{"id":35429,"date":"2023-08-01T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1866638"},"modified":"2023-08-01T14:40:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:40:21","slug":"doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return-3","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans have a worrying theory about Donna\u2019s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Catherine Tate is reprising her popular role in the 60th anniversary \u2013\u00a0but could she be set for tragedy? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 01 August 2023 at 12:39 PM<\/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>The return of Catherine Tate as Donna Noble in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th-anniversary specials has long been cause for celebration among Whovians \u2013 but some fans are fearing the worst after the latest hint by showrunner Russell T Davies.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvVECBBK6IC\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram post<\/a> from the official\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> account teasing \u201cDoctor, danger, dancing, Donna\u201d in the specials, Davies commented with another word beginning with the letter D: \u201cDisaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This follows on from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-donna-noble-terrible-things-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statements he made earlier in the year<\/a>, when he said that \u201cterrible things\u201d were in store for Donna in the future \u2013 and so it certainly looks like something tragic could well be on the cards.<\/p> <p>And one fan of the show has put forward a theory outlining what he thinks could be set to happen, writing on Twitter: \u201cIs Russell really going to kill Donna in the 60th specials and have the 15th Doctor visit her grave in the Christmas Special?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the Tweet, he posted two images \u2013 a screenshot of Davies\u2019s aforementioned Instagram comment, and a promotional still of Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Fifteenth Doctor from the upcoming Christmas special.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is Russell really going to kill Donna in the 60th specials and have the 15th Doctor visit her grave in the Christmas Special?! \ud83d\udc80\ud83e\udd7a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/doctorwho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#doctorwho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/drwho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#drwho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s4IfJYjbir\">pic.twitter.com\/s4IfJYjbir<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jack | Nerd Den (@nerddenreal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nerddenreal\/status\/1685760314019549184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>And in a follow-up video shared to his YouTube channel \u2013 which is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K4KEz-GGxW0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nerd Den<\/a> \u2013 the fan expanded on the reasons for his theory, explaining why he thinks Gatwa\u2019s Fifteenth Doctor would be upset over Donna\u2019s potential death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe at the end of the 60th specials, it\u2019s unknown when she will die and maybe that she\u2019s got some time left\u2026 and maybe we don\u2019t even see the Fourteenth Doctor regenerate. Maybe the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna go on their own adventures for a while and then he drops her back on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then the first time we meet Ncuti in the Christmas special he arrives back on Earth and finds out his old friend has passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as with all theories at this stage, it\u2019s best to take this prediction with a pinch of salt, but its certainly led to some debate among the fanbase as the countdown to the specials continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">\n<ul><li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-fans-twelfth-doctor-amy-pond-return-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who fans think Twelfth Doctor, Amy Pond are returning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-new-character-posters-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who unveils new looks at the Doctors, Ruby and Donna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhy would you put that thought in my head I can\u2019t unthink it,\u201d wrote one fan in response, while another added, \u201cI hope not. It would be so depressing if Donna gets her memories back, only to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third fan posited: \u201cI think for an anniversary, RTD wouldn\u2019t want to alienate returning viewers so killing Donna seems unlikely. Tormented and traumatised sure, but she\u2019ll still be alive by end of episode 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But others weren\u2019t quite so against the idea, with one fan writing: \u201cI think for once it would be good if a companion was killed and stayed dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alas, we\u2019ll still have to wait a few more months before we find out exactly what happens to Donna on her return to the Whoniverse \u2013 and we\u2019re bound to see all sorts of other theories emerging before then\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"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=\"https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Catherine Tate is reprising her popular role in the 60th anniversary \u2013\u00a0but could she be set for tragedy? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35431,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return.jpg",1080,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return.jpg",1080,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/08\/doctor-who-fans-have-a-worrying-theory-about-donnas-return.jpg",1080,720,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":"Catherine Tate is reprising her popular role in the 60th anniversary \u2013\u00a0but could she be set for tragedy?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/35429"}],"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\/35431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}