City of Death
Joe Siegler
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City of Death
This Story: Season 17, Story 2. Production Code 5H
Overall: Story 105, Episodes 510-513
Airdates: 29 Sep 1979 – 20 Oct 1979
Written by David Agnew (David Fisher, Douglas Adams, & Graham Williams)
Directed by Michael Hayes
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 510 - City of Death 1/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 29 Sep 1979. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 14, 2022
Widely regarded as one of the best Classic Who stories of all time. Was shot in Paris. The start of the story has a VERY contemporary times feel to it, something unusual in Dr. Who. pic.twitter.com/DpHpzM1m92
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 510 - City of Death 1/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 29 Sep 1979. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 14, 2022
The main part of the story that slips through the contemporary stuff has to do with time, although how, we don't know. Romana critiquing the Mona Lisa is pretty funny. pic.twitter.com/GQuSj3ICvo
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 511 - City of Death 2/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 6 Oct 1979. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 14, 2022
When ep1 finished, I was annoyed as I was into it. There's stuff with a time experiment and stealing the Mona Lisa going on, but how they connect to each other, I'm not sure now. pic.twitter.com/7LfdYqddtI
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 511 - City of Death 2/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 6 Oct 1979. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 14, 2022
Duggan is amusing going around smashing & hitting everything. This story is well paced to this point. I find very little I want to move past quickly. Going to DaVinci's place is fun. pic.twitter.com/6mn0yokBWm
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 512 - City of Death 3/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 13 Oct 1979. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 14, 2022
Romana says she's 125 in this ep. The Count says he's Scaroth, the last of the Jagaroth who was splintered in time in the ship explosion at start of ep1. The Doctor's plan to show pic.twitter.com/UiDCSodxVf
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 512 - City of Death 3/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 13 Oct 1979. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 14, 2022
the other Mona Lisa are fake is something you don't see enough of in Doctor Who despite all the time travel. The way the various threads weave together is quite enjoyable. pic.twitter.com/9nQxIgHbzp
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 513 - City of Death 4/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 20 Oct 1979. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 15, 2022
I don't normally go through this many eps in a day, but this was really good, plus I need to catch up about two weeks. Also, I wanted to see the John Cleese cameo tonight. ha. :) pic.twitter.com/rLA0sA5E9v
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 513 - City of Death 4/4 (Serial 5H Story 105) - 20 Oct 1979. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) December 15, 2022
It's rare that a story's reputation holds up. City of Death is as good as its reputation makes it out to be. Given I had forgotten most of it, I got to enjoy it that much more. pic.twitter.com/dRchdAtkoG
