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The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One
Last updated 02 January 2017
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BBC UKTV (adverts during broadcast)
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 notes:
Voted #6 of the UK-TV ten most popular stories.
Broadcast Source: TWIDW
Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:
Friday 29th October 1999:
UKTV
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Sat 1PM AEST, Sun 2+8AM AEDT The Talons of Weng-Chiang all 6 eps (#6 story)
Mon 11:30PM AEDT Remembrance of the Daleks ep 4 of 4 (#5 story)
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEDT '?' eps 1 - 4 of ? (#4 story) confirmed as Pyramids of Mars)
Over the weekend, the Doctor and Leela tangle with a magician, a large rat, a live ventriloquist's dummy, and a 51st Century butcher, all in the effort to catch a show in 19th Century London. On Monday, the 7th Doctor faces off against Davros and a Dalek army with nothing but some old wires and worn out television sets to back him up. The top 10 stories will probably conclude on November 25.
UKTV
http://www.varos.com/drwho/uktv/
http://www.uktv.com.au/
Sat 1PM AEST, Sun 2+8AM AEDT The Talons of Weng-Chiang all 6 eps (#6 story)
Mon 11:30PM AEDT Remembrance of the Daleks ep 4 of 4 (#5 story)
Tue-Fri 11:30PM AEDT '?' eps 1 - 4 of ? (#4 story) confirmed as Pyramids of Mars)
Over the weekend, the Doctor and Leela tangle with a magician, a large rat, a live ventriloquist's dummy, and a 51st Century butcher, all in the effort to catch a show in 19th Century London. On Monday, the 7th Doctor faces off against Davros and a Dalek army with nothing but some old wires and worn out television sets to back him up. The top 10 stories will probably conclude on November 25.
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