Jason Donovan Toby the Kangaroo in the environmental animated film "Animals United". In February 2011, Donovan appeared on the BBC series "Ready, Steady, Cook". Later in 2011, he performed on the Here and Now Tour, and also toured in a production of "The Sound of Music" playing Captain Von Trapp. The production co-starred Verity Rushworth as Maria. From September 2011, Donovan took part in the ninth series of the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing". He was partnered with dancer Kristina Rihanoff and finished third in the competition. Donovan presented a voice-tracked radio show on Heart each Sunday from 10am to 12noon. Donovan temporarily
Open Road (Donovan album) Japan, never fully embarking on their sea voyage. They also played a concert in Viareggio, Italy that was broadcast on Italian television. Donovan cut the tour short, returning to the UK to focus on his family and record his next album, 1971's "H.M.S. Donovan", on which John Carr and Mike Thompson also appeared. The last gig that Donovan did with Open Road was at the third annual Isle of Wight Festival on 30 August, 1970. Subsequently, Thompson and Carr continued to perform as Open Road, reassembling the group that same year with former Dada Lives bandmate Barry Husband on guitar