David Tennant is smart, eccentric and nicely indifferent about awards shows – he’s a perfect Baftas host
David Tennant is about to host one of the most-watched award shows in Britain, but he shouldn’t be too worried. Expectations for this Sunday’s Baftas are low – a faint echo of last year’s mortifying Ariana DeBose female empowerment rap, is still likely haunting your ears. That said, Tennant – tall, Scottish, your favourite Doctor if you’re a Whovian of quality – is a steady yet interesting choice for the gig, a smart and charming household name with a relaxed demeanour and faint tinge of eccentricity. Ideal for this kind of thing, you could say.
The Baftas – think the stuffier cousin to the Oscars hosts (Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond) – none of whom seem to have hit the right note.
