The Doctor Who Production Diary: 2016
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Two days after the release of his final
album, Blackstar, singer-songwriter David Bowie dies from liver
cancer |
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Death of Robert Banks Stewart (bio),
writer |
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The BBC announces that, with Season
Thirty-Seven, Chris Chibnall will become the executive producer and
showrunner of Doctor Who |
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Final auditions are held for the new
companion, Bill, after which it's decided that the role will be offered
to Pearl Mackie |
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The financial involvement of numerous
politicians and celebrities in offshore companies is exposed by the
publication of the confidential documents known as the Panama
Papers |
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During the broadcast of a special
mini-episode called Friend From The Future, the BBC announces
that Pearl Mackie will play new companion Bill |
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At the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
in Ohio, a western lowland gorilla named Harambe is shot and killed
after he approaches a three-year-old boy who climbed into his
enclosure |
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The BBC announces that Matt Lucas will
be reprising the role of Nardole on a regular basis during Season
Thirty-Six |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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The Brexit movement -- which campaigned for
the end of the United Kingdom's membership in the European Union -- is
the surprise victor in a national referendum, sparking years of
political chaos |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in
Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in
Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in
Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in
Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in Wales,
at Cardiff and Taff's Well |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in
Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in
Cardiff, Wales |
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The Pokémon Go augmented
reality smartphone game is released, and quickly becomes an
international sensation |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Ffilm
Factory 35 in Pencoed, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place in Wales,
at Ffilm Factory 35 in Pencoed and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff |
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Recording for Smile takes place in
Flemingston, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Newport,
Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Newport,
Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Newport,
Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Newport,
Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Newport,
Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Gileston,
Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Valencia,
Spain |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Valencia,
Spain |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Valencia,
Spain |
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Recording for Smile takes place in Valencia,
Spain |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place in Cardiff,
Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place in Cardiff,
Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil becomes the first
venue in South America to host the Summer Olympic Games |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Newport, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Newport, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Newport, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Newport, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Llandenny, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Llandenny, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Llandenny, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Llandenny, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Llandenny, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place in
Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place in the city
of Bristol |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place in the city
of Bristol |
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Recording for Smile takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Knock Knock takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock Studios |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pilot takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Smile takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Thin Ice takes place at Pinewood
Studio Wales in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Nu Boyana Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Nu Boyana Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria |
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American intelligence agencies levy public
accusations that the Russian government of Vladimir Putin has employed
sophisticated computer hacking in an attempt to interfere in the
upcoming presidential election |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Ystradfellte, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place in West
Aberthaw, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place in Wales, at
West Aberthaw and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place in Newport,
Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place in Wales, at
Newport and Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place in Cardiff,
Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Pant, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Blaengarw, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Blaengarw, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Clearwell, Gloucestershire |
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Riding a wave of populist resentment,
Republican Donald Trump is elected President of the United States,
defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Clearwell, Gloucestershire |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Penderyn, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Taff's Well, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Taff's Well, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Death of Ken Grieve (bio), director |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Extremis takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Extremis takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Extremis takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for Extremis takes place at Roath
Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Cardiff, Wales, including at Roath Lock
Studios |
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Recording for Oxygen takes place at Roath Lock
Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
in Clearwell, Gloucestershire and at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff,
Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Swansea, Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Swansea, Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Swansea, Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Swansea, Wales |
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Recording for Extremis takes place in Cardiff,
Wales |
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Recording for Extremis takes place in Dinas
Powys, Wales |
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Recording for Extremis takes place in Dinas
Powys, Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Abades, Tenerife, Spain |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Abades, Tenerife, Spain |
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Recording for The Eaters Of Light takes place
at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, Wales |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Abades, Tenerife, Spain |
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Recording for The Pyramid At The End Of The
World takes place in Abades, Tenerife, Spain |
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Debut broadcast of The Return Of Doctor Mysterio on
BBC One and BBC One HD |
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