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The Guardian attacks Dubai filming
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[image] The website of The Guardian newspaper has published an article by Gareth McLean, attacking the alleged decision of the BBC to carry out location shooting for one of the forthcoming Doctor Who specials in the state of Dubai. Although the shooting in the United Arab Emirates has not yet been officially confirmed by the BBC, McLean quotes the Corporation as having told him that "There are no restrictions governing the filming of BBC drama in Dubai." McLean attacks the possibility of the programme being filmed there, on the basis of the country's human rights record. ...
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... certainly oohed and ahhed over the futuristic buildings there, and it would be hard to create a location like that using pure CG. On the other hand, it's hard to dispute McLean's point: for a show as preachy (and as popular) as Doctor Who to lend its weight to the emirate sends a weird message. Of course, Russell T. Davies is also the writer whose era has seen the Doctor overthrowing repressive alien governments less often than any era since the mid-1970s. [Guardian]
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Dubai newspaper reports on filming plans
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[image] Following on from an earlier blog report from The Guardian , the Dubai-based newspaper 7DAYS has reported that filming for one of the forthcoming Doctor Who specials will take place in Dubai. There has been no official word from BBC sources; the 7DAYS article quotes an unnamed "BBC insider" confirming that the series will be filming in Dubai "later this year". The same article also states, "At least one other episode will be shot in the US, it was disclosed." The newspaper also created a few images of Doctor Who aliens and villains in Dubai scenes; one of ...
I'm Not the Only One Railing About the Doctor Who Dubai Location Shoot
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Gareth McLean at his Guardian UK TV blog: (T)his is not the plot of an episode of Doctor Who (though there are echoes of Planet of the Ood.)
Rather it is the story of an episode of Doctor Who - one of the
upcoming specials ...
David Tennant Video Diary #2 -- Planet of the Dead Comes Easter Sunday
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... In a controversial move, outgoing Who
show-runner Russell T. Davies decided to do a little gimmick shooting
in Dubai. The script for the episode ("Planet of the Dead") requires a
double-decker London bus both on an English road and in the more exotic
international location. ...
