Many of those questions were answered for certain during Jodie Whittaker\u2019s<\/a> swan song, The Power of the Doctor, in which her Thirteenth Doctor regenerated into David Tennant, confirming he was playing the Fourteenth Doctor, rather than the Tenth.<\/p>\n However, it seems this wasn\u2019t always going to be the case, as Tennant has now revealed that returning showrunner Russell T Davies<\/a> originally planned for a flashback episode starring Tennant and Tate, set during season 4.<\/p>\n Tennant explained: \u201cIt would have been an unseen adventure from years before. Russell immediately had an idea for a story, which I\u2019m not going to mention because I don\u2019t think it\u2019s yet seen the light of day.<\/p>\n \u201cIt certainly wouldn\u2019t have been part of an ongoing story. But I hope one day he does use it, because it sounded great.\u201d<\/p>\n Instead of a flashback episode, what fans will be getting is three new episodes set after The Power of the Doctor \u2013 The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Giggle is set to mark the end of David Tennant\u2019s new tenure and the start of Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s as the Fifteenth Doctor<\/a> \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t mean we will definitely never see Tennant as The Doctor again.<\/p>\n Speaking with SFX<\/a> recently, Tennant admitted<\/a> it would be \u201cdisingenuous to imagine that I might never be asked again, because history would indicate that it was always a possibility\u201d.<\/p> He continued, on the potential of another return: \u201cI\u2019m not going to say never, because I don\u2019t think anyone would believe me. That doesn\u2019t mean I know that I ever will.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I suppose until I can\u2019t run down a corridor, it\u2019s always a possibility. But I promise to have no plans.\u201d<\/p>\n The latest issue of\u00a0Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>\u00a0is available now. Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Classic episodes are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. 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