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The Talons of Weng-Chiang and Racism in Classic Doctor Who

by Richard Tarrant

To claim Talons of Weng-Chiang as one of your favourite Doctor Who stories in 2019 is to court controversy. Not because it lacks quality; far from it. Talons is a sublimely well scripted and performed, genre-mashing banger of a serial – a supernova collision of the best writer, producer and lead actor in Who history with expert BBC costume drama, a much-underrated companion and supporting…

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