Episode
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1)
Overview
When a mysterious object lands near the Nuton power complex, UNIT investigate and encounter the Axons, a group of aliens who offer the mineral axonite, which can duplicate matter, as a gift.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1971-03-13
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Claws of Axos (1) is Episode 11 in Season 8 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1971-03-13. The runtime is 25 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 10: The Mind of Evil (6)
The Brigadier has recaptured Stangmoor but the Master still has control of the Thunderbolt and the Doctor must find a way to stop him and destroy the Keller Machine.
Episode 12: The Claws of Axos (2)
The Doctor and Winser begin to analyse axonite while Chinn plots to secure its use exclusively for Britain.
More episodes from this season
Episode 9: The Mind of Evil (5)
The Doctor is forced to help the Master control the mind parasite while Yates finds out where the Thunderbolt has been taken only to be captured by the Master's men.
Episode 13: The Claws of Axos (3)
The Doctor and Jo are being held prisoner by Axos while Chinn is forced to organise the worldwide distribution of axonite and the Master returns to the power complex to try and steal the TARDIS.
Episode 8: The Mind of Evil (4)
With the Doctor and Jo being held prisoner, the Master convinces Mailer to help him steal the Thunderbolt.
Episode 14: The Claws of Axos (4)
The Doctor and Jo escape from Axos but then the Doctor offers the Master a deal; if he helps him repair the TARDIS, they can flee Earth together.
Episode 7: The Mind of Evil (3)
Realising Chin-Lee has been using the power of the Keller Machine to carry out assassinations, the Doctor heads back to Stangmoor, only to find the Master has teamed up with Mailer to stage another riot.
Episode 15: Colony in Space (1)
The Time Lords take control of the TARDIS and the Doctor and Jo arrive on an Earth Colony in the 25th century, where a ruthless mining company are using a dinosaur-like creature to force the colonists to leave the planet.
Episode 6: The Mind of Evil (2)
The Doctor is recalled by UNIT to help investigate Cheng-Tiek's murder but is unaware that Chin-Lee is under the control of the Master.
Episode 16: Colony in Space (2)
The Doctor discovers an Interplanetary Mining Corporation ship has landed on the planet in order to mine its duralinium, while Norton begins causing trouble at the colony.
Episode 5: The Mind of Evil (1)
The Doctor and Jo head to Stangmoor Prison to investigate the Keller Machine, which drains the evil impulses from prisoners' minds, while UNIT are handling security at the first world peace conference.
Episode 17: Colony in Space (3)
The Doctor makes it back to the colony and warns Ashe what Dent is up to but when Jo and Winton try to find proof they are captured.