St Paul's Cathedral - Filming

Filming

Films and TV programmes featuring St Paul's Cathedral include:

  • Climbing Great Buildings (2010)
  • Industrial Revelations: Best of British Engineering – Buildings, with Rory McGrath series 5, episode 1, 2008, focuses on St Paul's Cathedral.
  • St Paul's Cathedral has appeared numerous times in Doctor Who, most notably the 1968 episode, The Invasion. In one scene, a group of Cybermen are shown climbing out of some manholes in Central London, before descending a stairway in front of the Cathedral.
  • Saint Paul's is seen briefly in the Goodies episode, Kitten Kong. During his rampage through London, Twinkle does damage to various London landmarks, including Saint Paul's Cathedral, which has it's dome knocked off when he bursts out of the centre of the famous church.
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban shows the Geometric Staircase in the South West Bell Tower.
  • The Madness of King George shows the Geometric Staircase in the South West Bell Tower.
  • Mary Poppins shows the front and outside of the Cathedral, though it shows the space from the missing clock, when that was caused by bombing during World War II, 30 years after the film was set.
  • Sherlock Holmes (2009) shows the North side of the West Steps, and the Geometric Staircase in the South West Bell Tower.

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