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Doctor Who: Talons of Weng-Chiang (The) (TV) (1977)
The Doctor and Leela land in Victorian London, and find themselves in the middle of missing girls, mutilated bodies, and vicious Chinese gangs. The Palace theater, presenting hypnotist Li H'sen Chang seems to be at the center of it all.Director: David Maloney
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with actress Louise Jameson, actors John Bennett and Christopher Benjamin, director David Maloney, and producer Philip Hinchcliffe
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Extras:"Production Notes" subtitle option
Howard Da Silva Intros
"Whose Doctor Who" vintage 1977 documentary
"Blue Peter Theatre" montage of footage including How To Make A Doctor Who Puppet Theatre
Studio Recording Footage
BBC Pebble Mill Interview with producer Phillip Hinchcliffe
Trails and Continuity Announcements
"Photo Gallery" slideshow
TARDIS-Cam Footage No. 6 -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE:
Audio commentary with actress Louise Jameson, actors John Bennett and Christopher Benjamin, director David Maloney, and producer Philip Hinchcliffe
"Production Notes" subtitle option
"Coming Soon: The Seeds of Doom" DVD promo
DISC TWO:
"The Last Hurrah" documentary
"Moving On" featurette
"The Foe From The Future" featurette
"Now and Then" featurette
"Look East" vintage news segment
"Victoriana and Chinoiserie" featurette
"Music Hall" featurette
"Limehouse: A Victorian Chinatown" featurette
"Photo Gallery" slideshow
DVD-Rom Content:
-PDF Materials: Radio Times Listings
DISC THREE:
"Whose Doctor Who" vintage 1977 documentary
"Blue Peter Theatre" montage of footage including How To Make A Doctor Who Puppet Theatre
Studio Recording Footage
BBC Pebble Mill Interview with producer Phillip Hinchcliffe
Trails and Continuity Announcements
"Photo Gallery" slideshow
TARDIS-Cam Footage No. 6 -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with actress Louise Jameson, actors John Bennett and Christopher Benjamin, director David Maloney, and producer Philip Hinchcliffe with English subtitles
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Extras:"Whose Doctor Who" documentary
Studio Recording Footage
"Blue Peter Theatre" montage of footage including How To Make A Doctor Who Puppet Theatre
BBC Pebble Mill Interview with producer Phillip Hinchcliffe
Trails and Continuity Announcements
TARDIS-Cam Footage (from the Dr. Who website)
Photo Gallery
On Screen Production Notes -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Region 2/4 encoded
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Easter eggs:On Disc Two, scroll down to Trails And Continuity and Press Left to reveal the Doctor Who logo. Press Enter for a clean title sequence.
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Extras:DISC ONE:
Episodes (Play All - 144:15):
- "Part One" (24:47)
- "Part Two" (24:31)
- "Part Three" (21:59)
- "Part Four" (24:34)
- "Part Five" (24:53)
- "Part Six" (23:31)
Audio commentary with actress Louise Jameson (Leela) (1 & 3-6), actors John Bennett (Li H'sen Chang) (1-2 & 4-6), Christopher Benjamin (Jago) (1-2 & 4-6), director David Maloney (1-6) & producer Philip Hinchcliffe (2-3 & 5-6)
Information Text
'Coming Soon: The Seeds of Doom' (0:52)
DISC TWO:
"The Last Hurrah!" 2010 documentary (33:35)
"Moving On" 2010 featurette (4:36)
"The Foe from the Future" 2010 featurette (6:47)
"Now and Then: Locations of The Talons of Weng-Chiang" 2010 featurette (11:03)
"Look East" (excerpt from a local BBC news programme, Friday 14.1.1977) (3:39)
"Victoriana and Chinoiserie: References in The Talons of Weng-Chiang" 2010 featurette (8:08)
"Music Hall: The Talents of Ones Who Sang" 2010 featurette (21:44)
"Limehouse: A Victorian Chinatown" 2010 featurette (19:21)
"The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Photo Gallery" (1) (3:20)
PDF DVD-ROM material:
- 'Radio Times listings'
DISC THREE:
"The Lively Arts: Whose Doctor Who" 1977 TV episode (58:45)
"Blue Peter Theatre" (excerpt from Thursday 23.5.1974) (26:01)
"Behind the Scenes" (Highlights from a February 1977 studio recording) (24:01)
"Phillip Hinchcliffe Interview" (excerpt from Pebble Mill at One, Thursday 31.3.1977) (11:31)
Trails and Continuity (2:29)
"The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Photo Gallery" (2) (3:26)
TARDIS-Cam No. 6 (1:44) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:DISC ONE:
When you watch the serial with the commentary, original BBC announcements can be heard over the end credits for parts one, two & five
DISC THREE:
On the second menu screen of Special Features, highlight Trails and Continuity, click right and on the left a green Doctor Who logo will appear, enter. You can access "Clean opening titles" (0:43) -
Special thanks to Rewind user Rick_Curz (Additional) for providing these specifications.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with actress Louise Jameson, actors John Bennett and Christopher Benjamin, director David Maloney, and producer Philip Hinchcliffe (with English subtitles)
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Extras:"Whose Doctor Who" documentary
Studio Recording Footage
"Blue Peter Theatre" montage of footage including How To Make A Doctor Who Puppet Theatre
BBC Pebble Mill Interview with producer Phillip Hinchcliffe
Trails and Continuity Announcements
TARDIS-Cam Footage (from the Dr Who website)
Photo Gallery
On Screen Production Notes -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Region 2/4 encoded
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Easter eggs:On Disc Two, scroll down to Trails And Continuity and Press Left to reveal the Doctor Who logo. Press Enter for a clean title sequence.
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the Special Edition releases.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R1 Special Edition America- Warner Home Video - No cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts - Previous video cuts of 10 seconds have been waived (144:15 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts (144:15 PAL)
- R4 Australia- Roadshow Home Entertainment - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 22/01/03
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 17/06/19UPDATE LOG:
12/1/14: Addition of the SEs and Original R1 releases.
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12/06/15: More detailed specs added to UK S.E. Extras/episodes RTs added + Amazon links.Easter eggs also added.
17/06/19: Altered title so it fits alphabetically with the rest of the Doctor Who listings.
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