{"id":45805,"date":"2024-02-13T16:58:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1991517"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:11:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:11:58","slug":"david-tennant-stars-on-cover-of-radio-times-bafta-film-awards-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-tennant-stars-on-cover-of-radio-times-bafta-film-awards-special\/","title":{"rendered":"David Tennant stars on cover of Radio Times BAFTA Film Awards special"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Tennant faces his scariest role ever \u2013 playing himself as he hosts this year’s BAFTAs. <\/p>

By Tom Loxley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 at 15:58 PM<\/p>

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The film BAFTAs<\/a> have long been a grand night for British television: a chance to stage our own Oscars a few weeks before the real thing. Sometimes a dress rehearsal for Hollywood\u2019s big night, at others a celebration of British cinema with a sprinkling of foreign stars, and occasionally both, the evening has been an important date in the film industry\u2019s calendar since 1949.<\/p>\n

For years the ceremony was hosted by Stephen Fry, who left viewers at home and any Hollywood stars in the audience in no doubt that when it comes to class, charming self-deprecation and sheer brainpower you can never beat a theatrical Brit.<\/p>\n

Fry has, of course, moved on to other things now, his place these days taken by a changing cast of home-grown actors, the latest being David Tennant. Readers of Radio Times<\/strong> will need no persuading of Tennant\u2019s right to assume the crown. He ticks all the boxes. Read our interview in this week\u2019s issue.<\/p>

What has changed in recent years is the relationship between TV and film. Once this was the small screen\u2019s chance to host a night of cinema in which television felt very much the junior partner. Nowadays, of course, the dividing line between film and TV is vanishingly thin.<\/p>\n

This has as much to do with technology as it does the availability of talent and the budgets of the streaming platforms. But these days you can watch pretty much any film you want to on TV, if you\u2019re prepared to pay for it.<\/p>\n

To that end, in the latest issue we also provide our guide to the top 12 films nominated for BAFTAs and point you towards the streaming services where films are available at the click of a button. It may not capture the magic of going to the cinema, but there\u2019s something to be said for watching the best films of the year without having to leave your sofa.<\/p>\n

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Also in this week\u2019s Radio Times:<\/strong><\/h2>\n