Sitting Tennant

Today’s Sitting Tennant (from Electric Dragon): Einstein and Eddington

David Tennant in Einstein and Eddington

Today’s Sitting Tennant is from Saturday’s Einstein and Eddington, which I still haven’t watched. Oh well. It’s on my iPod – I”ll get round to it at some point. It involved two scientific geniuses, one of whom was probably gay, one of whom wasn’t – parallels to Last of the Time Lords, I wonder?

Anyway, captions please. They can involve that haircut.

Notably, this is Mr Electric Dragon’s first entry in the picture competition aspect of Sitting Tennant; even more notably is that Ms Rullsenberg, on six and a half points, didn’t take the opportunity to submit another entry in the competition and take over the lead from the dormant Rosby, who’s still on top seven points, so she remains in second place. Persephone isn’t too far away on five and a half points, Toby has five, Poly and Scott both have three and a half points each, Jane has two and a half, Anna and Electric Dragon have one and a half each, while Marie has one.

The Witty And Amusing Captions league table hasn’t seen much change but everyone is looking very verved up and witty, with a concerted effort by all the assembled commenters. Toby has now hit the 20 captions mark, so kudos to him. Marie stays in second on 13. But now Jane Henry has overtaken Persephone to take third place on 10 and a half captions to Persephone’s 10. Rullsenberg now has eight and a half, Electric Dragon and Rev are still tied but are on four entries each this time, and Poly and Stu_N are stuck on one each. New entry Andrea has chimed in as well, so she joins them on one, too.

As always, keep your eyes peeled for any new pictures of David Tennant sitting down that you can find, and keep coming up with those captions – there’ll be bonus points for topical captions and pictures if you can find them.

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below and if it’s judged suitable, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery. You can also enter the witting and amusing captions league table by commenting on existing photos in the gallery.

Quentin Crisp tribute evening

As you may have noticed from my December/January BFI highlights, the preview originally promised in November of An Englishman in New York – the sequel to The Naked Civil Servant – doesn’t seem to be happening. However, I just got a note that there will be at least a mini-preview in December:

Hello there!

Just saw your blog post about what’s happening at the BFI this December, and being sad that An Englishman in NY won’t be shown. Just thought I would let you know there will clips of this ITV drama shown at a Quentin Crisp Tribute evening here at Southbank Centre on the 13th of December! We’re only a couple of big brutalist buidlings down from the BFI!

More info here: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/literature-spoken-word/productions/happy-crispmas-a-tribute-to-q-43377

Best,

Benjamin

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Simon Says – Simon Munnery pilot for Radio 4

I mentioned Simon Munnery a while back: now he’s recording a pilot on Radio 4. I can’t go but why don’t you?

Simon Says – pilot recording for BBC Radio 4
9 December, BBC Radio Theatre
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We’d like to invite you along to a pilot recording of Simon Says, a new show for Radio 4.

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Effort, award winning comedian, Simon Munnery delivers his low down on life.

Using stand-up comedy, music, and top comedy guest Reginald D Hunter, the programme tackles some of life’s big issues.

This week: Relationships.
The audience will also play a key role in this, as you are being asked to take part in a special Questions and Answers session, with Simon and his guest, as part of the show.

So have you always wanted to be on the radio?
Do you have any burning questions about relationships?

Well now’s your chance. Rest assured, you will not be ridiculed, but do come armed with any thoughts or problems you want to put to them; they may not solve them all for you, but they will make you laugh.

“One of the most original and talented comics in the country” The Observer
“Genius” Evening Standard

Recording on Tuesday 9 December at the Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London.
Doors open at 7.45pm

To apply for tickets, call the BBC Ticket Line on 0370 901 1227* or by clicking the Book Now button above.

Today's Joanna Page

Today’s Joanna Page: Cinderella (again)



© Scott Matthewman

Today’s Joanna Page comes from THE BEST AND LUCKIEST MAN IN THE UNIVERSE, Scott Matthewman, who recently interviewed JP for The Stage. He took lots of lovely pictures of our Joanna and was generous enough to offer this one to the blog. It’s his so don’t nick it, anyone.

As you might have noticed, she’s in full costume as Cinderella to publicise her panto role this year. Notably:

  1. She’s going to have to sing. With Gareth Gates. Not at all nerve-wracking then
  2. Her hubby’s playing Dandini

Joannaphiles can consult the blog’s looks at Mine All Mine and Bye, Bye Harry for previous instances of these phenomena.