Isle of Dogs - in The Media

In The Media

The Isle of Dogs was the title of an early play by Ben Jonson and Thomas Nashe, briefly performed in 1597 and then thoroughly suppressed as slanderous.

In modern times the Isle of Dogs has provided locations for many blockbuster films, including the opening scenes of the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, and more recently Batman Begins, The Constant Gardener, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Love Actually.

In the movie 28 Weeks Later, the Isle of Dogs is the primary location of the film, being the only secure and quarantined area in all of Britain suitable for recivilization after a massive epidemic of the "Rage Virus" kills the entire population of Britain.

In the movie Full Metal Jacket the Isle of Dogs was the location used to film the Da Nang scenes.

In the 1960s and 1970s it was used in many British movies while still a working port. More recent films featuring the Isle of Dogs include:

• 28 Days Later (2002)
• 28 Weeks Later (2007)
• Alfie (2004)
• Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Bollywood Queen (2002)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• The Constant Gardener (2005)
• Full Metal Jacket (1987)
• Green Street (2005)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
• Johnny English (2003)
• Layer Cake (2004)
• The Long Good Friday (1980)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
• Patriot Games (1992)
• Revolver (2005)
• Run Fat Boy Run (2007) - Dennis' (Simon Pegg) rival Whit (Hank Azaria) lives in a flat on the Isle of Dogs. A few times during the film we are shown views of the Thames from Whit's high rise balcony.
• Spiceworld (1997)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Television shows using the location include Primeval (2007).

In the television show The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Mr. Waverly's private blend of pipe tobacco was called Isle of Dogs #22. Also, in the new Doctor Who series, Blon de Slitheen survives the bombing of 10 Downing Street (Series 1, Episode 5: "World War Three") by teleportation to the Isle of Dogs (Series 1, Episode 11: "Boom Town").

The Pulp song "Mile End" (1996) features the lyrics "The pearly king of the Isle of Dogs, feels up children in the bogs."

The Squeeze song "Misadventure" (1980) contains a line beginning "From the Isle of Dogs to the Egyptian sands..."

British rock band Iron Maiden used an abandoned house on the Isle of Dogs as the setting for their 1984 anti-nuclear themed "2 Minutes to Midnight" video.

British jazz trio The Recedents published the album Zombie Bloodbath on the Isle of Dogs in 1988.

The Isle of Dogs was also the setting for the 1986 Channel 4 series Prospects starring Gary Olsen and Brian Bovell.

The Isle of Dogs was referred to in the track Peace of Mind, the last track on the Second Album by British group Curved Air. The reference occures at about 8 minutes and 20 seconds into the track.