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Last updated 02 January 2017
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One
Broadcast: Tuesday 4th March 2003
12:00am-12:30am EST (05:00 GMT) < > « »
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Trevor Baxter, Christopher Benjamin, John Bennett

The Doctor and Leela arrive in Victorian London where a number of young women have disappeared. A man's body is lifted from the Thames, covered in the bite marks of a giant rat.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Wednesday 26th February 2003:
BBC Kids http://www.bbckids.ca
Weeknights 2 episodes Midnight + 4AM EST (9PM + 1AM PST)
Saturday/Sunday complete stories Midnight + 3:30AM EST (9PM + 12:30AM PST)
Wed The Face of Evil pts 3+4 of 4
The 4th Doctor battles a psychotic clone of his mind trapped in the body of a supercomputer.
Thu The Robots of Death pts 1+2 of 4
Fri The Robots of Death pts 3+4 of 4

The robots on a Sandminer have been reprogrammed to infiltrate and destroy the human crew. A robot revolution is on the way, and only the 4th Doctor can stop it. And Leela. Only the 4th Doctor and Leela can stop it. And Robot D86. Only the 4th Doctor, Leela, and Robot D86 can stop it. And a secret government agent. Only the 4th Doctor, Leela, Robot D86, and a secret government agent can stop it. Anybody else on the list? No? Thank goodness.
Sat The Ribos Operation all 4 pts
This time on Garron & Unstoffe: Thieves Of Fortune, Garron hopes to use a piece of Jethryk and a fake mine to swindle a notorious warlord out of billions. But he may have made a mistake this time. The warlord is insane. And a pair of suspicious aliens are trailing him. Could this be the end of a classic partnership in crime?
Sun The Pirate Planet all 4 pts
Revenge is a dish best served with quantum mechanics and impossible physics.
Mon The Talons of Weng-Chiang pts 1+2 of 6
Tue The Talons of Weng-Chiang pts 3+4 of 6

Leela's cultural education begins in the 19th Century, when the 4th Doctor takes her to a London theatre. Apparently, you have to be threatened with death twice before the show begins, use magic, and face off against a villain from Earth's future. Leela finds the course most ... enlightening.