Monday Press Update

David Tennant will be interviewed on BBC Radio 4's 'Front Row' programme on Thursday 8 December; it will either feature in the same day's programme, or the one on the following Monday (12th). Front Row is on Radio 4 at 19:15 - 19:45.

Sunday's Mirror noted that "It clearly takes a while to get the hang of piloting the Tardis. But a regenerated Dr Who still looks a bit embarrassed in the flying police box after his crash-bang-wallop landing on Earth. David Tennant makes his Time Lord debut in the Christmas Day special of BBC''s sci-fi series. It could have gone smoother, though - because after his out-of-control spiral near the estate home of sidekick Rose (Billie Piper) the dippy Doc collapses muttering: 'Oh, I know! Merry Christmas!' And when he doesn't wake for days, Rose has to go solo to save the world from some sinister Santas." There are thumbnail photos in the issue of the TARDIS crash-landing. (This is the text of the image we posted on the news page yesterday, in fact...)

The Norwich Evening News says that shoppers "have been fighting tooth and nail to get their hands on this year's must-have Christmas gifts." Says a merchant in the article, "Anything related to Dr Who has been really big this year, especially the remote control Daleks. We sold out but we have just had a new delivery of them and we are putting them on the shelves today and tomorrow." The Daily Express today also noted that "Christmas toy shoppers could miss out due to a shortage of daleks. Customers have been snapping up the radio-controlled Dr Who models as soon as they hit stores, with '00,000 of the goldcoloured gadgets already sold. This weekend the £39.99 foot-high toy was out of stock at nearly all major outlets and profiteers were selling them on internet auction site eBay."

An article in today's Telegraph reports on the boom in 'posh pantos' this holiday season, mentioning such notables as Sir Ian McKellen as well as Doctor Who guest stars Christopher Biggins (in Big Finish's "The One Doctor") and Simon Callow (special guest star of last season's episode "The Unquiet Dead").