Words of the Song...

One of the many things we love about River is her ability to come up with the right line at the right time… We’ve got a hundred favourite quotes from River but whittled them down to a dozen or so and put a few of our absolute faves below…

You can let us know your favourite lines – either ones we’ve mentioned below or ones which escaped the list by emailing us at thedoctor@bbc.co.uk or by tweeting us @bbcdoctorwho.

‘Hello, sweetie!’

The first words we ever hear River speak to the Doctor, heard first in Silence in the Library.

‘Like I said on the dance floor, you might want to find something to hang on to!’

River, escaping from The Byzantium in The Time of Angels

‘If you like… but where's the fun in that?’

River, replying to the Doctor’s question – can he trust her? - in Flesh and Stone

‘Right, then. I have questions, but number one is this: what in the name of sanity have you got on your head?’

River, spotting the Doctor’s fez in The Big Bang

‘Rule one: the Doctor lies!’

River being blunt in The Big Bang

‘You’ve got a time machine. I've got a gun. What the hell… Let’s kill Hitler!’

River (as ‘Mels’) in Let’s Kill Hitler

‘Right! Let’s see then… Whoa, it's all going on down there, isn't it? The hair! Oh, the hair! It just doesn't stop, does it? Look at that. Everything changes. Oh, but I love it! I love it! I'm all sort of… mature… Hello, Benjamin!

River, immediately post-regeneration in Let’s Kill Hitler

‘New York growled at my window, but I was ready for it!’

River, writing as Melody Malone in The Angels Take Manhattan

‘If it was that easy I’d get you to do it!’

River, talking to the Doctor in The Angels Take Manhattan

‘Never let him see the damage. And never ever let him see you age. He doesn’t like endings.’

River, talking to Amy in The Angels Take Manhattan

‘Whenever and wherever you want, but not all the time. One psychopath per TARDIS, don’t you think?’

River, replying to the Doctor’s request to travel with him in The Angels Take Manhattan

‘I died saving him. In return, he saved me to a database in the biggest library in the universe. Left me like a book on a shelf. Didn’t even say goodbye. He doesn't like endings.’

River to Clara in The Name of the Doctor

‘There’s only one way I’d accept. If you ever loved me, say it like you’re going to come back.’

River, replying to the Doctor’s question of how he should say goodbye in The Name of the Doctor

‘Until the next time, Doctor… Oh, there’s one more thing… Spoilers… Goodbye… sweetie!’

River’s final words to the Doctor in The Name of the Doctor