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   The Doctor to YourName@YourISP.com   
   Re: [NEWS] Doctor Who: Karen Gillan and    
   12 Nov 25 01:05:57   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.tv.uk.misc   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10f0lnu$14ej6$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >   
   >Sounds like something they should have done during Covid lockdowns.   
   >   
   >   
   >    Amy and Rory Unite!   
   >    -------------------   
   >    The Ponds are back in business! Doctor Who legends Karen Gillan   
   >    and Arthur Darvill are officially reuniting for a new podcast   
   >    which will see them reminisce about their time on the beloved   
   >    sci-fi.   
   >   
   >    The duo quickly became fan favourites on the show, playing   
   >    husband and wife Amy Pond and Rory Williams alongside Matt   
   >    Smith's Tenth Doctor. And now, they're ready to revisit the   
   >    series in their new podcast, which will be aptly called   
   >    The Pondcast.   
   >   
   >    Sharing the news with RadioTimes.com, Darvill said the podcast   
   >    is a chance to catch up with Gillan, who spends much of her   
   >    time in the US, explaining:   
   >   
   >    "We really get on and we catch up quite often, and we had such   
   >    a good time [on Doctor Who].   
   >   
   >    "It was so long ago and we've forgotten so much that happened,   
   >    but it was such a formative thing, that we feel now that we're   
   >    able to look back and celebrate it."   
   >   
   >    He added: "I've not seen half of it, so we're going to rewatch it   
   >    and talk about it. We've recorded a few episodes already and it's   
   >    really fun. It is just me and Karen messing around so I'm not   
   >    quite sure how many new facts you'll get, but it's really nice to   
   >    kind of go back and reminisce about it."   
   >   
   >    As for how he feels about watching the episodes back? "I'm   
   >    slightly nervous, but also, because it was so long ago, it feels   
   >    like a different person. So I feel ready to to watch some stuff.   
   >    I've seen a lot of it, but there's some episodes I've never seen.   
   >    So it will be a complete surprise."   
   >   
   >    While The Pondcast doesn't have a launch date just yet, the pair   
   >    have already recorded a few episodes, with former showrunner   
   >    Steven Moffat appearing as a guest on one - so watch this space   
   >    (and time!).   
   >   
   >    Darvill and Gillan first appeared in the season 5 episode   
   >    The Eleventh Hour, and remained on Doctor Who until their   
   >    heartbreaking exit in The Angels Take Manhattan.   
   >   
   >    The pair of them have been open about their hopes of one day   
   >    returning to Doctor Who, with Gillan recently confirming she'd   
   >    come back as Amy Pond, as long as Smith and Darvill were on board.   
   >   
   >    Darvill added to RadioTimes.com: "We all joke with each other   
   >    because we're all still good mates, like 'Maybe this year we'll be   
   >    back'. I like the idea that when we're really old we'll go back.   
   >    I presume it's going to go on forever.   
   >   
   >    "But yeah, if the scripts were right - it was so funny when we   
   >    left, we all were like, 'No, never going back. It was too good. We   
   >    don't want to ruin it.' But now I think we've kind of gone off and   
   >    done our own things.   
   >   
   >    "And reminiscing is dangerous at times, but you kind of look back   
   >    and go, well, it was really formative, and the most fun I've had on   
   >    almost anything, really. I think it would be silly to rule it out."   
   >   
   >    Pondcast is coming soon.   
   >   
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