{"id":49729,"date":"2024-04-17T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2026452"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:32:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:32:11","slug":"david-tennant-quizzed-about-peter-davisons-doctor-on-rob-becketts-smart-tv","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-tennant-quizzed-about-peter-davisons-doctor-on-rob-becketts-smart-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"David Tennant quizzed about Peter Davison\u2019s Doctor on Rob Beckett\u2019s Smart TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> What colour would the Fifth Doctor&#8217;s celery turn if he came into contact with dangerous gases? And, more importantly, does David Tennant know the answer? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 10:56 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>David Tennant is appearing on this week\u2019s episode of Rob Beckett\u2019s Smart TV, and is set to take part in a quiz all about, you guessed it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor star will be seen facing off against Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty and Lydia West, and as seen in an exclusive clip for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, his first question relates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who-episode-guide-fifth-doctor-peter-davison\/\">Peter Davison\u2019s Fifth Doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Widdicombe is seen complaining that the question is about Tennant\u2019s own father-in-law, but Tennant points out that that would make it all the more embarrassing if he gets it wrong.<\/p>\n<p>But just how does he fare? You can watch the clip right here now.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"6991479692a9339353017d99ee974581c06d8c04\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"6991479692a9339353017d99ee974581c06d8c04\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>Following the question to Tennant, the trio are asked by Beckett to name the actor who played the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who-episode-guide-eleventh-doctor-matt-smith\/\">Eleventh Doctor<\/a>, with the names of Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker and Tennant himself all being thrown out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/good-david-tennant-bbc-iplayer-newsupdate\/\">GOOD, starring David Tennant, to air on BBC and iPlayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/lesley-sharp-doctor-who-david-tennant-skill-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Lesley Sharp praises David Tennant\u2019s \u2018dexterity, speed and skill\u2019 on Doctor Who<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the end, the team unsuccessfully go for Tennant \u2013 much to his amusement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__Text-sc-18j6s8h-0 ihKYxU\">Rob Beckett\u2019s Smart TV sees big-name actors, comics, presenters and personalities joining Beckett and team captains Alison Hammond and Widdicombe, in order to battle it out in a series of trivia-infused rounds all about TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__Text-sc-18j6s8h-0 ihKYxU\">As well as West, Conaty and Tennant, this week\u2019s episode also sees Sara Cox appear as a panellist.<\/p> <p>It\u2019s perhaps unsurprising Tennant got his question right. Not only has he played two incarnations of the Doctor, and not only has his father-in-law played another, but he has also admitted to being just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/david-tennant-doctor-who-geeky-newsupdate\/\">\u201cas geeky as the Doctor Who fans\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/culture\/2024\/feb\/15\/david-tennant-kissing-michael-sheen-doctor-who-baftas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t think I ever got in trouble at school. That is one of those stories that\u2019s ended up on Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wrote an essay on Doctor Who, which some unpleasant newspaper found and printed. But I didn\u2019t get in trouble for it. I think I got quite a good mark for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d610\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Beckett\u2019s Smart TV airs Thursday 9pm on Sky Max. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Ftv%3Fawc%3D11005_1682080061_efb987d903bd320510135406ab80c329%26dcmp%3Dafc-489797-na-na-longtail%26dclid%3DCN3S3cT8uv4CFfxEHQkdU5QOBQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for Sky TV here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who will return on 11th May on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. <\/strong><strong>Previous seasons are available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> What colour would the Fifth Doctor&#8217;s celery turn if he came into contact with dangerous gases? 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