No, honestly, I'm not making that headline up. If you're a member of the BFI, you can now download for free David Tennant in Daniel Zeff's Sweetnightgoodheart:
Our Valentine to BFI members, this delightfully bittersweet and wry comedy stars Doctor Who’s David Tennant as a less-than-straightforward man trying to split from his hardworking medic girlfriend (Kate Ashfield). Over a candlelit supper, his attempts are misinterpreted as a marriage proposal and the night spins wildly out of control as a host of friends and family descend to wish the happy couple well. Will he find it in his heart to do the right thing?
It's only nine minutes long and 53MB in iPod format. Ooh, look at that would you, it appears that link is clickable by people other than me. Get it while you can without joining then!
If that stops working (or I'm simply deluded), it's available for the rest of the month at least so you can sign up to join now and get it; but since previous free downloads are still available, by the looks of it, you'll probably be able to join at an even later date and still be able to get it. Here's a clip:
February 2, 2009 | Reply
Ooh ooh ooh Happy Christmas me! (It is Christmas isn't it?) How do I get this onto my iPod once downloaded, do I drag it into iTunes?
February 2, 2009 | Reply
"Ooh ooh ooh Happy Christmas me! (It is Christmas isn't it?)"
Joyeux Noël from South London!
"How do I get this onto my iPod once downloaded, do I drag it into iTunes?"
Once it's downloaded, you just have to get it into iTunes (dragging it onto the iTunes icon should work). If your iPod is video-capable and it's set to sync video (it should be by default) then the video will copy over the next time you connect up your iPod to your Mac.
February 2, 2009 | Reply
Stuck at work. Not a good place to download. Want to be at home and not in snow even more now...
*sniff*
Even if it does star Kate "WHAAATTT?!" Ashfield...
(it's actually rather sweet this piece though; you do feel for poor David)
February 2, 2009 | Reply
It's Candlemas, Marie! Today's the day we take down our Christmas cards; any cards that arrive now are definitely late! Or are you referring to the "heavy snow" I'm reading about on the BBC web site. 15 cm? "Temperatures won't get above zero?" (I'm writing this from Ottawa, remember...)
I've seen this short many times on YouTube, but this looks like a nice crisp copy! It's a lame story, but great fun nonetheless!
February 2, 2009 | Reply
"Or are you referring to the "heavy snow" I'm reading about on the BBC web site. 15 cm? "Temperatures won't get above zero?" (I'm writing this from Ottawa, remember...)"
In this country snow means Christmas. I demand Father Christmas comes with some presents immediately.
February 2, 2009 | Reply
"In this country snow means Christmas. I demand Father Christmas comes with some presents immediately."
Really? In this country, snow means Easter. (It did last year, anyway.) I demand chocolate. Send David Tennant over with some.
February 5, 2009 | Reply
Downloads exceeded for this video it seems as of today (Thursday 5 Feb 2009)... not VERY surprising!