{"id":24184,"date":"2022-10-20T12:52:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1725358"},"modified":"2022-10-20T13:15:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:15:24","slug":"matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Smith says his Doctor Who exit could have been \u201cbetter\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 20 October 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>With Jodie Whittaker\u2019s regeneration just around the corner in The Power of the Doctor, former <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> star Matt Smith was recently asked how he feels looking back at his own regeneration in The Time of the Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s Eleventh Doctor bowed out in the show\u2019s 2013 Christmas special, during which he fought against the Daleks and thousands of other alien invaders who were looking to attack the planet Trenzalore.<\/p>\n<p>Asked at Motor City Comic Con whether he liked the ending his Doctor was given, Smith said: \u201cWell, look, it\u2019s always hard leaving that show because it\u2019s such a wonderful part to leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I had to leave really but part of you goes, \u2018Oh I could stay for a bit\u2019. Regenerating is a tough\u2026 was it the best episode it could be? I dunno, maybe, maybe not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I thought Steven [Moffat] wrote some really great stuff. And it was nice, I had Jenna [Coleman] and Karen [Gillan] there as the two companions and stuff so yeah \u2013 look, I was proud of the body of work up to that point. But I think everything can always be better.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">I get the vibe Matt Smith wasn\u2019t very happy with Time of the Doctor as a story\u2026 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/KwUWOBsu4l&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/KwUWOBsu4l<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Bad Wolf Archives (@BadWolfArchives) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadWolfArchives\/status\/1582715578741305344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>With the series\u2019 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">60th anniversary<\/a> in 2023 fast approaching, and <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 already announced as returning<\/a>, Smith has previously said he would be up for coming back \u201cif it was the right script\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/matt-smith-old-doctor-who-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">interview for his most current role<\/a> in Game of Throne prequel series <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>, Smith said: \u201cI mean, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve got too old now. It would have to be really right.\u201d<\/p> <p>Fans have certainly made it clear that they would like to see the Eleventh Doctor back on screen, with <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\">a poll earlier this year<\/a> finding his the most sought after comeback for the 60th anniversary of the modern Doctors besides Tennant (whose return was already confirmed at the time of the poll taking place).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\"><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-1724744&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 dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\"><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<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 20 October 2022 at 12:00 am With Jodie Whittaker\u2019s regeneration just around the corner in The Power of the Doctor, former Doctor Who star Matt Smith was recently asked how he feels looking back at his own regeneration in The Time of the Doctor. Smith\u2019s Eleventh Doctor bowed out in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":24185,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better.jpg",1052,701,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better.jpg",1052,701,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/10\/matt-smith-says-his-doctor-who-exit-could-have-been-better.jpg",1052,701,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 20 October 2022 at 12:00 am With Jodie Whittaker\u2019s regeneration just around the corner in The Power of the Doctor, former Doctor Who star Matt Smith was recently asked how he feels looking back at his own regeneration in The Time of the Doctor. Smith\u2019s Eleventh Doctor bowed out in&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/24184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}