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A third series of the award winning comedy show W1A is now being written, according to the production team. The show's writer and producer were talking about the show at a special event in London tonight. 

The spoof fly-on-the-wall documentary is narrated by David Tennant and follows a fictional BBC management team played by, among others, Hugh Bonneville, Sarah Parish, Jason Watkins, Jessica Hynes and Nina Sosanya. The series was developed as a follow up to the London Olympics comedy Twenty Twelve in order to continue the professional journey of some of the characters.

Writer and director John Morton and executive producer Jon Plowman were in conversation this evening at the ITV London Studios for W1A - The Story Behind The Scenes, an event hosted by the Royal Television Society. Talking about the quality of the show's writing, Plowman confirmed that despite the dialogue appearing naturalistic, the lines were actually all scripted and precisely directed by Morton.

"John wri…

Today sees the release of the latest issue in the ongoing comic book adventures of the Tenth Doctor. The officially licenced series, now in its second year, features new adventures with the Doctor, as played onscreen by David Tennant, and his companion Gabby Gonzalez. Issue #2.5 is now available from your local comic book store and the Titan Comics website. A digital version can be found on ComiXology. 


DOCTOR WHO: THE TENTH DOCTOR 
Issue #2.5 - Medicine Man Part 2
Writer: Nick Abadzis Artist: Elena Casagrande Colorist: Arianna Florean Nick Abadzis and Elena Casagrande have teamed up once again to bring the latest instalment in the ongoing adventures of the Tenth Doctor. He and his companion Gabby Gonzalez are still trapped in Earth's Stone Age at the mercy of an unknown extra-terrestrial menace, and the pair have been separated during their attempt to get to the bottom of the disturbing abductions plaguing the ancient tribes. While the Doctor and his new friend, the Neanderthal healer …

96 Ways To Say I Love You, the comedy short with a twist written and directed by Daisy Aitkens, is now available to watch online.



David Tennant plays Mark in the 11-minute film, one of a number of couples trying to explain the meaning and implications of the phrase 'I Love You', set against the background story of Al and Olive (Joel Fry and Georgia Moffett, who also produced the film) who are trying to pluck up the courage to speak those three words for the first time. With their so-called friends trying to talk them out of it, will they see the task through?

96 Words To Say I Love You also stars Nina Sosanya, Christian Brassington, Helen Carter, Ann Queensbury, Adam Paul Harvey and Ingrid Oliver.

Watch the film here (click through via the Watch on Vimeo button):



Daisy Aitkens explains her inspiration for the film in an interview with Huff Post Entertainment. "I want this film to be a love letter to all those people who are worried about saying I Love You. Say it. Trust me. Y…

Following on from the huge success of the first official Doctor Who colouring book comes the news that there is to be a second volume released in April.
The new book focuses on the Doctor's travels back in time. Inside you'll find the Doctor's greatest friends and foes from throughout all of history, with original illustrations featuring Churchill, Shakespeare, Van Gogh, Dickens, Madame de Pompadour and many more. Colour in kings and queens, Romans and Egyptians, Viking villages and erupting volcanoes . . . not forgetting the occasional dinosaur on a spaceship.
With 45 brand new images to colour, Travels in Time is a fantastic addition to any colouring collection.

The new book will be released in the UK on 7th April and can be pre ordered now here.
The first colouring book can still be bought here.

The first colouring book is released in the USA on 23rd February and can be pre ordered here.

A new Doctor Who dot-to-dot book is to be released in the UK in July.

With 45 intricate portraits to complete and over 500 dots in every drawing, Dot-to-Doc contains hours of creative and timey-wimey fun.

Inside you'll find every incarnation of the Doctor, plus favourite friends and foes - Rose, Donna, Captain Jack, Clara, the Ponds, a Dalek, a Cyberman, a Weeping Angel and many more . . .

You can pre order the book online here.

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Gizmo Films have announced that shooting will begin on their upcoming feature, R.D. Laing biopic Mad To Be Normal, on 1st February 2016. David Tennant stars in the new UK project, which was previously titled Metanoia, as the maverick Scottish psychiatrist who championed the anti-psychiatry method of treating mental illness, supporting patients instead at a unique community in East London.

Also starring Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne and David Bamber, the film will shoot on location in London and the North of England.


Mad To Be Normal Writer & Director: Robert Mullan
Mad to be Normal is the story of controversial Scottish psychiatrist, R.D. Laing and the infamous anti-psychiatry experiment he ran at Kingsley Hall - a medication-free sanctuary which made headlines around the world. During the 1960s and 1970s Laing was an international celebrity. In Santa Monica, 4,000 people turned out to see him perform a lecture, a week after Bob Dylan had pulled in the same number. A r…

On Wednesday 27th January Titan Comics will release the latest issue in the ongoing comic book adventures of the Tenth Doctor .

The officially licenced comics series, now in its second year, features new adventures with the Doctor, as played onscreen by David Tennant, and his companion Gabby Gonzalez. The latest story finds the pair back in Earth's Stone Age which is experiencing a series of strange events. Issue #2.5 will be released on Wednesday 27th January and will be available from your local comic book store and the Titan Comics website.


DOCTOR WHO: THE TENTH DOCTOR #2.5 Writer: Nick Abadzis Artist: Elena Casagrande Colorist: Arianna Florean On Sale Date: Jan 27, 2016 The Doctor and Gabby are still caught between two factions as modern humanity is born. Neanderthals and Cro Magnons clash, and their actions will shape the direction taken by humankind in the millennia to come! Plus: Cindy discovers an alarming secret back in NYC... and in deep space, Anubis grows impatient!
The issue …

The 2015 film 96 Ways To Say I Love You will be released digitally this weekend. The short feature written and directed by Daisy Aitkens stars David Tennat, Nina Sosanya, Joel Fry, Georgia Moffett, Christian Brassington and Adam Paul Harvey in an exploration of the meaning of love.

Keep an eye on the official Facebook page for details of how to purchase your copy!

Tonight will see David Tennant play Richard II for the final time at the Barbican Centre in London.
David returned to the role of the tragic King for just 9 performances during January following on from his original award winning run in Stratford-upon-Avon and London in 2013-14.
He will take his role to New York in March when the production transfers to BAM Harvey Theatre.

Read our review of the current production at the Barbican here and of the original production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre here.

During the week of the 400th anniversary celebration of Shakespeare's death, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Stratford-upon-Avon Picturehouse will present screenings of some of the Company's most admired productions adapted for TV and cinema.

David Tennant's portrayal of Richard II which was recorded at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre back in 2013 will be shown on Saturday 23rd April at 2.30pm.

Tickets are £10.50 each and are on sale now. To book please phone the Picturehouse Box Office on 0871 902 5471 or visit their website here.

The full screening schedule is as follows;

Tuesday 19th April - 6pm
As You Like It, 1963
Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Ian Bannen

Wednesday 20th April  - 12 Noon
The Wars Of The Roses: Richard III, 1965
Starring Ian Holm, Janet Suzman, Peggy Ashcroft and David Warner

Thursday 21st April  - 3pm
King Lear, 1971
Starring Paul Scofield

Friday 22nd April  - 12 Noon
Macbeth, 1979
Starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench

Saturday 23rd April  - 2.30pm
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David Tennant has attended a press launch for the BBC's Shakespeare Festival.
The launch included further details on Shakespeare Live! From The RSC the unique event to be hosted by David Tennant at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Directed by Gregory Doran, RSC Artistic Director, the show will include appearances from Dame Judi Dench, ENO, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ian Bostridge, Joseph Fiennes and Akala. It promises to be an extravaganza, celebrating Shakespeare's words and his enduring influence on all performance art forms - from opera to jazz, dance to musicals.

Talking at the launch, which was held at BBC Broadcasting House in London, David said that his first personal experience of Shakespeare had been in his school gym. "I thought that Touchstone was the coolest man alive." He also explained more about the event: "These characters in [Shakespeare's] stories are catnip for actors... Shakespeare Live! is a kind of variety bill. We&#…

Today's Throwback Thursday post is a collection of photos of David attending the premiere of his film, Glorious 39, at the London Film Festival back in October 2009.

About the film:
In the gorgeous summer of 1939, Anne seems to live a gilded life - a budding young actress, she's the adopted daughter of Tory grandee Alexander and head-over-heels in love with Foreign Office official Lawrence. She discovers some innocent-seeming recordings of meetings - but as she begins to understand quite what her discoveries mean, a tangled web of dark secrets begins to unfurl. People who have come into contact with the recordings are threatened and even die. The innocent certainties on which her life has been based dramatically unravel and amidst a growing sense of menace and betrayal, she has to confront the bitter choice she will be forced to make.