Is David Tennant scheduled to carry the Olympic torch?

I don’t think I’ve watched an opening ceremony in twenty or so years, let alone any of the sports (real or otherwise) in the Olympics, so I’m a bit out of the loop info-wise. I tried Googling, but was inundated with gobbledygook.

Doctor Who fans know exactly why I’m asking the question, and can probably answer it with a link in two seconds. Anyone know?

Not that I’ve heard of, but then I’ve not been following the olympics news closely so probably not your best insider source. I’d be using google the same as you, so if that doesn’t say I can’t tell you anything.

I can’t see why he would, given it’s the rest of the slots are given by a selection committee to people who have done worthy things and should have some acclaim (although it might be a nice surprise they pull out at the last minute, and I do know exactly why you’re asking to).

If will.i.am can, then Tennant sure can.

Matt Smith has just been confirmed for carrying the torch in Cardiff. No word on David Tennant.

A Crowning Moment of awesome would be for David Tennant to pass the torch off to Matt Smith.

The full list of torch bearers is on this sitebut no Tennants on the list.

Speaking of Doctor Who and the Olympics.

I hope he lights the torch with the sonic screwdriver. That would be awesome!

This would be epic, garnering BBC and the show enormous publicity.

As cool as that would be, I doubt Tennant’s back trouble would let him carry a torch. They are a little heavy and very awkward.

Some of the folk who have been carrying a torch are a lot more physically disadvantaged than DT. They don’t seem to be very heavy at all.

Yeah it’s silly, but thismade me laugh.

I think it would be very cool if every doctor who actor still alive past the torch from one to the next in chronological order (or maybe backwards given the whole time travelery thingy).

Only if you let DonnaDoctor carry it for about 10 yards.

Definitely. But she should act like she’s just part of the crowd when one of the Doctors drops it and she picks it up to hand it to the next one, oblivious to what her subconscious (and timey-wimey stuff) did to put her in that position.

I think having David Tennant carry it would only serve to remind everyone just how crummy “Fear Her” really was. If that episode wasn’t the worst of Tennant’s tenure in the TARDIS, it certainly comes pretty close.

Yeah, but seeing the Doctor carrying the torch would surely make up for that. The crossover with our universe would be epic.

Oh yeah. We would HAVE to have Doctor Donna in there. Damnit now I’ve got something in my eye…

If he is, can he carry it right through England, past Dover, through the Channel and out the other side please. I’m fed up with him now.

Um … welcome to the SDMB. Did you de-lurk just for this or is this a random “I hate David Tennant” post? Scouring the Internet for mentions of his name? Either weird or welcome (or weird welcome).