My Doctor Who tour that I planned out a few weeks ago was a big success so I have decided to create a new tour based upon it that visits various places across London to important filming locations of New Who and iconic spots from the Classic show also.
As the Daleks and Cybermen tend not to chill in the tourist hotspots, you’ll also get to see bits of real London you’d never see otherwise.
We will start off by visiting the filming location for many a Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant episode, in the estate where Rose and gang live.
Next up it’s back to the 1980’s or is it the 60’s with Remembrance of the Daleks. Much of the filming for these episodes took place in and around a few streets near Waterloo. We will see where the Daleks had their base in the builders yard, where the Doctor and Ace confronted and escaped from the Daleks as well as visiting the spot there the two Dalek factions faced each other in battle with the debut of the Special Weapons Dalek. For those who didn’t see my earlier post, I wrote about my reconnaissance mission here.
Sometimes it is easy to see when we have imposter muppets in 10 Downing Street <cough Boris> at other times when we have cleverer aliens it is harder to tell, such as when the Slitheen take-over. We can’t go down to the real Downing Street unless having an illegal party but have no fear, neither can TV shows so instead we can pose for photos outside a very near duplicate of the home of the Prime Minister which has been used in many TV shows and films, including Doctor Who. I first went to this address several years ago and wrote a post on this ‘duplicate’ 10 Downing Street.
Of course, no Doctor Who tour would be complete without stopping off at the Tardis!
We will also visit Trafalgar Square where we meet The Curator in the 50th anniversary special as well as see the newly repaired Big Ben fresh from the Slitheen attack which in turn is next to an iconic Dalek location.
The Cybermen aren’t forgotten, we will see two of their most iconic filming locations near St Pauls Cathedral and if your legs are up for it, a trip past the Globe and Clink, both locations for New and Classic Who respectively. We might even catch a glimpse of a Unit HQ.
We finish off by hopping on the tube and visiting the nearly 40 year institution that is the Who Shop.
I think it is a totally different Doctor Who tour than the big groups take you on. If you are a fan of the Timelord and coming to London then do check out my tour page at Doctor Who Tour
Stephen Liddell 