Studios List
This is a rough guide to which classic episodes were shot at which studios. The studios are listed chronologically by their first use in the show.
At the moment, this list only covers the earlier years of the show.
Ealing Film Studios
Filmed: 19th September 1963 - Present* • Status: Still in use
The following summaries of sequences filmed are not necessarily exhaustive. Stage is noted where known.
• The Pilot Recording
The TARDIS having landed (Stage 3A).
• An Unearthly Child
The Desert landscape, the fight scene in the cave of skulls, the jungle escape.
• The Daleks
Daleks in the lift room (Stage 2), Elyon by the whirlpool, Antodus hanging by rope.
Model: The petrified jungle, the Dalek city, the Dalek lift shaft. (Stage 3)
• Marco Polo
Caravan travelling, Tegana at oasis, desert sandstorm, Bamboo forest, Throne Room sword fight, fish in pond, condensation, Diary and Map inserts. Model: TARDIS in snow. (Stage 3B)
• The Keys of Marinus
Model: Marinus island, TARDIS landing/takeoff, submarines, falling Voord.
• The Aztecs
Susan’s cell, the Victim jumping, Ian’s feet in water, Ian and Ixta fighting.
• The Sensorites
Model: Sensorite spaceships, Maitland's spaceship.
• The Reign of Terror
Torch burns hay, Ian in prison (Stage 3A), Model: Farmhouse on fire (Stage 3)
• Planet of Giants
TARDIS in cobblestone, Farrow by house (glass painting), Cat scenes, the crew as miniatures, the flaming insecticide can.
• The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Dalek rising from Thames (water tank), baby alligator, Dalek exuding smoke.
Model: Dalek saucer, exploding van.
• The Rescue
Model: The crashed spaceship, the TARDIS falls from the cliff (Stage 2)
• The Romans
Burning map. Model: TARDIS in weeds, Rome burning. (Stage 2)
• The Web Planet
Acid pool, Menoptra flying/Zarbi ambush. Model: TARDIS landing/moving, Carsenome exterior. (Stage 2)
• The Crusade
Ian fights a Saracen, Barbara hides from guards, Ian attacked by Bandits, ants.
• The Space Museum
Vicki fetching water, footsteps, TARDIS departure. Model: Museum exteriors, TARDIS landing.
• The Chase
Gettysburg address, Queen Elizabeth's court, Marie Celeste, the Daleks battle the Mechanoids, London bus.
Backlot: Ian and Barbara return home.
Model: Mechanoid city, TARDIS and Dalek time ship in vortex (Stage 3).
• The Time Meddler
TARDIS materialises.
Model: TARDIS dematerialises (Stage 3).
• Galaxy Four
TARDIS landing, Chumbley action, burning shrubs, the Doctor and Vicki with Chumblies, Drahvins as planet explodes. Model: Rill Centre (Stage 3)
• Mission to the Unknown
Garvey transforms into Varga (Stage 3)
• The Daleks' Master Plan
Kurt’s death, TARDIS lands, Daleks burn Kembel, Katarina and Kirksen in space, Sara and Steven teleporting, Visian feet, Myra swamp, Daleks fighting Egyptians, Hut fight, cricket match, street corner, Old Sara, Doctor and Time destructor.
Model: Spar arrives, TARDIS on Volcano, Pyramid, TARDIS/Monk’s TARDIS/Dalek Time ship lands in Egypt, Monk’s TARDIS changes form, Spar explodes. (Stage 3)
• The Massacre
Anne chased by guards/chasing Steven, street scenes, massacre scenes (Stage 3).
• The Ark
TARDIS arrives, jungle and elephant scenes, Launcher destruction, Monoid battle. Flowers in vase. Model: Earth destruction, Monoid statue, the launcher.
• The Celestial Toymaker
Dodo at funeral, Trilogic game scenes, clowns growing, Sgt Rugg and Mrs Wigg shrinking. Model: TARDISes on conveyor.
• The Gunfighters
Horses, bottle is shot, gunfight (Stage 3).
• The Savages
Scrubbland, Ravine, City, Passage.
• The War Machines
Warehouse scenes (Stage3), Soldiers battle War Machine (Backlot).
• The Tenth Planet
Polar surface scenes. Model: Cybership, Rocket at launchpad, Mondas (Stage 3).
• The Power of the Daleks
Lesterson/Daleks in Capsule, Daleks explode. Model: Dalek production line, Daleks explode (Stage 2).
• The Highlanders
The deck of the Annabelle, rowboats in the ocean (water tank).
• The Underwater Menace
Jamie falls in the caves, Fish People swim. (Stage 3) Sean and Jacko talk with the Fish People, Zaroff drowns (water tank).
Model: Atlantis floods.
• The Moonbase
Lunar surface, virus in veins, dome punctured by cyber gun. Model: Cyber ships, TARDIS, Moonbase (Stage 3).
• The Macra Terror
The elderly Controller
• The Faceless Ones
Model: Plane (Stage 3)
• The Evil of the Daleks
Kemel on Balcony, Doctor & Dalek monitor Jamie, Doctor's Hand, Emperor Room. Model: Dalek city, Dalek crossing canyon, Dalek falls from Balcony, Emperor Room.
• The Tomb of the Cybermen
Opening TARDIS Scene, Party outside tomb, electrocution, Cybermen emerging from Tomb, Toberman fights Cyberman, Cybermat action, smoking Cyberman, Toberman closes doors.
• The Abominable Snowmen
Cave interior. Model: Foam erupting from cave, cave explodes, Detsen Monastery, abandoned shots of Padmasambava's head melting.
• The Ice Warriors
TARDIS lands, avalanche, the glacier, discovery of Varga & revival, ice cave pursuit, bear, Storr finds Victoria & Turoc, Storr's death
• The Enemy of the World
TARDIS fight, Salamander's speech, Salamander in capsule. Model: Capsule .
• The Web of Fear
Silverstein's Museum, London Underground scenes at Covent Garden, Charing Cross, Monument, soldiers battling Yeti, Colonel & soldiers run to fortress.
• Fury from the Deep
Weed in Pipeline Room and on Patio, Robson in foam, Van Lutyens in shaft, Doctor & Jamie in shaft, Doctor with Jamie & Victoria on roof (Stage 3). Battle scenes, monster in corridor.
• The Wheel in Space
Servo Robot action, Cybermats attack Rudkin, mercury leaks, Cyberman revives, spacewalks, Jamie & Zoe in space, Cybermen float away, spacemen in loading bay. Models: Food machine, clock, rocket, pods, the Wheel, rocket hull, Cybermat bubbles, Wheel lazer gun, meteorites, Cyberman ship.
• The Dominators
Interior of Cully's ship, Jamie magnetised to wall, Teel magnetised to wall, Zoe magnetised to wall, blow torch (Stage 2)
• The Mind Robber
Markus shooting Soldiers, Robots destroy computer, Sir Lancelot & D’Artagnan fight, Cyrano & Blackbeard fight, Jamie and Zoe on TARDIS console, Zoe in Jar.
• The Invasion
The Cyber Director explodes.
Model: Cyberman spaceships.
• The Krotons
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• The Seeds of Death
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• The Space Pirates
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• The War Games
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• Spearhead From Space
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• Inferno
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• The Curse of Peladon
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• The Time Monster
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• The Three Doctors
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• Planet of the Daleks
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• The Monster of Peladon
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• Genesis of the Daleks
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• Planet of Evil
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• The Seeds of Doom
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• The Face of Evil
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• The Robots of Death
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• Horror of Fang Rock
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• The Creature from the Pit
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• The Horns of Nimon
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• Shada
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• The Visitation
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• Terminus
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• Enlightenment
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• The Five Doctors
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*A number of model sequences have been shot for the modern series in The Model Unit Workshop at Ealing Studios. The workshop has been located in the same building as was used in The Chase Episode 6 when Ian and Barbara returned to London in 1965. (Photo: Will Brooks)
Lime Grove Studio D
Filmed: 27th September 1963 - 21st February 1969 • Status: Demolished (1993)
• The Pilot Recording
• An Unearthly Child
• The Daleks
• The Edge of Destruction
• Marco Polo
• The Keys of Marinus
• The Aztecs
Episodes 1 & 4
• The Sensorites
Episodes 3, 5, & 6
• Planet of Giants
• The Moonbase
Episode 4
• The Macra Terror
• The Faceless Ones
• The Evil of the Daleks
• The Tomb of the Cybermen
• The Abominable Snowmen
• The Ice Warriors
• The Enemy of the World
• The Web of Fear
• Fury From The Deep
Episodes 1-5
• The Wheel in Space
Episode 1
• The Mind Robber
Episodes 3 & 4
• The Invasion
• The Krotons
• The Seeds of Death
• The Space Pirates
Episode 1
Television Centre Studio 3
Filmed: 8th May 1964 - 3rd August 1989 • Status: Still in use
• The Aztecs
Episodes 2 & 3
• The Sensorites
Episodes 1 & 2
• The Time Meddler
Episode 2
• Galaxy Four
Episode 4
• The Daleks' Master Plan
Episodes 1-4 & 7-12
• The Wheel in Space
Episodes 2 & 4
• The Dominators
Episodes 3-5
• The Mind Robber
Episodes 1, 2 & 5
• The Ambassadors of Death
Episodes 1-5
• Inferno
Episodes 1-4 & 7
• The Mind of Evil
Episodes 1, 2, 5, & 6
• The Claws of Axos
Episodes 1 & 2
• Colony in Space
Episodes 3-6
• The Daemons
Episodes 4 & 5
• The Curse of Peladon
Episodes 3 & 4
• The Mutants
Episodes 5 & 6
• The Time Monster
Episodes 1, 2, 5, & 6
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Television Centre Studio 4
Filmed: 19th June 1964 - 4th October 2004 • Status: Demolished (2015)
• The Sensorites
Episode 4
• The Reign of Terror
Episodes 5 & 6
• The Space Museum
• The Time Meddler
Episodes 1, 3, & 4
• Galaxy Four
Episodes 1, 2, & 3
• Mission to the Unknown
• The Daleks' Master Plan
Episode 5 & 6
• The Gunfighters
Episode 1
• The Dominators
Episode 1 & 2
• The Space Pirates
Episodes 2-4, & 6
• The War Games
Episodes 1-5
• The Ambassadors of Death
Episode 6
• The Claws of Axos
Episodes 3 & 4
• Colony in Space
Episodes 1 & 2
• The Daemons
Episodes 1-3
• Day of the Daleks
Episodes 1 & 2
• The Curse of Peladon
Episodes 1 & 2
• The Mutants
Episodes 1 & 2
• The Time Monster
Episodes 3 & 4
• Carnival of Monsters
SS Bernice & Miniscope interior
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Lime Grove Studio G
Filmed: 10th - 31st July 1964 • Status: Demolished (1993)
• The Reign of Terror Episode 1, 2, 3 & 4
Riverside Studio 1
Filmed: 18th September 1964 - 10th May 1968 • Status: Redeveloped (2014)
• The Dalek Invasion of Earth
• The Rescue
• The Romans
• The Web Planet
• The Crusade
• The Chase
• The Myth Makers
• The Massacre
• The Ark
• The Celestial Toymaker
• The Gunfighters
Episodes 2-4
• The Savages
• The War Machines
• The Smugglers
• The Tenth Planet
• The Power of the Daleks
• The Highlanders
• The Underwater Menace
• The Moonbase
Episodes 1-3
• The Wheel in Space
Episodes 5 & 6
Television Centre Puppet Theatre
Filmed: 19th June 1967 - 23rd May 1975 • Status: Demolished (2015)
• The Tomb of the Cybermen
Tomb freezing & unfreezing
• The Web of Fear
Sphere at window, TARDIS in web, web in tunnels & on ammunition, lab wall collapses
• The Dominators
Saucer landing & taking off, armada in space, capsule in flight, capsule crashing
• The Mind Robber
TARDIS breaks up & reforms, console spins in void, Medusa’s head
• The Curse of Peladon
• The Three Doctors
• The Ark in Space
• Revenge of the Cybermen
• Pyramids of Mars
Television Centre Studio 1
Filmed: 29th March 1968 - 30th July 1987 • Status: Still in use
• Fury from the Deep
Episode 6
• The Wheel in Space
Episode 3
• The War Games
Episode 7
• The Silurians
Episodes 1-5
• The Ambassadors of Death
Episode 7
• The Three Doctors
Gallifrey (All Episodes)
UNIT & TARDIS (Episodes 1 & 2)
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Television Centre Studio 6
Filmed: 21st March 1969 - 13th June 1986 • Status: Demolished (2015)
• The Space Pirates
Episode 5
• The War Games
Episode 9
• Inferno
Episodes 5 & 6
• Terror of the Autons
Episodes 3 & 4
• The Mind of Evil
Episodes 3 & 4
• The Three Doctors
Omega's World (All Episodes)
UNIT & TARDIS (Episodes 3 & 4)
• Carnival of Monsters
Inter Minor (All Episodes)
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Television Centre Studio 8
Filmed: 15th May 1969 - 11th August 1988 • Status: Demolished (2015)
• The War Games
Episodes 6, 8 & 10
• The Silurians
Episodes 6 & 7
• Terror of the Autons
Episodes 1 & 2
• Day of the Daleks
Episodes 3 & 4
• The Sea Devils
• The Mutants
Episodes 3 & 4
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Pebble Mill
Filmed: 25th May - 9th June 1977 • Status: Demolished (2005)
• Horror of Fang Rock