Tennant to be at script auction

Monday, 26 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

David Tennant will be at the auction of his signed script from The Satan Pit at John Nicholson Auctioneers this coming Wednesday.

As earlier reported by Outpost, the script has been signed by Tennant, Billie Piper and Russell T Davies.

It was given by Tennant to Arabella Weir, who played the Doctor in the Big Finish audio Exile, and will be sold by her in aid of a parent-teacher association of a primary school supported by Tennant, who is godfather to her son.

The fine art and collectables auction will take place at the auction rooms in Midhurst Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, Surrey and will be filmed for the ITV show Dickinson's Real Deal.

There is a reserve price of 1,000 pounds on this item, although the auctioneers expect it to go for between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds.

No ticket is necessary to go along to the event.

The full details of the lot going under the hammer are given below, and are as stated by the auctioneers.
LOT 401A. A DR WHO SCRIPT which was used in the last series with DAVID TENNANT as the Doctor, for DOCTOR WHO II, Episode 9. THE SATAN PIT, 4th Draft by MATT JONES, 4th Feb. 2006. The script was given to her by David Tennant as he is a close friend and godfather to Arabella's son. The script comprises 56 pages.

The script is the only one of its kind in the world. To prevent story leaks to the press each script is printed with name of the cast member at the top of each script. In this instance the script belonged to the leading role David Tennant. It is signed by David Tennant, Billie Piper and Russell T. Davis [sic].

3000-5000 pounds.




FILTER: - Special Events - David Tennant

Tennant Interview in Living Scotsman

Sunday, 25 March 2007 - Reported by R Alan Siler

Living Scotsman is currently featuring an interview with native son David Tennant on the eve of the debut of Series Three of Doctor Who. The interview, entitled "The Doctor Will See You Now", takes a look at David's career thusfar, from announcing to his parents at the age of three that he wanted to be an actor and play the Doctor, to projects that he's working on now during breaks from Who.

He makes mention of his first appearance in Doctor Who, in Big Finish's Colditz: "I got to play a Nazi-ish character and Sylvester McCoy was the Doctor. Sylvester McCoy was a bit after my time, to be honest, but he's still a god among men because he's played the Doctor. I played it quite cool, though. I don't think they knew quite how overexcited I was."

To read the entire article, please visit the Living Scotsman online.




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Tennant on Dead Ringers

Saturday, 24 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

David Tennant will be appearing in the last episode of the current series of Dead Ringers on BBC2.

He will not be in it as the Doctor but will be doing 'an impression', say sources.

The show - well-known for Jon Culshaw's take on Tom Baker's Doctor, plus its Doctor Whoand Torchwood skits - will go out on Thursday, March 29 at 9.30pm.




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Tennant 'in full fourth series'

Friday, 23 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

David Tennant has signed a one million pound deal to appear in the entire fourth series ofDoctor Who, according to the Daily Mirror today.

The newspaper says: "Despite false reports suggesting the 35-year-old would bow out halfway through next year's run, insiders have revealed he will film the full 13 episodes."

According to a source: "To be honest, David was never going anywhere. He loves to create an air of mystery about his role in Doctor Who, and when he might leave, so he's happy for people to speculate about his departure.

"But the truth is he's finished filming the third series and he's signed a contract to appear in the whole of the next series. That will see him filming throughout 2008. It's brilliant for the show and the fans."

NB: The Mirror story contains a minor spoiler.




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Tennant Addresses Multi-Doctor Stories

Friday, 23 March 2007 - Reported by R Alan Siler

In today's edition of Digital SpyDavid Tennant talks about the possibilities of doing a multi-Doctor story in the New Series. "Sure...it's a lovely idea, [but] I just don't know about the practicalities of it, really. It's one of those shows and because it goes on for a long time it has this history."

The article gives a rundown of past stories in which a current Doctor meets up with past incarnations.

Go here to read the complete article.




FILTER: - David Tennant

World Water Day

Wednesday, 21 March 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Wednesday 22nd March is World Water Day. The project is supported by the charityLove One, which has David Tennant as one of its ambassadors.

The charity sells bottled water in stores, and spends the profits to aid some of the one billion people in the world who don't have access to clean water.

The charity's website features a video starring Tennant.




FILTER: - David Tennant

Script up for auction

Monday, 19 March 2007 - Reported by Marcus
David Tennant's script from the Series Two episode The Satan Pit is being auctioned for charity on Wednesday 28th March.

The script has been signed by Tennant, Billie Piper and Russell T Davies, and all proceeds will go to the PTA of a primary school supported by Tennant.

The auction will take place at the John Nicholson Auction Rooms in Surrey.

There is a reserve price of 1,000 pounds on this item. The lot number is 421.

Contact

John Nicholson Auctioneers
The Auction Rooms,
Longfield
Midhurst Road
Fernhurst
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 3HA

E-mail: sales@johnnicholsons.com




FILTER: - David Tennant - Series 2/28

Tennant and Tate together again

Tuesday, 6 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive

David Tennant is reuniting with The Runaway Bride co-star Catherine Tate for Comic Relief but probably not as the Doctor.

The BBC press office says Tate has teamed up with Tennant and Lenny Henry plus other surprise guests for some new sketches.

Red Nose Day 2007 - on Friday, March 16 - will also see Simon Pegg (The Long Game),Davina McCall (Bad Wolf), Trinny Woodall (Bad Wolf), Maureen Lipman (The Idiot's Lantern) and Peter Kay (Love and Monsters) involved in the fund-raising drive to help vulnerable people in the UK and Africa.

It is being screened on BBC1 from 7pm to approximately 3.05am on Saturday, with a 35-minute break for the news at 10pm.




FILTER: - People - Special Events - Catherine Tate - David Tennant

Tennant interview on Sci-Fi

Tuesday, 6 March 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive
March 6, 2007 • Posted By Brigadier Bill
The US Sci-Fi Channel website has a brief interview with David Tennant where he talks about the pressure he felt taking over the role and changing companions and actresses.

There is a reference to the Doctor's upcoming encounter with Shakespeare but there are no spoilers.




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Recovery ratings

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive
The David Tennant/Sarah Parish drama Recovery attracted five million viewers, losing out to ITV1's detective series Lewis, which drew 7.3 million.

Recovery, which aired on BBC1 on Sunday night, had a 20 per cent audience share. It scored an Appreciation Index figure of 86 and was the most enjoyed programme on Sunday night.

Over on Channel 4, Bridget Jones's Diary was watched by three million people, while Five netted more than one million for the film Point Break and 2.3m for the second instalment of The Conspiracy Files, focusing on the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly.




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