{"id":14366,"date":"2022-04-25T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1631702"},"modified":"2022-04-25T13:27:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T11:27:09","slug":"david-tennant-responds-to-doctor-who-return-rumours","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/david-tennant-responds-to-doctor-who-return-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"David Tennant responds to Doctor Who return rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>David Tennant has publicly responded to rumours that he could be returning to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the shock announcement that showrunner Russell T Davies will be back to steer the ship next season, speculation later followed that <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/david-tennant-14th-doctor-who\/&quot;\">he could be reuniting with his acclaimed Tenth Doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to crowds at last weekend\u2019s German Comic-Con, Tennant acknowledged how virtually everything he says about Doctor Who becomes headline news, which makes it difficult for him to field such questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been asked a version of this question for the last 20 years and I\u2019ve learnt through bitter experience that there\u2019s not any point even answering it, because whatever I say is spun by whoever wants to hear it,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, he didn\u2019t offer a firm confirmation or denial of the rampant rumours, but chimed in on the idea of his Doctor returning for a second stint on television \u2013 which would be an unprecedented move for the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Tennant continued: \u201cThere\u2019s no point in me denying it, there\u2019s no point in me confirming it, there\u2019s no point in me fudging it. Whatever I say will become whatever the internet wants it to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it would be quite a weird idea and it\u2019s not something that you\u2019d necessarily expect from Doctor Who. That\u2019s all I can\u2026 I\u2019m not going to try giving any more than that because what\u2019s the point?\u201d<\/p> <p>Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall will be <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\">wrapping up their run on the sci-fi drama very soon<\/a>, with just one episode remaining before Davies ushers in a brand new era.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there\u2019s no word yet on when the final chapter will end, nor who will be the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-new-doctor-replacement\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">next person to step into the TARDIS<\/a>, with fans divided on whether they\u2019d like to see a Tennant reprisal or someone completely different.<\/p>\n<p>Voice your opinion in our poll below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> fans, do you want David Tennant to return or would you like to see a new Doctor take over?<\/p>\u2014 Radio Times (@RadioTimes) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1518534007205605376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/david-tennant-doctor-who-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">David Tennant on possible Doctor Who return: \u201cNever say never to anything\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/david-tennant-next-doctor-who-newsupdate\/&quot;\"><strong>Doctor Who\u2019s David Tennant talks difficulty of choosing the next Doctor<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-audio-play-david-tennant-colin-baker-newsupdate\/&quot;\"><strong>Doctor Who\u2019s David Tennant, Colin Baker team up to fight Weeping Angels<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Monday, 25 April 2022 at 12:00 am David Tennant has publicly responded to rumours that he could be returning to Doctor Who. 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