#Woman who lived on sun and air doc series

Here, she encounters the Tenth Doctor ( David Tennant) in the 52nd century and, though he has never met her, claims to be someone he will come to trust completely.

#Woman who lived on sun and air doc series

River Song first appears in the Doctor Who 2008 series two-parter ' Silence in the Library'/' Forest of the Dead' (written by Steven Moffat) during the Russell T Davies era of Doctor Who. From left to right: Sydney Wade, Nina Toussaint-White and Alex Kingston. Three of the six actresses to portray River Song at different stages in her story. Having been conceived on board the TARDIS as it travelled through the time vortex, Melody was born with genetic traits and abilities similar to those of the Doctor's own race, the Time Lords. It is not until the character's ninth appearance that it is revealed that River was born Melody Pond, the daughter of the eleventh Doctor's companions Amy Pond ( Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams ( Arthur Darvill), alongside whom Kingston had already appeared six previous times in series five and six of the show. In series six (2011), Moffat's episodes unveil more about the character. Following the character's initial appearance, Davies had described her as 'one of the most important characters' in the narrative, and 'vital' to the Doctor's life. When the character was first introduced, much about her origins remained a mystery. Other actresses have subsequently portrayed younger versions of the character.

When Moffat took over Davies' duties as executive producer, he began expanding on the character's background, depicting adventures earlier in River's timeline, upgrading Alex Kingston from a guest star to a recurring actor in the series. River Song was created by Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat for the show's fourth series in 2008, under the tenure of then executive producer Russell T Davies. The Twelfth Doctor (played by Peter Capaldi) is the last incarnation to meet her, spending a 24-year-long night with her, before her first meeting with the Tenth Doctor. Kingston plays her in 15 episodes, as River becomes a companion, romantic interest and eventual wife of the Doctor in his eleventh incarnation portrayed by Matt Smith. Because River Song is a time traveller herself, her adventures with the Doctor occur out of synchronisation their first meeting (from the audience's perspective) is with the Tenth Doctor (played by David Tennant), the Doctor's first and apparently her last. River Song was introduced to the series as an experienced future companion of series protagonist the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time in his TARDIS. River Song is a fictional character created by Steven Moffat and played by Alex Kingston in the British science-fiction series Doctor Who.