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From the Post Office Tower to the London Eye, 'Doctor Who' has embraced— and sometimes toppled — London's most iconic monuments. Peter Watts finds the sites at the centre of the universe | From the Post Office Tower to the London Eye, 'Doctor Who' has embraced— and sometimes toppled — London's most iconic monuments. Peter Watts finds the sites at the centre of the universe | ||
| − | As a Time Lord, Doctor Who can visit any point in the universe at any moment he chooses. So why has London been so central to his story? Does this support London's claim to be the greatest city ever founded? Or is this intergalactic bias more to do with the location of the BBC? London is where the Doctor's adventures began in 1963, ended in 1989, and were reborn with Christopher Eccleston in 2005. Many of the most legendary episodes feature London - usually being invaded by Daleks. Cybemen, Autons, dinosaurs, yetis or any combination of the above. The show's inventive use of London landmarks waned as the series declined and the city became wallpaper for sci-fi waffle. But in 2005. TV writer Russell T. Davies ([[ | + | As a Time Lord, Doctor Who can visit any point in the universe at any moment he chooses. So why has London been so central to his story? Does this support London's claim to be the greatest city ever founded? Or is this intergalactic bias more to do with the location of the BBC? London is where the Doctor's adventures began in 1963, ended in 1989, and were reborn with Christopher Eccleston in 2005. Many of the most legendary episodes feature London - usually being invaded by Daleks. Cybemen, Autons, dinosaurs, yetis or any combination of the above. The show's inventive use of London landmarks waned as the series declined and the city became wallpaper for sci-fi waffle. But in 2005. TV writer Russell T. Davies ([[Davies on Tennant|see interview page 16]]) embraced the past and put London centre-stage again. As Steven Moffat and Matt Smith take over from Davies and David Tennant. we celebrate London's most memorable 'Doctor Who' moments. Welcome to our guide and double-page map, which we've prepared so you can make your own Whovian tour of the capital. |
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The Eighth Doctor Paul McGann 1996 '[[broadwcast:TV movie|Doctor Who]]' (1996): Houses Of Parliament | The Eighth Doctor Paul McGann 1996 '[[broadwcast:TV movie|Doctor Who]]' (1996): Houses Of Parliament | ||
| − | London made a fleeting appearance in McGann's {{ | + | London made a fleeting appearance in McGann's {{TVM|1996 TV movie}}, with the Houses of Parliament appearing for about one frame as one of the world landmarks getting sucked into the Eye of Harmony by Eric Roberts's uber-camp Master. Blink and you'll miss it. The Eighth Doctor was regenerated fora radio series which included the London-soaked serial 'Dead London' (2007), where he encounters aliens named after St Sepulchre's Church. |
