So for any big Doctor Who fan today had a big surprise. Alex Kingston will be returning as Professor River Song in this years Christmas special.
No details have been released so far but with filming due to start this week it won't be long until we start getting snippets of information. What we do know is that Steven Moffat is on writing duties and Douglas Mackinnon will be in the directors chair.
Moffat did have this to say. “Another Christmas, another special for Doctor Who - and what could be more special than the return of Alex Kingston as Professor River Song? The last time the Doctor saw her she was a ghost. The first time he met her, she died. So how can he be seeing her again? As ever, with the most complicated relationship in the universe, it’s a matter of time...”
To date River Song has appeared in 15 episodes. Her first appearance was in 2008 'Silence in the Library'. This will be the third incarnation of the Doctor that River has had involvement with that we know of. It will be her first meeting with Peter Capaldi's doctor, which personally I think will be great. The two of them in the TARDIS can only be a good thing.
Rivers Song has always had a mixed reaction from the Doctor Who fans, but she has been part of some of the biggest story lines over the past fews years. Maybe some thought the character was never to been seen again when Matt Smith departed but luckily Steven Moffat thinks the character is still needed and has a story to tell.
The Doctor will return to BBC One on Saturday, 19 September with a 12 episode series, followed then by the Christmas special which as always is on Christmas Day.
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