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Actor David Tennant has returned to the lead role of Hamlet on the London stage after undergoing back surgery. Tennant, who is quitting Doctor Who, received an ovation along with his fellow actors, the Royal Shakespeare Company said. But they added his return would be assessed on a "day by day" basis and theatre-goers are advised to check the website for updates.

The 37-year-old's run at the Novello Theatre is due to finish on 10 January. Tennant's understudy Edward Bennett, who played Hamlet during his absence, has resumed his role as Laertes.

Bennett received standing ovations when he initially assumed the lead, but mixed reviews from critics.
Tennant paid tribute at the time, saying it was a "fantastic achievement" getting to grips with the part of Hamlet at short notice.

Tennant had an operation for a slipped disc in December, and said his enforced absence from the play was "hugely disappointing".

"My back problem has progressed to the point where it is currently impossible for me to carry on without surgery," he said last month.

He played Hamlet 60 times in Stratford-upon-Avon in the summer ahead of the production's London transfer.
Tickets for the London shows sold out within three hours when they went on sale in September.
Tennant is due to begin filming scenes for a Doctor Who special later this month.
Matt Smith has been unveiled as the next actor to take on the role, and will be seen on screens from 2010.

Screen caps from The Doctor Who Confidential, The Eleventh Doctor are now available to view in the gallery.

Latest news at 3 Jan: David Tennant has made good progress following his recent back operation and began some rehearsals yesterday in preparation for his return to the title role in Hamlet. He is rehearsing again today and although there are no guarantees, at this point we are not ruling out that he may be able to perform this evening, Saturday 3 January. If he does, Edward Bennett will return to his original role as Laertes, along with Tom Davey, Ricky Champ and Robert Curtis who will play Guildenstern, Lucianus, and Francisco.
We will be assessing David's return to each Hamlet performance next week on a day by day basis. Please check our website from 10am each day for an update on that evening’s performance. The production ends its run at the Novello Theatre on 10 January.

The BBC confirmed today that it will reveal the identity of the Eleventh Doctor as part of a special edition of Doctor Who Confidential to be aired on BBC ONE tomorrow, Saturday 03 January at 17:35hrs. David will be appearing as well, which you can see in this BBC trailer for the episode here.

David narrates the two part TV program 'Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions'. It airs Sunday 4th January, BBC 1, 9.00pm.
Radio Times synopsis: 1/2 When worlds collide. A voyage into the world of a variety of insect and animal swarms. The latest camera techniques reveal how creatures view our world while footage from camcorders and mobile phones show the impact swarms can have. Killer bees munt an attack on a football match; in Illinois, a river boils with leaping carp; a sea of mice raid farms in Australia; and a massive swarm errupts from Lake Victoria. David Tennant narrates.

David Tennant has a project to keep him busy as he recovers from a back injury that put paid to his triumphant Hamlet.
He'll narrate a two-part series called Swarm all about incredible invasions in nature - like killer bees and trillions of lake flies. It starts on January 4 and the footage is a little scary. Behind the sofa viewing, again, then....
Source: The Mirror

DOCTOR Who star David Tennant has been named as one of the most influential people in showbusiness.
He is only the fifth actor to make it into entertainment bible The Stage's Top 20 power list.

Alistair Smith, The Stage's news and opinion editor, said the Bathgate-born star's appeal was so strong he could "read the phone book" and still get people to pay to listen. Tickets to see Tennant in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet in Stratford-upon-Avon and London sold out in hours. Source: Edinburgh Evening News.

Just added a couple of scans to the gallery from The Independent, dated 26th December 2008. Thanks to Lorna for the contribution. The January 2009 desktop calender is now available to download.

The Doctor Who Confidential screen caps for the Christmas special 'The Next Doctor' are now available in the gallery.

'The Next Doctor' screen caps, 414 of them are now available to view in the gallery. Enjoy!

Below are the past weeks press scans for tomorrows 'The Next Doctor' special: 001 x Sunday Express. 004 x The Mirror, 002 x Observer: Television, 001 x Daily Star, 002 x The Sun: TV Today supplement, 002 x Mail on Sunday: Live supplement.

Screen caps have been added from David's pre-recorded appearance on The One Show. The caps do show filming/behind the scenes of 'The Next Doctor', so please be aware for spoilers.

David is making an appearance on the Simon Mayo show today at 2pm on BBC Radio 5. "Dr Who star David Tennant speaks to Phil about the show's Christmas special."

The Next Doctor is featured in todays newspapers and supplements, 001 x Daily Record: Saturday supplement, 003 x Daily Express: Saturday supplement, 001 x The Sun.

7 new scans from Issue 95 of Doctor Who Adventures are now available in the gallery to view.

David Tennant is expected to be fit enough to start filming scenes for a Doctor Who special next month, just weeks after surgery on his back. The show's executive producer, Russell T Davies, said he was "hopeful" Tennant would start filming on 19 January.

"We'll have to be very careful," he said. "I don't think we'll be swinging him on a wire on his first day back."
The actor's back injury has forced him out of a London stage production of Hamlet until after Christmas.
Davies, who was speaking at the press launch of BBC One's Christmas Doctor Who special, The Next Doctor, said there would be no re-writes on the next story to cut down on Tennant's action scenes.
"No, there's been none of that, and I think David would have told us by now because he's read the first script."

He said the production was insured in case Tennant was still recuperating when filming resumed.
Neither Tennant nor David Morrissey - who plays "The Next Doctor" - attended the launch.
The Christmas story sees them team up to battle a threat from the Cybermen in London on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1851.
The episode also stars Dervla Kirwan, who plays evil workhouse matron Miss Hartigan.

Warning - potential spoilers ahead: Please do not read any further if you do not wish to know more about The Next Doctor or next year's specials.

[HIGHLIGHT FOR SPOILER] The story introduces some new variations on the Cybermen: the dog-like Cybershades and the CyberKing. It also features a mystery surrounding a man named Jackson Lake, the Doctor taking a trip in the other Doctor's Tardis and a new kind of sonic screwdriver.
Davies revealed that the first of next year's Doctor Who specials will be filmed abroad.
"It's going to be quite exotic," he said. "I can't tell you where, but we've got four days filming abroad, to give it a bit of size and a new feel to it."
He added there was also a "great guest star".
Tennant announced in October that he would stand down as the Doctor after filming the four special episodes in 2009. Davies said each special would feature a different companion and that he would write Tennant's two final stories which would be broadcast "toward the end of next year".
"The big climax is mine, all mine," he said.
He added that the production team for the 2010 series of Doctor Who were "auditioning or looking" for a new Doctor.
"I think it could be a while - it's a very big deal to set up. Whoever becomes the Doctor has got to take on a whole life. It's not just becoming a part of a TV show," he said. [END SPOILER]

Source: BBC News

David will be making a pre recorded appearance on The One show tonight on BBC 1 at 19:00pm.

As you can all see a new layout is now up. As 'The Next Doctor' is airing soon I thought I would make the layout Doctor Who themed. Hope you all like it.

I have been updating several pages in the David section. The biography has been tweaked and updated as well as the quotes page and facts page. I have added a new Interviews section, which currently has 4 interviews. In other news David was spotted out and about yesterday going to the local shops in London, so he is clearly on the mend. The telegraph have a small article about his outing.

Here is a list of scans from various TV magazines over the last two weeks with features on The Next Doctor:
- TV Choice (20th Dec 08 - 2nd Jan 09)
- TV Times (20th Dec 08 - 2nd Jan 09)
- Total TV Guide (20th Dec 08 - 2nd Jan 09)
- Daily Telegraph Review (13th Dec 08)
- TV Quick (13th Dec 08)
- What's on TV (20th Dec 08 - 2nd Jan 09)
- TV Quick (20th Dec 08 - 2nd Jan 09)
- TV and Satellite Week (20th Dec 08 - 2nd Jan 09)
- Scotsman: The Critique supplement (13th Dec 08)
- Heat (20th Dec 08 - 2nd Jan 09).

Thanks to Lorna for her contributions!

- David is back on stage as Hamlet from 4th January until the 10th January.
- The Easter 2009 Doctor Who special is named 'Planet of the Dead'. Discuss in the fan forum here. Review and discuss 'The Next Doctor' in the fan forum here.
- David starts filming the next Doctor Who Easter special in January 2009.
- David is recovering well from his back surgery.
- Ed Bennett takes over from David Tennant in Hamlet at the London Norvello shows.
- Vote for David in the Theatregoers award here.
- The Next Doctor BBC trailer is now available for download.

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