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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story had working titles of | * This story had working titles of ''The Foe From The Future'' and ''The Talons Of Greel''. | ||
* Some associations and influences have been noted for The Talons of Weng-Chiang; among these are: | * Some associations and influences have been noted for ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang''; among these are: | ||
:* Magnus Greel's lair beneath the Palace Theatre, his deformed face, the mask he uses to hide it, and the climactic scene in which the mask is torn off to reveal his true face, are all strongly reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Gaston Leroux|Gaston Leroux]]'s novel ''[[Wikipedia:The Phantom of the Opera|The Phantom of the Opera]]''. | :* Magnus Greel's lair beneath the Palace Theatre, his deformed face, the mask he uses to hide it, and the climactic scene in which the mask is torn off to reveal his true face, are all strongly reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Gaston Leroux|Gaston Leroux]]'s novel ''[[Wikipedia:The Phantom of the Opera|The Phantom of the Opera]]''. | ||
:* The Doctor wears a deerstalker hat, which was the characteristic headgear of film and television versions of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s detective [[Sherlock Holmes]]. Litefoot also mentions his housekeeper, Mrs Hudson, a character from Sherlock Holmes. | :* The Doctor wears a deerstalker hat, which was the characteristic headgear of film and television versions of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s detective [[Sherlock Holmes]]. Litefoot also mentions his housekeeper, Mrs Hudson, a character from Sherlock Holmes. | ||