{"id":21406,"date":"2022-09-05T11:11:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T09:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1702203"},"modified":"2022-09-05T11:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T09:31:10","slug":"matt-smith-reflects-fondly-on-doctor-who-and-chemistry-with-co-stars","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/matt-smith-reflects-fondly-on-doctor-who-and-chemistry-with-co-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Smith reflects fondly on Doctor Who and \u201cchemistry\u201d with co-stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 05 September 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>Matt Smith is currently starring in one of the biggest shows in the world right now, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-thrones-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">House of the Dragon<\/a>, and while promoting the show, he\u2019s taken time to reflect on his breakout role as the Eleventh Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.indulgexpress.com\/entertainment\/cinema\/2022\/sep\/04\/riding-dragons-was-the-most-fun-house-of-the-dragon-actor-matt-smith-43708.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Indulge<\/a> about the Game of Thrones prequel, Smith said that he looks back on his time starring in <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> \u201cwith great affection\u201d, calling it \u201ca real adventure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI was very lucky that I got the opportunity to work with brilliant friends like Karen [Gillan], Arthur [Darvill] and Jenna [Coleman]. We had such great chemistry and we had such a great time making that show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud, to this day, to be part of that world. There is a huge amount of pressure that comes with it, just as there is with House of the Dragon, but it\u2019s very rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/clara-oswald-doctor-who-3-b080226.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/clara-oswald-doctor-who-3-b080226.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Smith also said that he did \u201cspeak to\u201d incoming Doctor <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-next-doctor-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a> to \u201cwish him well\u201d but added that \u201che doesn\u2019t need my advice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cNcuti is a brilliant actor and he\u2019s going to be an incredible Doctor. I\u2019m excited to see it and to see where Russell [T Davis] and Ncuti take the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith is currently starring as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Daemon Targaryen<\/a> on House of the Dragon, and previously told <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/matt-smith-doctor-who-prepared-house-dragon-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">his time playing the Doctor prepared him for the role<\/a>.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6311091791112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>Suggesting that there is slightly less pressure this time around, he added that \u201cthe expectation when you play the Doctor is quite daunting, and this, I\u2019m sharing it with like 20 other actors\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/matt-smith-doctor-who-return-david-tennant-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fans voted earlier this year<\/a> to say that, alongside <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-catherine-tate-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant\u2019s return to Doctor Who<\/a>, Smith would be their favourite to reprise the role.<\/p> <p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<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>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/britbox.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/1303835\/15931?subId1=radiotimes-1683481&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen 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>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 05 September 2022 at 12:00 am Matt Smith is currently starring in one of the biggest shows in the world right now, House of the Dragon, and while promoting the show, he\u2019s taken time to reflect on his breakout role as the Eleventh Doctor. 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