The Bells of Saint John - Story Locations - The Locations Guide to Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures

Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013

The Bells of Saint John

1 episode, broadcast: 30th March 2013

Locations filmed for the story:

(list currently incomplete)

30 Beatty Avenue Cardiff Filmed: 8-10,12 Oct 2012 Album The Maitland household	MOD St Athan (Ecubed Solutions (plane)) (formerly RAF St Athan) Vale of Glamorgan Filmed: 11 Oct 2012 On the plane
Southerndown Beach Ogmore Vale, Bridgend Filmed: 11 Oct 2012 The monastery on the clifftop	St. Paul's Hotel (Sky Bar) London Filmed: 15 Oct 2012 Clara hacks into GI Systems, whilst the Doctor gets coffee!
Westminster Bridge Westminster, London Filmed: 15,16 Oct 2012 On the motorcycle	Waterloo Bridge London Filmed: 15,16 Oct 2012 On the motorcycle
Horse Guards Road London Filmed: 15 Oct 2012 On the motorcycle	Admiralty Arch The Mall, London Filmed: 15 Oct 2012 On the motorcycle
The Queens Walk Westminster, London Filmed: 16 Oct 2012 Album The TARDIS materialises in London	St Thomas Street London Filmed: 16 Oct 2012 Album The Doctor arrives at the Shard
Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly Filmed: 17 Oct 2012 Album The Monastery	Forest Fawr Country Park (Three Bears) Cardiff Filmed: 17 Oct 2012 burial ground
Senedd Building Cardiff Filmed: 19 Oct 2012 cafe interior	St Pancras International Station London Filmed: 2 Dec 2012 using wifi in the station
Eurostar London-Paris Filmed: 2 Dec 2012 using wifi on a train	Eiffel Tower Paris, France Filmed: 2 Dec 2012 using wifi by the Eiffel Tower
Conzelman Road California, USA Filmed: 6 Dec 2012 using wifi overlooking San Francisco Bay	Stockton Street San Francisco, USA Filmed: 6 Dec 2012 the busy streets of San Francisco
California Street San Francisco, USA Filmed: 6 Dec 2012 using wifi on the streets of San Francisco	Starbucks (Shibuya) Tokyo, Japan Filmed: 7 Dec 2012 wifi with coffee
Shibuya Shopping Centre Tokyo, Japan Filmed: 7 Dec 2012 overlooking the crossing	Sensō Ji Tokyo, Japan Filmed: 8 Dec 2012 using wifi at the pagodas

In Studio:

»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock) (FF82), Cardiff Bay (2012) - Nabile's living room
»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock) (Studio 1), Cardiff Bay (11 Oct 2012) - tunnel/burial chamber
»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock) (Studio 4), Cardiff Bay (14,19 Oct, 9 Nov 2012) - TARDIS
»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock) (Studio 3), Cardiff Bay (18,22-23 Oct 2012) - Cloud Incorporated
»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock) (Studio 4), Cardiff Bay (18 Oct 2012) - Newscaster (greenscreen)
»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock) (Studio 2), Cardiff Bay (24 Oct 2012) - Clara's bedroom
»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock) (Outside Studios 1+2), Cardiff Bay (9 Nov 2012) - (greenscreen)
»	BBC Studios (Roath Lock), Cardiff Bay (21 Nov 2012) - Dr Simeon (greenscreen)
»	BBC Television Centre, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 7RJ (18 Feb 2013) - Nabile's living room

Production Notes

Filmed as Block 8.

11 Oct 2012: The plane used was possibly on a Boeing 737 as per these tweets: My claim to fame is doctor who filmed on my plane, beat that« @Ruther2 it was only filmed Thursday so its not airing until after spring :)«

15 Oct 2012: Unconfirmed reports of filming near St Paul's Cathedral. 13:00:33 Adrian Lobb: Matt Smith and JLC filming Doctor Who near St Pauls also fun. First ep of 2013 looks to be another smash, and JLC on fine form....
. This turned out to be the St. Paul's Hotel filming.

16 Oct 2012: On the plane Episode 6 (2013 #1) - possibly on a Boeing 737 as per these tweets: My claim to fame is doctor who filmed on my plane, beat that« @Ruther2 it was only filmed Thursday so its not airing until after spring :)«

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