| REVIEW - "Hornet's Nest: A Sting In The Tale" |
BBC Audio released Dec 3
Available on CD [RRP £6.25] & Download [RRP £4.95]
After the rather dull Circus Of Doom, it's refreshing to hear Tom Baker wake up again and deliver a performance worthy of the Fourth Doctor. This latest installment of the Hornet's Nest series gets rather dark, horrific and incredibly goulish too. Not only that, but Tommy B uses the phrase "red hot slober"! What's not to like?
 A Sting In The Tale does, however, have its lighter moments. Notably at the start were we hear The Doctor sing and reappropriate Good King Wenceslas - a moment that really does remind you that Tom Baker is not of this Earth. The actor delights in the script, relishing words like the aforementioned "slober" and "slavering" - the latter evoking Richard Burton's performance on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds.  Baker positively drools his way through having a "hot toddy" with some nuns and one did wonder if the "sting" in this "tale" would be an erotic dalliance with one of the Sisters. Sadly, this was not to be. (Maybe for another adventure though, eh?) Instead his attentions are turned to mesmerising a pig. No, really...
As I said the story takes a beastly turn in the shape of a battle between the Sisters and the slavering, menacing dogs - a fight straight out of the pages of Lord of the Rings. It's incredibly well portrayed and extremely graphic in its description of the various contretants.  A Sting In The Tale comes to a clattering climax and leaves with a cliffhanger worthy of Doctor Who (thankfully, not long to wait 'til I hear the resolution). With Baker back in form, a top tale to boot and numerous references to the show - including Krynoids, Zygons, Kraal and even the Pescatons to name but however many that was - the penultimate episode sets up the finale in some style.
Blogtor Rating 8/10
Labels: A Sting in the Tale, Audio review, BBC Audio, Dr Who Audio, Hornet's Nest, Tom Baker, Tom baker audio story |
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| RADIO TIMES - The End Of Time cover & feature |
Labels: 2009 Christmas Special, Bernard Cribbins, brian cox, David Tennant, end of time, end of time part 1, end of time part 2, Radio Times, Radio Times Cover, The End of Time, Timothy Dalton |
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| Who On Who? BBC Radio 2 documentary |
In an exclusive interview for BBC Radio 2, actor David Tennant talks to Doctor Who executive producer and show-runner Russell T Davies in a special programme broadcast just days before the Time Lord's latest regeneration. Who On Who? marks the end of an era in the history of Doctor Who. In this programme Russell reveals whether he will write for the show in the future and his feelings about his successor on the series Steven Moffat. Russell also reveals the influences behind Doctor Who and why the success of the revamped series took the cast and creative team behind it by surprise. He also reveals that he declined the BBC's original request for a series about a young Doctor studying at the Time Lord Academy. David Tennant also asks about Russell's plans for the future. They discuss why it's the right time for them both to leave the series and reveal that they made the decision to leave at roughly the same time. "It just made sense and it's continued to make sense with hindsight," says Russell T Davies. "There's not been one moment where I've thought we've done the wrong thing." David Tennant agrees: "It feels like we've had the right amount of time to tell a great story."
In a programme featuring clips from the last five years of one of the BBC's most successful dramas, the pair also consider how the television industry has changed in that time and the ever-changing nature of the Saturday night television schedule.
Who On Who?
Tuesday 29 December 5.00-6.00pm BBC RADIO 2 Labels: bbc radio 2, David Tennant, David tennant Interview, radio documentary, RTD, RTD Interview, Russell T Davies, Russell T Davies Interview, who on who |
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| DAVID TENNANT in "Hamlet" - screengrabs |
Coming up on DVD from 2|entertain is Hamlet starring DAVID TENNANT. It's available from Jan 4, 2010 and it will also be broadcast on BBC Two, Dec 26. You can find promotional pictures of the production HERE. As always, click on the images for bigger, Tennantier versions.
Labels: David Tennant, David Tennant Hamlet Pictures, David tennant in Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet Images, Hamlet Photos, hamlet preview, Screen Grab, screencaps, Screenshots |
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