Doctor Who
The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part Five
TV Flash files “The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part Five” as hour 452 of 700 in the TV Flash guide — Doctor Who (1963–) on BBC, season 14, episode 25, aired 1977-03-26, 25 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S14E25: listed hour 452 of 700 in the Doctor Who guide, hour 25 of 26 in season 14. It aired 1977-03-26 (25 min). The listed hour before it is “The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part Four” (S14E24). Next is “The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part Six” (S14E26). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Weng-Chiang has stolen the time cabinet from Litefoot's house, so the Doctor and Leela go to try and stop him from using it. They find an opium-drugged Chang. Jago teams up with Litefoot for their own investigation.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part Five sit in the Doctor Who guide?
S14E25 is listed hour 452 of 700 — hour 25 of 26 in season 14, season 14 episode 25.
When did Doctor Who S14E25 air?
The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part Five aired 1977-03-26 and is listed at 25 minutes.
Where should I start with the 1960s serials?
William Hartnell's First Doctor is the origin of the TARDIS-and-companions contract. Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor is the proof that regeneration works. Start at a serial whose surviving episodes interest you; missing-episode gaps are part of the classic-era weather.
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Why this series still plays
A Time Lord, a police box bigger on the inside, and regeneration as infinite franchise life: Doctor Who launched from the BBC in 1963 and never really parked. Early black-and-white serials built the mythology; Hartnell-to-Troughton proved the lead could change without ending the show. The longest experiment in serialized reinvention — woolly, weird, endlessly renewable.
November 23, 1963, is a drop that never really parked. BBC's *Doctor Who* launched a Time Lord and a blue police box bigger on the inside, then treated the lead as renewable inventory. **Regeneration is the window.** Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, and Donald Wilson were among the early architects. Early black-and-white serials built the mythology; companions, sonic screwdrivers, and cliffhangers became ritual. Rex wants woolly national inheritance. Fine. The business model is recasting without ending the show.
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- Patrick Troughton as The Second Doctor
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- Jon Pertwee as The Third Doctor
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