{"id":33249,"date":"2023-05-26T12:35:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1837013"},"modified":"2023-05-26T13:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T11:41:05","slug":"doctor-whos-alex-kingston-says-river-song-isnt-quite-gone-yet","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-alex-kingston-says-river-song-isnt-quite-gone-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Alex Kingston says River Song \u2018isn\u2019t quite gone yet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Alex Kingston spoke about a potential return for her fan-favourite character in this month&#8217;s Doctor Who Magazine. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 26 May 2023 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 data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">As the <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\">Doctor Who<\/a> 60th anniversary specials and season 14 get ever closer, we already know a number of the show\u2019s stars who will be returning to their roles.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/david-tennant-doctor-who-risk-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant<\/a>, Catherine Tate, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-kate-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jemma Redgrave<\/a> and more are all already confirmed as coming back, as well as a mystery <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-guest-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">season 1 guest star<\/a> and an <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-classic-actor-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201cunexpected name from the Tom Baker era\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">However, one figure who hasn\u2019t yet been mentioned for a potential return is <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-river-song-timeline-order\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">River Song<\/a>, the Doctor\u2019s wife who is played primarily by Alex Kingston and has had adventures with the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors. That is, until now.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">Speaking with this month\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/doctorwhomagazine.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>, Kingston teased a potential return for the character, saying: \u201cYou can go forward with River, you don\u2019t always have to go back. She\u2019s saved within a computer and she can then go anywhere. I don\u2019t think she\u2019s quite gone yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">It\u2019s new DWM day! Issue 591 is available now from selected branches of WH Smith and some supermarkets. Available to order online from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/iDZvqsJJH6&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/iDZvqsJJH6<\/a>\u00a0while stocks last (UK, Ireland and Gibraltar only). <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DrWho<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/hyW5FhQ7rC&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/hyW5FhQ7rC<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWMtweets\/status\/1661625362906841091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\">Kingston last appeared on the show in the 2015 Christmas special The Husbands of River Song, where she first met Peter Capaldi\u2019s Doctor.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/karen-gillan-doctor-who-return-speculation-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Karen Gillan addresses Doctor Who return speculation: \u201cMaybe, maybe not\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"&quot;1\"><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-writer-spin-offs-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who writer has \u201cloads of ideas\u201d for upcoming spin-offs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Kingston has expressed interest in making a return to the long-running sci-fi show.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, when asked at London Film and Comic Con 2022 whether she would be coming back to the show, she said: \u201cWho knows? Bring it on, Ncuti, is all I\u2019m saying!\u201d<\/p> <p>As well as all the returning stars, there have also been a number of famous faces added to the cast in recent weeks, including <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jonathan-groff-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Groff<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-indira-varma-duchess-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Indira Varma<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-musical-episode-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jinkx Monsoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They will all join Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Doctor and Millie Gibson\u2019s Ruby Sunday in season 14 when it debuts next year.<\/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=\"6327731283112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine is available now. 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