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A newDoctor Whoaudio serial will search River Song ’s fate beyond the events of her death , confirming Alex Kingston ’s return to the Whoniverse . Kingston made her first appearance as the companion and later wife to the Doctor in season 4 ’s two - part dangerous undertaking " Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead . " While subsequently coming into court fleshed out her complicated kinship with the Time Lord , theDoctor Whocompanion marked the goal of her report , as River sacrificed her life to forbid the Doctor from wasting his own to relieve the visitors trapped in the Library ’s electronic computer core .

WhileDoctor Whoseason 14begins in May , the Time Lord ’s wife opens a new chapter in her life asBig FinishannouncesThe Death and Life of River Song , a brand - young line of audio drama led by Kingston . start with the first box set , " Last Words " , the series picks up after the event of her time of year 4 debut , as River finds herself temporarily in a new artificial body in the far hereafter . In the financial statement below , Kingston break her surprisal and excitement about the direction Big Finish has taken the character :

“ We have go post - Library ! We ’ve done another episode in the past where I was within the database , which I loved , and I think that ’s the only way you could go forwards with River , break her berth . So , I was actually really surprised when this box set came my room , and that we are now so far advanced in the account of Earth that she is able to be bring out as data and put into a cloned dead body . So very , very clever ! ”

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River’s Post-Death Story Opens Up A New Era For The Character

Kingston Previously Proposed The Idea Of River Song Being In An Artificial Body.

As such , a Modern status quo could be explored should Maker and returning series author Steven Moffat wish well to pair River with Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor .

Though Kingston may have been surprise by her return in Big Finish ’s ongoingDoctor Whoadventures , the star topology had antecedently suggested fashion that River could render to the television series with a similar premiss . Kingston purpose River could become an entitythat couldhack her way through the digital realm of the universe , appearing on screens and gadget to help the physician . While stating her young body is impermanent may hint that Kingston ’s sales talk could become a reality , her prescribed return may bear a more interesting prospect for her future .

Doctor Who has a history of pass away " timey - wimey , " but River Song is the ultimate illustration - here ’s her complete timeline in chronological viewing decree .

Alex Kingston as River Song smiling In Doctor Who’s Forest of the Dead

River and the Doctor ’s adventures were limited by their messy timeline . The legal age of their remembered adventures would be with Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Incarnation , while she would drop years in Darillium with Peter Capaldi ’s Twelfth Doctor . The 10th Doctor ( David Tennant ) wouldbe the final incarnation she take on before her death . With Big Finish exploring the archaeologist ’s post - Library revival , likely new story are free from the confines of their journal and fixed points . As such , a Modern status quo could be explore should creator and return serial author Steven Moffat wish well to match River with Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor .

With her connectedness to the Doctor and complicated account , River Song stands out among otherDoctor Whocompanions . Though her debut history could have give her amongDoctor Who ’s many unresolved mysteries , Moffat rather chose to dedicate a good portion of the revival meeting era to weave a complex entanglement that kept viewers occupy , endear them to River as her lifespan floor blossom forth outside its chronological order . As such , this novel chapter promises a antecedently undiscovered direction for the type .

WhileDoctor Whoseason 14 will debut on Disney+ for outside audience and BBC iPlayer for UK viewers on May 10 and 11 respectively , Kingston ’s ownDoctor Whoadventures can be found on Max .

Images of Doctor Who’s River Song’s story in chronological order, left to right.

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