Editing City of Death (section)

===Filming===
''City of Death'' director Michael Hayes had previously directed ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' (1978) and ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' (1979).<ref>Lofficier, ''Programme Guide'', p. 99</ref> He also had experience filming in Paris, having worked there on adaptations of ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'' (1960–63) and other [[Georges Simenon]] stories for the BBC.<ref name="Commentary_1" /> Location filming took place in Paris between 30 April 1979 and 3 May 1979.<ref name="DWM_Archive_27" /> It proved a difficult shoot as the dates coincided with the May Day holiday period, which meant that many of the locations chosen for filming were closed, necessitating considerable improvisation on the part of the cast and crew.<ref name="DWM_Archive_27" /> Model filming was conducted at [[Bray Studios (UK)|Bray Studios]] between 8 May 1979 and 10 May 1979.<ref name="DWM_Archive_28">Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 28</ref> These concentrated on the shots of the Jagaroth spacecraft taking off from the prehistoric Earth and were overseen by Ian Scoones, a veteran of ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]''.<ref name="DWM_Archive_28" /> Following rehearsals, production moved to [[BBC Television Centre]] where the remaining scenes were recorded in two blocks; the first between 21 May 1979 and 22 May 1979 and second between 3 June 1979 and 5 June 1979.<ref>Pixley, ''Archive Feature. City of Death'', p. 28-29</ref>

Tom Baker found filming in Paris to be very different from what he was used to in the UK where crowds would gather to watch the filming and meet the stars. ''Doctor Who'' was not shown in France at the time and so the cast and crew were largely ignored.<ref name="DVD_Notes_1">Wiggins, ''Production Notes'', Part One.</ref> Lalla Ward found ''City of Death'' the most challenging ''Doctor Who'' serial she worked on but was pleased with the outcome, saying, "We had to film loads of scenes in the rain and cold... there was no glamour in it at all... it was different from the ordinary stories too and I like the finished result".<ref>{{cite journal| last = Marson | first = Richard |date=May 1984 | title = Lalla Ward Interview | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 88 | pages = 20–24 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref> Seeing her costumes as an important part in creating the role of Romana, Ward clashed with costume designer Doreen James, rejecting the silver catsuit James had designed for her for the story.<ref name="DVD_Notes_2">Wiggins, ''Production Notes'', Part Two.</ref> Ward came up with the idea for the schoolgirl costume she wore in conjunction with Baker, recalling, "I thought it would be fun to wear something that little girls probably hated wearing because it might cheer them up... I didn't bank on the fact that I'd also get loads of letters from their fathers saying 'Cor! School uniform!'".<ref>{{cite journal| last = Cook | first = Benjamin | date = 3 March 2004 | title = Across the Universe... | journal = [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue = 340 | pages = 14–19 | issn = 0957-9818}}</ref>