Alex Kingston to reprise River Song for new Doctor Who audio plays
River Song (Alex Kingston) will cross paths with the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) in a new series of Doctor Who audio plays.
Kingston will reprise her role as the time-traveling archaeologist in Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 2 from Big Finish Productions.
Best known for their audio plays based on the classic Doctor Who series, Big Finish have recently begun branching out into new series material with the upcoming box-set UNIT: Extinction starring Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart) and Ingrid Oliver (Osgood).
Doom Coalition 2 will be released in March 2016 - with Kingston joined by McGann, plus Nicola Walker and Hattie Morahan as the Doctor's companions Liv Chenka and Helen Sinclair.
River will then return later in 2016 with her own spinoff series - Doctor Who: The Diary of River Song, a four-hour adventure which will again feature McGann in its final installment.
Further 2016 efforts from Big Finish based on the new series will include Doctor Who: The Churchill Years - with Ian McNeice reprising his role of Winston Churchill to narrate a four-hour saga, recounting the indomitable Prime Minister's unseen encounters with the Doctor.
Meanwhile, Doctor Who: Classic Doctors, New Monsters will pit the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors against creatures invented for the new series.
Well, I for one welcome the return of River Song, although I understand why some might not like the character. And interesting how they're slowly slipping in elements of the new series. Not so likely to get Eccleston of course, but maybe in a one-off recording one day...
<rant>Only thing I don't like about this is...blasted box-sets again. It's such a stupid format for a digital era, hasn't exactly encouraged the best writing in the past, and accelerates the splintering of BF's offerings to such a degree that it's difficult for fans to keep track of it all, never mind afford them (single-releases, at least they can dip in and out, one manageably long story at a time). But Briggs & Co. have made it clear that the box-sets are where everything's going, like it or not.</rant>
“The idea of River meeting previous Doctors was actually proposed by Steven Moffat,” says producer David Richardson, “and it's just irresistible, isn't it? Alex embraced the idea of returning to the role, and so she will be starring in no less than two box sets next year. And yes, we are still pinching ourselves!”
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