For David Tennant fans, here are 10 things you might not no about DT (from digital spy) :
1. David was born David John McDonald in 1971 in West Lothian, Scotland. His father was a Presbyterian minister and is now a member of the Scottish cabinet.
2. David was barely out of nappies when he decided to become an actor. He recalls: "I was very small, about 3 or 4 I think, and just wanted to be the people on telly telling these wonderful stories. Obviously the idea grew and matured with me but I can't ever remember wanting to do anything else."
3. David was so crazy about Doctor Who as a child that he had a Tom Baker doll, made his gran knit him a multi-coloured scarf and once wrote a school essay declaring that he would one day play the role.
4. David is a huge fan of Madonna. The first single he bought was 'Like A Virgin' and he credits the Queen of pop with kick-starting his his sexual awakening at the age of 13. Oo-er!
5. David took his pseudonym from Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant after finding that another actor shared his real name. He explains: "I was on the bus looking through Smash Hits and I saw Neil Tennant. I thought it would be a good name as it's got a good number of consonants in it." Well, it's as sensible a reason as any!
6. David once lodged with Arabella Weir from The Fast Show and is godfather to her youngest child. He says of the experience: "She probably corrupted me, but I probably needed corrupting a little bit."
7. David received such a scathing review playing King Arthur on stage in only his second job that it made him weep. The critic wrote: "The cast of 18 are uniformly excellent with the exception of David Tennant, who lacks any charm or ability whatsoever." No doubt that nasty man is eating his words now.
8. David counts McDonald's restaurants, astrology, Cliff Richard and the Conservative party among his biggest dislikes. On the other hand, he adores Honeynut Shredded Wheat, Alfred Hitchcock, The West Wing and The Proclaimers.
9. David has auditioned no fewer than six times for a part in Scottish detective drama Taggart, with no success. Maybe it's worth giving it one more shot, Dave!
10. David held farting contests with John Barrowman on the Doctor Who set. After finding out that Freema Agyeman was less than keen on the practice, the they began "saving them up" and waiting until she walked past to "thunder one out". Charming!
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A former member
and one of this First TV appearance was a Scottish TV kids drama show on CITV
Nice to hear that someone else thinks the Howell version was the best of the classic series
I'm also glad to hear people sticking up for the 1980s theme music. I really do hate the "anything that strays too far from the Delia Derbyshire version is crap" brigade.
As I was only born in 1980 (November), the 80s versions of the theme tune are the only ones I knew, first time around. So, naturally, they are the ones that seem "right" to me. I like allthreeversions.
I have a particular soft-spot for the short-lived Dominic Glynn version, but maybe that's because it's the first version I clearly remember (I don't really remember telly at all from before the age of about 5 or 6). I don't know why it seems to be so derided. I like its slightly "sinister" undertones - very apt for the moody 6th Dr.
I thought the Glynn version was a bit rubbish, but I do agree that Peter Howell's was easily the best version of the
Doctor Who
theme in the classic series. If anything, the 2008 Gold mix sounds a bit more Howell-esque, while still retaining elements of the Derbyshire theme that appeared in the 2005 version. It's very good.
Nice to hear that someone else thinks the Howell version was the best of the classic series
I'm also glad to hear people sticking up for the 1980s theme music. I really do hate the "anything that strays too far from the Delia Derbyshire version is crap" brigade.
As I was only born in 1980 (November), the 80s versions of the theme tune are the only ones I knew, first time around. So, naturally, they are the ones that seem "right" to me. I like allthreeversions.
I have a particular soft-spot for the short-lived Dominic Glynn version, but maybe that's because it's the first version I clearly remember (I don't really remember telly at all from before the age of about 5 or 6). I don't know why it seems to be so derided. I like its slightly "sinister" undertones - very apt for the moody 6th Dr.
Keff McCulloch's (SP) is not as bad some make out but just goes on too long at the start. The Dominic Glynn one is good as an opener but the middle eight doesn't sound as good.
The worst by far however is the 10th Anniversary one :
From the games magazine named "Games Master" (they've used 4 full pages off info for this game)
Apperantly Top Trumps has been the biggest selling card game for 35 years and Doctor Who top trump cards are the most popular of them all so now Eidos are making a video game.
Doctor Who: The Video Game - Coming in Spring 2008
Players: 1-2
Developer: Ironstone / Publisher: EIDOS
Format:DS,PS2,PC
What a shame it's a top trumps video game Will anyone here be getting it?
What a shame it's a top trumps video game Will anyone here be getting it?
Also a pity about the consoles they chose to develop it for.
Considering the shows popularity, it should be a proper character led game, with the sort of scenarios you'd be likely to
see the TV series, and should premiere on (IMO) the best of the current generation of games consoles ... the XBox360.
I really do hate the "anything that strays too far from the Delia Derbyshire version is crap" brigade.
Will anyone here be getting it?