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The islands have served as filming locations for ''Doctor Who'' on several occasions, initially for 1984's ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', Lanzarote doubled as itself and the alien world of [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]]. | The islands have served as filming locations for ''Doctor Who'' on several occasions, initially for 1984's ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', Lanzarote doubled as itself and the alien world of [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]]. | ||
The islands were used again in 2014 for the episode ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'' in which its desert landscape used to depict the lunar surface. | The islands were used again in [[2014 (production)|2014]] for the episode ''[[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'', in which its desert landscape used to depict the [[The Moon|lunar surface]]. | ||
[[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|Series 9]], filmed in 2015, had five episodes featuring scenes filmed in the Canary Islands, the most overseas shooting in the show's history. Tenerife was doubled as a Spanish town and the alien planet of [[Skaro]] in ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]] ''/ ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'', and Fuerteventura was used to depict [[New Mexico]] in ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]] ''and the | [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|Series 9]], filmed in [[2015 (production)|2015]], had five episodes featuring scenes filmed in the Canary Islands, the most overseas shooting in the show's history. Tenerife was doubled as a Spanish town and the alien planet of [[Skaro]] in ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'', and Fuerteventura was used to depict [[New Mexico]] in ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'' and the planet [[Gallifrey]] in ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'' and ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]''. | ||
[[Category:European islands]] | [[Category:European islands]] | ||
[[Category:Islands from the real world]] | [[Category:Islands from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Filming locations]] | [[Category:Filming locations]] | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 11 June 2017
The Canary Islands were an archipelago of islands located in the Atlantic Ocean. Lanzarote was one of the islands. (TV: Planet of Fire; PROSE: Blue Box, Synthespians™)
Behind the scenes
The islands have served as filming locations for Doctor Who on several occasions, initially for 1984's Planet of Fire, Lanzarote doubled as itself and the alien world of Sarn.
The islands were used again in 2014 for the episode Kill the Moon, in which its desert landscape used to depict the lunar surface.
Series 9, filmed in 2015, had five episodes featuring scenes filmed in the Canary Islands, the most overseas shooting in the show's history. Tenerife was doubled as a Spanish town and the alien planet of Skaro in The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar, and Fuerteventura was used to depict New Mexico in The Zygon Invasion and the planet Gallifrey in Heaven Sent and Hell Bent.
