm until 11pm. Updated 8/11

The auction for the David Tennant and Catherine Tate signed Much Ado About Nothing script and poster for charity by WestEndLots is now at £155 after 7 bids. Click here to bid. It ends on 15th December. Updated 8/11

You can nominate David Tennant as the 'Top Scot' in The Spirit of Scotland Awards at this link. Updated 7/11

The County Times has an article (with a photo) about David Tennant filming Nativity 2 this past week. Updated 5/11

Unfortunately David Tennant's reading of My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece didn't win the Audiobook Award at the Galaxy Book Awards tonight. Updated 4/11

David Tennant has endorsed UK Kindness Day (13th November) according to an article on ThisIsNorthumberland.com. (It subsequently became obvious that David did not endorse UK Kindness Day and it was just a way that the website attempted to get some free publicity.) Updated 4/11

The Oswestry Chronicle has another report about David Tennant filming Nativity 2 this past week. Updated 4/11

The Galaxy Book Awards are announced at a ceremony tonight. David Tennant has been nominated for Audiobook Of The Year Award for My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece. Updated 4/11

The Border Counties Advertiser reports on David Tennant filming Nativity 2 in the Llanrhaeadr and Lake Vyrnwy areas. Updated 3/11

BBC Radio Jersey are holding an auction for tickets to see David Tennant co-hosting the Children In Need concert on 17th November. Updated 3/11

You can nominate David Tennant and his production of Much Ado About Nothing for awards at the What's On Stage Awards. Click here to nominate but remember to type that it is the Wyndham version you are nominating. Updated 2/11

It must be a slow news day as even The Sun has the 'news' about the David Tennant I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) video. Updated 1/11

The Shropshire News has posted two new photos of David Tennant from filming Nativity 2 yesterday. Updated 1/11


October 2011
A Sunday Herald article about Ecosse Films says that David Tennant's film Decoy Bride will be released next year. Updated 30/10

DreadCentral have released a clip from the Fright Night DVD extras online with a brief appearance by David Tennant. Updated 29/10

Variety report that David Tennant will be playing twins in the movie Nativity 2. Updated 28/10

We now have over 60,000 David Tennant fans following the account David_Tennant on Twitter! Updated 28/10

The Stage reports that London's West End had a 5.6% increase for the 3rd quarter (July to September) compared to 2010 which is in part due to David Tennant's hugely successful Much Ado About Nothing production. Updated 27/10

Page 4 of The Stage magazine this week has a photo of David Tennant on it in regards to the new BBC Radio Drama Awards. Updated 27/10

The 2 Minute Silence video (which included an appearance by David Tennant) won at the PRWeek Awards. Updated 26/10

The BBC website has an article (including a picture of the cover) about the forthcoming Elisabeth Sladen autobiography. (David Tennant contributed the foreword.) Updated 26/10

The AirLockAlpha article (which we linked to on Saturday as it incorrectly stated that David had moved to America) has been changed to "David Tennant moved his focus to the US." Updated 25/10

The BBC has launched new audio drama awards. Click here to read the BBC press release with a quote by David Tennant. David's quote is "The quality of our radio drama is one of the things that makes me proud to be British. Acting on the radio is challenging, inspiring, delicate and always a privilege. Radio drama is often overlooked and undervalued next to its showier younger siblings on the television and in the cinema, and yet it is on the wireless that so many important and brilliant talents have been discovered and nurtured. I am delighted radio drama is being celebrated in this way, it's about time." Updated 24/10

Article on AirLockAlpha INCORRECTLY states that David Tennant moved to the US. Updated 22/10

Click here, here and here for scans of David Tennant's Doctor Who Magazine interview about Elisabeth Sladen. Updated 20/10

Doctor Who Magazine #440 (with the David Tennant tribute to Elisabeth Sladen) is published today. Updated 20/10

Unfortunately David Tennant's production of Much Ado About Nothing was omitted from the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards longlist of nominations. Updated 19/10

Click here for details of Doctor Who Magazine #440 (with the David Tennant tribute to Elisabeth Sladen) which is published tomorrow. Updated 19/10

The Coventry Telegraph has more details about David Tennant's movie Nativity 2. They say that it will film for 6-7 weeks in Coventry and Wales. Updated 19/10

The Film Catalogue has posted that the full title of David Tennant's movie will be Nativity 2 The Second Coming. Click here to read more cast names and a synopsis of the movie. Updated 18/10

An article in The Telegraph claims that David Tennant's movie LA Without A Map has only just been released on DVD (which is not correct). Updated 18/10

There's a fun article in the Express today which includes the phrase "King of Scotland David Tennant." Updated 16/10

A strapline in The Independent today about David is "You can’t beat a bit of Tennant…" It is about him attending the Backbeat party on Monday evening. Updated 12/10

The Express has an article about David Tennant attending the Backbeat party on Monday evening. Updated 11/10

Click here for confirmation, info and the broadcast dates for the BBC Radio 4 drama Stevenson in Love starring David Tennant. Updated 11/10

David Tennant has written the foreword for Elisabeth Sladen's autobiography. It can be pre-ordered at this link. Updated 7/10

Click here for the three winners of the competition to win a copy of the book 'David Tennant 2009 and 2010'. Nearly 1,000 people entered the competition! Updated 7/10

The three winners of the competition to win a copy of the book 'David Tennant 2009 and 2010' will be announced at 8am today. Updated 7/10

The competition to win a copy of the book 'David Tennant 2009 and 2010' is now closed. Winners will be announced at 8am tomorrow. Updated 6/10

One letter in The Stage magazine today about Doctor Who Confidential being axed describes "The David Tennant episode" as they call it as "Enjoyable and inspiring." Updated 6/10

David Tennant has been nominated as Best Leading Actor (for Much Ado About Nothing) in the BroadwayWorld UK Awards. Click here for details and to vote. Updated 5/10

Chortle.co.uk has more info on the Laurence Clark documentary which David Tennant has narrated. It will airs in 2012. Updated 5/10

We have a competition to give away copies of the charity book David Tennant 2009 and 2010. Click here for details. The competition is open until Thursday evening at 8pm. Updated 2/10


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