Craig Murray talks about David Tennant playing him in Murder In Samarkand on Saturday in this article in the Daily Mail.
As well as giving the background to both his life and the making of the radio play, Crag has the following to say about David:
Even I did not know David Tennant was playing me until two days before recording started. I am of course absolutely delighted. I watched Tennant's Hamlet on TV at Christmas and thought it was superb. I have been a Doctor Who fan virtually my whole life - I even once knitted myself a Tom Baker scarf. To have my story retold by great talents such as David Hare and Tennant outweighs the Hollywood dream.
As well as giving the background to both his life and the making of the radio play, Crag has the following to say about David:
Even I did not know David Tennant was playing me until two days before recording started. I am of course absolutely delighted. I watched Tennant's Hamlet on TV at Christmas and thought it was superb. I have been a Doctor Who fan virtually my whole life - I even once knitted myself a Tom Baker scarf. To have my story retold by great talents such as David Hare and Tennant outweighs the Hollywood dream.
Nadira got to work directly with Tennant and found him charming, helpful and entirely unassuming. After working with Tennant playing me, it must be pretty disappointing to return home to the real thing.
I am delighted with the final outcome. I had doubted it would be possible to reduce such a morally complex book to a 90-minute radio drama, but it is stunning.
