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|individual name= Herbert Clegg
|image= Herbert Clegg.jpg
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|species=[[Human]]
|species = Human
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|origin= [[Earth]]
|home era= [[1970s]]
|only = Planet of the Spiders (TV story)
|appearances=[[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''
|actor=Cyril Shaps
|mentions=[[NA]]: ''[[No Future]]''<br />[[NA]]: ''[[Damaged Goods]]''
|clip = Professor Clegg's psychokensis - Doctor Who Planet of the Spiders - BBC
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}}Professor '''Herbert Clegg''' was an entertainer who had a mind-reading act at a [[theatre]] show attended by the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
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Professor' '''Herbert Clegg''' was an entertainer who had a mind-reading act, only to find to his dismay that he was developing real [[psychic power]]s such as [[clairvoyance]] and [[telekinesis]]. The [[Third Doctor]], who had become interested in researching psychic energy, discovered his secret, then contacted him and requested his assistance in his experiments. Clegg used [[psychometry]] on [[the Brigadier]]'s pocket watch, the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]], and a letter from [[Jo Grant]], but when he read the [[Metebelis crystal]] and saw visions of [[Eight Legs|giant spiders]], he died of fright-induced heart failure. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'')


:''Clegg's first name was given as Herbert on-screen, but as Hubert in the novelisation and ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]''.''
== Biography ==
Clegg wasn't really a professor at all; this title was just for stage purposes. He had found, to his dismay, that he was developing real [[psychic power]]s such as [[clairvoyance]] and [[telekinesis]].  


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The [[Third Doctor]], who had become interested in researching psychic energy, discovered Clegg's secret, then contacted him  by means of a note left at the theatre's stage door — ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders]]'') requesting his assistance in his experiments.
 
Clegg used [[psychometry]] on the Brigadier's wristwatch, [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]], and a package from [[Jo Grant]]; but when he read the [[Metebelis crystal]] contained within the package and saw visions of [[Eight Legs|giant spiders]], he died of fright-induced heart failure. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Clegg's first name was given as Herbert on-screen, but as Hubert in the [[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders (novelisation)|novelisation]] and the novel ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]''.
* [[Cyril Shaps]] is credited on-screen as 'Professor Clegg' for ''Planet of the Spiders'' part one, and as 'Professor Herbert Clegg' in ''Radio Times''.
* The scene where the Doctor and the Brigadier attend the theatre show in ''Planet of the Spiders'' part one does not appear in the 105-minute compilation repeat of the story, as broadcast Friday 27 December 1974.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:02, 28 October 2023

Professor Herbert Clegg was an entertainer who had a mind-reading act at a theatre show attended by the Third Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Clegg wasn't really a professor at all; this title was just for stage purposes. He had found, to his dismay, that he was developing real psychic powers such as clairvoyance and telekinesis.

The Third Doctor, who had become interested in researching psychic energy, discovered Clegg's secret, then contacted him by means of a note left at the theatre's stage door — (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders) requesting his assistance in his experiments.

Clegg used psychometry on the Brigadier's wristwatch, the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, and a package from Jo Grant; but when he read the Metebelis crystal contained within the package and saw visions of giant spiders, he died of fright-induced heart failure. (TV: Planet of the Spiders)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Clegg's first name was given as Herbert on-screen, but as Hubert in the novelisation and the novel The Left-Handed Hummingbird.
  • Cyril Shaps is credited on-screen as 'Professor Clegg' for Planet of the Spiders part one, and as 'Professor Herbert Clegg' in Radio Times.
  • The scene where the Doctor and the Brigadier attend the theatre show in Planet of the Spiders part one does not appear in the 105-minute compilation repeat of the story, as broadcast Friday 27 December 1974.
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