David Tennant is to star as Robert Louis Stevenson in a BBC drama based on the author’s travel writings and personal letters.

The two-part Radio 4 drama, called Stevenson In Love, portrays “significant journeys” the writer made, and how his feelings for a woman who later became his wife affected him on his travels.
In the first part, called Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, the drama follows Stevenson in France. Here he kept a journal that was to become his travelogue from which the drama takes its name.
In the second part, The Amateur Emigrant, Stevenson catches a steamer to New York and then undertakes a train journey across America, ending in California.
The drama has been written by Mike Harris. Part one will be broadcast on Radio 4 on October 26, with part two on October 27.
The cast also features Lizzy McInnerny.

One day after the late John Lennon’s birthday and Sir Paul McCartney’s third wedding day, cast and friends of the new West End musical Backbeat, the story of The Beatles’ early Hamburg days, had its all-star launch party.
New parents David Tennant and Georgia Moffet, together with Mamma Mia! actor Dominic Cooper, were there to support friends in the cast along with Gary Lineker, his wife Danielle and Harry Enfield.
Following the performance’s standing ovation at the Duke of York’s theatre, guests crossed the street for more air kisses and canapés at the St Martins Lane Hotel.
Harry Enfield barely let go of his scooter helmet during the party but was eager to lavish his enthusiasm on the show.
Harry, who aged a decade or two for his new film Acts Of Godfrey in which he plays a sly conman, said: “Backbeat is great, I loved it. It’s an emotional story and they’ve done it very well.”
Despite looking loved-up at the party, Tennant turned down photo requests with Georgia, preferring to chat with cast members and Dominic, leaving just before 11pm.

‘Nativity 2′ has begun filming at the Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College in Coventry, were David is working on a scene with the school choir. The picture above is when David was watching the rehearsals for the school play, Twelfth Night.

DOCTOR Who duo David Tennant and Billie Piper will join forces on screen for the first time since their stint in the hit sci-fi series.

The pair are to star in five-part series Love Life, which will be unveiled by BBC drama boss Ben Stephenson at the Edinburgh TV Festival this weekend.

Love Life, also starring Jane Horrocks, David ­Morrissey and Ashley Walters, will focus on five affairs in one town.

Read more at Mirror.co.uk

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David Tennant trades his TARDIS in for a stake in the remake of Fright Night.

Seems like you throw a rock these days and you hit a vampire slayer – but none quite so memorable as Peter Vincent in Tom Holland’s original Fright Night. As played by Roddy McDowall, he was a has-been horror movie star/host of a local TV station. But also a hero if need be. Who on Earth could measure up to such a performance? Well, you need to look beyond Earth: to a Time Lord.

We had the good fortune to speak to the tenth Doctor Who, David Tennant, about his latest role. Here’s what went down.

Jordan Hoffman: I have never worn tight leather pants. Are they as uncomfortable as you let on in Fright Night?

David Tennant: You don’t know what you are missing. Especially when they are as well-made as those were. They hug in all the right places. It’s a cupping motion, y’know…having them made, though, that was uncomfortable. Lots of pins, lots of standing very still. But even on a long filming day, once they were on they were wonderful. But the line about the chafing was always in the script. In fact, [director Craig Gillespe] encouraged us to go off about a rash that was spreading…It got quite filthy. I recall Imogen Poots found it all disturbing. Maybe that’ll be a Blu-ray extra.

Jordan Hoffman: The character of Peter Vincent is very different in this version of Fright Night – kind’ve a hybrid of Criss Angel with high production value Vegas showman, a little cheesy, but lots of effects. I’m wondering where you drew your inspiration. Have you been to Vegas?

David Tennant: The idea is all in Marti Noxon’s writing. I don’t think it is based on a particular illusionist per se – and that the man behind the goatee isn’t as powerful when he’s not on the stage. I did go Vegas, however, just drank it in, saw some shows. It’s a particular world, isn’t it?

Read full interview at UGO