Talk:David Tennant

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Official website?

The site listed as Official is not. It's a fansite, quite developed, and with occasional contact with David Tennant's representatives, but it's not official. Can we remove it? It implies that the way the site operates is sunctioned by him, and it's not.

Done. Thanks for the note. --Ckatz^chat_spy 10:48, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Although David Tennant himself does not maintain a site, when asked in person this is the site David recommends David Tennant The Site. He says they do a wonderful job and thanks them for their efforts. Please Note: I have no connection of any kind with this site nor the people who maintain it. I post it here only for the purposes of sharing information. Ningyo Majo (talk) 07:10, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

It is a bit stupid to leave the fan site out. http://www.david-tennant.com/ If it is in the public domain it should be included as per court rulings. There is no harm giving a biographical description. It is just the sort of thing readers are here to find. If nothing it should be in external links.

TV / Audio Credits style and content

I am not good or experienced with styles, but the table seems to be taking a lot of space (it creates double rows for a lot of the entries) with much of that space being blank in the notes field. Is there any good reason that we can't remove the table? Does anyone have a better idea?

Also as it is now, the TV credits include both acting roles and personal appearances, and that's a bit of a mess. Also half his short films are on tv and half on film credits. Any advice / help? Notmetheother (talk) 01:43, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree it's a mess; for example, what encyclopedic information is conveyed to a reader by saying that he has appeared on "The Graham Norton Show"? So have many other people, and it's a phenomenon of celebrity these days that this happens, and in the long run is largely irrelevant; all it says is that they have a successful career and do the rounds of the talk shows. I'd suggest first culling these minor appearances. Then, I think we might consider a separate article, if enough remains, along the lines of a "Filmography", such as we do for most major Hollywood actors; there's no reason why this should not include television, theatre and radio work (and the latter, I think, is the key word). And that's apart from the fact that most of these seem to be unsourced in any case. --Rodhullandemu 02:01, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

I watched the episode of Para Handy the other day and it was produced in 1995, not 1993. I've checked the link to the TV series and it's listed as being in production 1994-1995. You may wish to update this in the credits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.45.217.236 (talk) 06:34, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

"Cedric the camel"...?

Tennant informed Red Dragon FM that he had a camel called Cedric!

(From the Career/Doctor Who section.) Even if it's not outright vandalism, I reckon that's the wrong part of the page to put the information in...? --Syzygy (talk) 11:45, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism. Removed. End of. Rodhullandemu 13:04, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Credits

I think the Television Credits section is in desperate need of a tidy up. Personal appearances/interviews should not be listed alongside dramatic performances, Doctor Who is listed six times (why not write "2005-2010" in the Notes section instead?), and he's credited for The Sarah Jane Adventures when he only appeared in archive material. It just looks messy and poorly thought out. May I prepose a personal appearances section? Pdb781 (talk) 16:52, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

I've undone the edits that split the Dr Who appearances into separate years; logically, there's no reason for separate entries. As for personal appearances, I'd argue per WP:NOT (an indiscriminate collection of information) that since actors frequently "do the rounds" of the Talk shows, these are not relevant or notable and should be removed unless they are specifically interesting. Comments welcome. Rodhullandemu 17:05, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Personally, I'd remove all programmes on which he is credited as himself (excluding Extras and voiceover work). But, on the other hand, his appearances on The Friday Night Project and Comic Relief are notable as he did front these programmes to an extent, and should probably be kept on the list. Also, this discussion page is ridiculously long. Pdb781 (talk) 18:22, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

If we're keeping the programs that he fronted, I think we can include his Radio 4 Sunday Worship appearance (1 April, 2001). He was the presenter of said service, and the only one credited in the transcript. Orville Eastland (talk) 03:14, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

I agree; other editors may wish to comment. I've archived all the pre-2009 stuff. Rodhullandemu 18:32, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, nobody else has commented. I'm doing away with the interviews and SJA "appearance". Pdb781 (talk) 23:15, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Ugly picture?

I know this makes me look like one of those fan-girls who only like David Tennant because of his looks, but I really, really hate his current picture. Is there another one we can upload of him that's not so close-up? I'm only asking in case someone undoes my changes and says it's unlawful or just plain wrong, which someone usually does. So A) is it okay to do it? and B) not one where he's posing, please! Those are awkward. Othatzsokewl (talk) 10:33, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. Can someone contact his agent and obtain an official promotional photograph for use on Wikipedia? Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 10:16, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Endgame host

I added Endgame to the TV list, as Tennant was the host for the US (PBS) showing last night. I don't know if he was the host when it was shown in the UK (Channel 4) in May, or if he'll be in the international film release as well. If anyone knows the details, please add. Thanks. Flatterworld (talk) 15:33, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Birthplace

There are two different places stated as his birthplace. Which is correct?Will (talk) 07:01, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Does radio as well

Ie, not just plays. He was just on BBC 2, playing records and interviewing Russell T. Davies (The departing Executive producer on Doctor Who (as of 2010)) - and a year before that he did one with Cathrine Tate. So nobody has a list of those things? --IceHunter (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Like this list? Mitch Ames (talk) 03:39, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

I was going to suggest that, IceHunter. The list right now is specifically for 'drama' only i.e. excluding non-fiction, which he has done a fair amount of (radio hosting and interviewing). Would changing it from 'Audio Dramas' to 'Audio Work' be an option? 80.44.181.49 (talk) 22:08, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Royal Shakespeare Company (2008-2009)

This section seems to talk about the time period where he did Hamlet rather than the period he has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.18.61.183 (talk) 14:25, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Was he considered for 9th Doctor?

Was Tennant considered for the ninth doctor? He said on Desert Island Discs (1 January 2010 transmission) that he wasn't. No source is given for this assertion. GRoe (talk) 15:04, 2 January 2010 (UTC)