Last year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, Voyage Of The Damned, (link contains a synopsis, in case you haven’t seen it…) was a highlight of my TV viewing. Indeed, it attracted 50% of the viewers watching at that time – a feat which is quite rare in this multi-channel age I would have thought.
Anyway, the run up to the show being aired was shrouded in secrecy. We knew that it would guest star Kylie Minogue opposite David Tennant. we knew that it would follow on from series three’s end, when Titanic crashed through the TARDIS walls. And… that was about it.
There were rumours of Woody Allen appearing in it, along with many others. But the BBC, quite rightly, kept its cards close to its chest. After all, if I’d known what would happen, it would have spoilt my viewing!
Anyway, wanting to find out some clues, The Telegraph went to Cardiff during the filming and interviewed some of the locals, trying to tease information out of them.
To cut a long story short, and to avoid plagiarism by blatantly copying the whole article (!), there is an interesting link between myself and David Tennant.
According to a barman at City Canteen, described as “Cardiff’s uber-trendy media hang-out”, Tennant’s favourite drink is “a pint of Guinness with a shot of Tia Maria.” Now, in my drinking days, this was my favourite drink too.
I was often ridiculed for allowing Guinness to be tainted in such a way, but it enhances the flavour of the drink and, obviously, increases the alcohol content!
Since then, I have stopped drinking altogether, cut out alcohol from my diet – another thing that surprises people when they find out – but to have a little link like that to someone I admire is great!
The Doctor & HSX: linked by drink!
