INTERVIEW: David Tennant On The Day Of The Doctor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49-e208M-N4j7NyluctebSNH-d3D_YrUlL0deM8TqEyQ7BhVtvxuqCTsyqCMGKsNjnx3k0om9zMtUwOtqtLqp5u2aCXlOXXhdYt2Qxmt50OiUfRD9Ci_OXHk2B3hwr43xZ_uoxUDfWYqj/s1600/DotD1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49-e208M-N4j7NyluctebSNH-d3D_YrUlL0deM8TqEyQ7BhVtvxuqCTsyqCMGKsNjnx3k0om9zMtUwOtqtLqp5u2aCXlOXXhdYt2Qxmt50OiUfRD9Ci_OXHk2B3hwr43xZ_uoxUDfWYqj/s640/DotD1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The BBC have released a series of interviews with the cast of <i>Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor.</i> here David Tennant talks about what it was like to return to the show he left over three years ago.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><h3><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">INTERVIEW WITH DAVID TENNANT – THE TENTH DOCTOR</span></h3><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last seen in his pin stripe suit and Converse trainers in 2010, David Tennant returns as the Tenth Doctor in the 50th anniversary special. Here he talks about rivalry between the Doctors and coming back to the show.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Question: What is it like being part of the 50th in one of the biggest years for the show?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>David Tennant:</b> It’s very exciting to be around for the big celebration episode. I think since I left the expectation had been that I’d end up in this special, because there is a precedent for old Doctors coming back for a visit around the anniversary time. I was thrilled because it’s a huge thing for Doctor Who and it’s a huge thing for television in general. So few shows run beyond a few series and 50 years’ worth is quite a legacy, so I’m very honoured to be part of that.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Q: What is it like working with Matt and Jenna, was there any rivalry or competitiveness between the two sets of Doctors and companions?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DT:</b> It’s funny, I think people almost expected Matt and me to be at loggerheads, but we’ve really enjoyed it. I guess when you‘ve played a character for a long time you kind of feel like you know how they’ll react in most situations. It’s delicious to be handed a situation that’s completely new and a character meeting a version of himself is not something that you come across in a lot of drama. So to get to play that with someone as talented and as quick and brilliant as Matt is nothing short of jolly good fun.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Q: You’ve probably seen some of the previous anniversary specials, but how do you think this one compares to them?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DT:</b> It’s very hard to be objective about something you’re in, especially when you set it up against things that you experienced as a child. But I certainly remember when ‘The Five Doctors’ was on, it was electrically exciting. That was of course in the day when we didn’t even have a video player. You couldn’t revisit things, so the chance to see old Doctors that I had never seen on the telly at all, acting with the current was fantastic. I hope that this will have some of that buzz for today’s generation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Q: Do you still watch Doctor Who?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DT:</b> Of course, I watch it every time it’s on along with the rest of the nation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Q: How did you find filming in 3D compared to 2D?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DT: </b>Our job as actors remains the same really, but you’re aware that there’s a whole extra layer of technical stuff that has to be dealt with and the cameras are bigger. We shot a lot on this hand held camera, which was quite trying for Joe our intrepid camera operator who has this enormous thing that he has to lug around and navigate around the set; he did it brilliantly. But it causes some headaches for the camera teams and for the post production side of making it. We’re not doing too much novelty weaving into the lens for the 3D effect, but it gives it an extra zing.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Q: What was it like working with Billie again?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DT:</b> It’s always lovely to see Billie and to be on set with her is a particular joy. She’s one of my favourite actresses and one of my favourite people, so I was very happy to be in the same room as Billie.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Q: Where will you be watching the episode?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DT: </b>Wherever I am in the world and whatever I’m doing, I’m sure I will make time for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Q: During filming did you ever have a pinch yourself moments thinking, ‘God I’m back’ or anything like that?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DT:</b> I think the thing with filming Doctor Who is that there is so much excitement around it and there’s so much enthusiasm for it that often the lead up to getting here is more of a delight then shooting it. Because once you’re on set there’s a script and there’s lines and you’ve got to get the scene shot and they’re the pressures that filming always has. Really, you’re just trying to film the scenes the best you possibly can, so you sort of put aside the idea that you’re making something that is a moment in television history. The pressure of that would sort of paralyse you really.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Day of The Doctor sees David Tennant return to the TARDIS as the Tenth Doctor along with companion Rose, played by Billie Piper. They join Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman as the Eleventh Doctor and Clara, along with John Hurt as a dark and unknown incarnation of the Doctor. Plot details released this week reveal that the Doctors must face a murderous plot and an ancient battle in their greatest adventure in which all of reality is at stake. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Day Of The Doctor airs worldwide on Saturday 23rd November.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look out for the trailer on BBC One and BBC America on Saturday 9th November shortly before 8pm GMT</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://david-tennant.com/2009/id205.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find out more about the special here</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

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The BBC have released a series of interviews with the cast of Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor.  here David Tennant talks about what it was...

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PHOTOS: The Escape Artist Stills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkrV4dfFivMQSjJ5RPkF2aEFlx22LUMwAm2ynvm_qitWsLmBcB5687E5VR4XBngFu0smYREd8kQrBe3_dhUdNSWkTjRleFiWmRqOo0ijChlhnb3Y2L0DmQT8lBoU9gEe93ZXd-w1nU9g/s1600/3977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkrV4dfFivMQSjJ5RPkF2aEFlx22LUMwAm2ynvm_qitWsLmBcB5687E5VR4XBngFu0smYREd8kQrBe3_dhUdNSWkTjRleFiWmRqOo0ijChlhnb3Y2L0DmQT8lBoU9gEe93ZXd-w1nU9g/s640/3977.JPG" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fresh from his best actor award for Broadchurch at the TV Choice awards, man of the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">moment David Tennant stars as The Escape Artist in this brand new BBC drama written </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by David Wolstencroft (Spooks).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Talented junior barrister, Will Burton (Tennant), specialises in spiriting people out of tight </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">legal corners, which has earned him his nickname – The Escape Artist. But when Will’s </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">talents clear his latest client of a brutal and high profile murder, the consequences are </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">chilling.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This thrilling action drama, stars a fantastic cast including Toby Kebbell (Dead Man’s </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shoes), Ashley Jensen (Extras) Sophie Okonedo (May Day) and Tony Gardner (Lead </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Balloon), and will be released on DVD on 18 November 2013, from Acorn Media, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">distributors of top TV dramas such as Broadchurch and What Remains, following its </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">transmission on BBC One from 29 October 2013.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will Burton is at the top of his game, having never lost a case, he is in demand much to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the chagrin of his courtroom nemesis, Maggie Gardner. He works by the simple mantra </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that everyone deserves a defence, allowing his genius to blossom without being impeded </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by conscience.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before leaving for a short break in the country with his wife Kate and their son, Will is </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">handed a case, the horrific, brutal murder of a young woman. The defendant Liam Foyle </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Kebbell) cuts a sinister figure: psychologically invasive and physically imposing. This </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">time however, the outcome of the case leads to a shocking game of cat and mouse that </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">will change his life forever.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Escape Artist is a truly spellbinding drama that is guaranteed to keep audiences on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the edge of their seats until the final credits roll.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Special Features include: Special Features include: Interviews with cast and crew and BRoll</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">footage</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EJFEN50?ie=UTF8&camp=3194&creative=21330&creativeASIN=B00EJFEN50&linkCode=shr&tag=dtennant-21&=dvd&qid=1377751770&sr=1-3&keywords=the+escape+artist" target="_blank"><b>Pre order the DVD here.</b></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">View some more HQ promotional images of David Tennant's new BBC thriller, The Escape Artist below:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3MFFgRy1gLrCBOLVmb6d0QizopweWwCh7e_azf4TZc6bLhsAprxqS5kSXvmBgFR62fYiiQz1EF2qi0cC_TWrqHFEq7oshyphenhyphenUno5QtPAfnFeRwVCL0K-zVhpVqJbj9jlgXKq-Uo3n1hec/s1600/3974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3MFFgRy1gLrCBOLVmb6d0QizopweWwCh7e_azf4TZc6bLhsAprxqS5kSXvmBgFR62fYiiQz1EF2qi0cC_TWrqHFEq7oshyphenhyphenUno5QtPAfnFeRwVCL0K-zVhpVqJbj9jlgXKq-Uo3n1hec/s640/3974.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioW_sFbDi5s7WH31InVg8JvZi24IJiKhv_HZW7TG1bzpsGCQYB4l7HH_IJ1E2Y5aPyCvwr7xUa2boi2In8EfKucjboMG8YB2cm7MhZr67VnPGOlRnWJC1motcL-i_6QzeyRotfg0ulnNI/s1600/3975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioW_sFbDi5s7WH31InVg8JvZi24IJiKhv_HZW7TG1bzpsGCQYB4l7HH_IJ1E2Y5aPyCvwr7xUa2boi2In8EfKucjboMG8YB2cm7MhZr67VnPGOlRnWJC1motcL-i_6QzeyRotfg0ulnNI/s640/3975.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPDeLQC8V2PKak3cIUoCBiznn2f7c733Tj2dxVemxJLVYRD6k57Sj_dTgmfUIggNCZrR3FOrGmvU0_opwRkBgvPxeF_EwLJFDMkciw41-nnHNAwZSC73Wr8R6APfL_yirl7juF-Q1FIk/s1600/3976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPDeLQC8V2PKak3cIUoCBiznn2f7c733Tj2dxVemxJLVYRD6k57Sj_dTgmfUIggNCZrR3FOrGmvU0_opwRkBgvPxeF_EwLJFDMkciw41-nnHNAwZSC73Wr8R6APfL_yirl7juF-Q1FIk/s640/3976.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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Fresh from his best actor award for Broadchurch at the TV Choice awards, man of the  moment David Tennant stars as The Escape Artist in this...

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