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BAFTA Film Awards host and Doctor Who star David Tennant took several shots at President Donald Trump during Sunday’s ceremony, labeling Trump a “villain” and making jokes about his hair. During Tennant’s opening monologue at the BAFTA Film Awards, the actor spoke about films such as The Brutalist and The Apprentice, among others. Tennant described The Brutalist as being “a film about incredible architecture,” adding that “apart from” Trump’s hair in the film The Apprentice, it was “the boldest architecture in film.” “Let’s make some noise for the sublime, The Brutalist,” Tennant said during his speech. “A film about incredible...

A new adaptation of Jules Verne classic Around The World In 80 Days has been dismissed as 'woke nonsense' by furious BBC license payers. The eight-part adaptation starring David Tennant as globetrotting Phileas Fogg launched on Boxing Day, but a series of socially conscious tweaks to the legendary tale left viewers choking on their turkey sandwiches. Two notable departures from Verne's original 1872 text sees Passepartout, Fogg's loyal valet, played by a black actor - French star Ibrahim Koma - while Detective Fix also gets a modern-day makeover.

Some 10,000 people turned out in Stratford, central England, to see a parade revved up by a New Orleans jazz band.Prince Charles joined top British actors live on stage in a surprise crack at playing “Hamlet”, as thousands of William Shakespeare fans packed The Bard’s hometown for the 400th anniversary of his death on Saturday. The heir to the throne joined the likes of Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ian McKellen and David Tennant at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for the culmination of a day of parades, dancing and fireworks.et” was set.

The SCI FI Channel will continue running the hit BBC series Doctor Who with Season Three, the U.S. cable network announced today. The new run of episodes will start this July, starting with the 2006 Christmas special "The Runaway Bride" before Season Three begins with "Smith and Jones." The new season stars David Tennant as the Doctor, along with new series regular Freema Agyeman as the Doctor's new companion, Martha Jones. Former companion Billie Piper ("Rose Tyler") left the show after two seasons. "We were delighted and honored by the second series' success, and we can promise new thrills, new...