This year’s BBC Children in Need is to feature an exclusive preview of the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special.
The clip, from The End Of Time: Part One, is never-seen-before footage and will keep fans all over the globe wondering what’s in store for the Doctor as David Tennant departs and Matt Smith becomes the 11th Doctor.
David Tennant has signed on to host a Doctor Who themed Christmas special of Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
The Sun reports that the outgoing Doctor will present the show on December 16th with guests including Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins.
David Tennant has admitted that he is jealous of Matt Smith, who is just beginning his Doctor Who journey.
Tennant recently filmed his last scenes as The Doctor and Matt Smith has already began filming for the new series of the BBC sci-fi show.
Tennant told BBC Newsbeat: “I’m really excited for him but I remember how exciting it was starting out on this kind of a journey – and nervewracking and a bit overwhelming but just such a kick.
As previously mentioned, we were at the Doctor Who: Water Of Mars press screening today. The question and answer session afterwards was enthralling, but for us, one of the most interesting facts to emerge was that David Tennant’s last line as Doctor Who wasn’t actually for the main show. His last scenes were in fact, filmed as part of a Sarah Jane Adventures special.
David told reporters:
“My last day was actually on The Sarah Jane Adventures which is on this afternoon. The last line I said as the Doctor is halfway through the episode tonight: ‘You two – with me. Spit spot!’ They were the last words I uttered in the suit!”
Yes I know that we’ve already told you that we went to the Doctor Who Water Of Mars press screening today. We don’t meant to go on (and on and on) about it, but can we just say that you are in for a fantastic treat in two weeks time. After the screening there was a quick Q&A session with the press, read what David Tennant and Russell T Davies had to say below:
How does this special compare to the others?
David: “It tells a different sort of story, I think, and it’s a long time into the episode before The Doctor takes control. That’s what’s unnerving about it, it’s not the standard structure. We expect The Doctor to take control earlier, we expect The Doctor to know how he’s going to do it and how he’s going to win through and he doesn’t. Even though he wins in the end it’s a bitter sweet victory. People die.”
Doctor Who will return to BBC One on November 15 with The Waters of Mars.
David Tennant returns as the Doctor in The Waters of Mars, the second of four Doctor Who specials being screened on BBC One this year. He is joined by his cleverest and most strong-minded companion yet, Adelaide Brooke, played by acclaimed British actress Lindsay Duncan.
Doctor Who’s The Water Of Mars airs in the UK in just two weeks times and in just under two months, David Tennant will hand the Doctor Who reigns over to young Matt Smith. In the his final three TV specials, Tennant has confirmed that we can look forward to seeing some familiar faces and old companions.
At the press screening of Water Of Mars today David told reporters:
So Unreality TV will be amongst the lucky members of the press, at tomorrow’s Doctor Who: The Water Of Mars advance screening.
No, we aren’t just telling you to make you jealous, we actually need some inspiration. After the screening there will be a question and answer session with the cast and in case we get so excited at the prospect of being that close to the gorgeous David Tennant that we lose all rational thought, we’d like to have a few intelligent and probing questions written down as fallbacks.
Russell T Davies has warned that David Tennant’s final scenes on the show will move fans to tears.
Russell told BBC Breakfast on Thursday: “At Christmas… I warn you now get your Kleenex out and your tissues.”
He continued: “We finished the episode yesterday and we were crying our eyes out. It’s very lovely, powerful stuff, it’s David Tennant at his absolute finest.”
Madonna is reportedly trying to land David Tennant and Cate Blanchett in a new musical titled ‘Wallis.’
Madonna thinks the pair would make a great King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the American divorcée for whom he abdicated the throne in 1936. She is hoping to produce and direct the musical focusing on their lives.
A source told The Sun: “The final script is now written and the locations have been scouted. Madonna is now trying to assemble the cast and put the finances in place.
Doctor Who star David Tennant has joined the show’s executive producers Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner in Los Angeles to post their regular ‘radio postcards’ to BBC Radio Wales listeners.
In the latest ‘postcard’, to be heard in the Radio Wales Jamie Owen and Louise Elliott show today (Friday 7 August, from 9.00am), David relives his “Robbie Williams” experience of being mobbed at Comic Con, and tells how his agent had her photo taken with several of his 10th Doctor lookalikes.
Doctor Who actor David Tennant is taking his version of Hamlet from a west end stage to the small screen later next year.
The outgoing Doctor star won critical acclaim for his performance in the recent Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of the play, even though he was forced off the stage for weeks due to a back injury.
This Doctor Who trailer was shown to the crowd at Comic Con just hours ago. The clip is from the next DW TV special, ‘Water of Mars. You can also view two older clips after the jump, feel free to leave your comments and theories below.
This years Children In Need will contain a massive treat for Doctor Who fans. As part of the telethon Doctor Who bosses are planning a fifteen minute special which will feature the new Timelord, Matt Smith, along with all previous ten incarnations, including David Tennant.
The three actors who have since died, William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton – will be included by using images from their original shows.
A source told The Mirror: “This is a momentous episode for all Doctor Who fans. Never before have all the Doctors been in the same room, let alone in the same show.
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning production of Hamlet, directed by RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran, and with David Tennant in the title role, will premiere on BBC Two later this year.
All key original members of the cast, including Patrick Stewart as Claudius, are confirmed to star in this special 180-minute production, alongside the same creative team.
Janice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two, says: “This is a wonderful opportunity for BBC Two to bring one of the great stage successes of last year to a wider audience.”
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