1.4: Marco Polo
- Doctor: William Hartnell
- Companions: Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright
- Creators: Verity Lambert (Producer), John Lucarotti (Writer)
- Season 1
What's the rating?
Wiped.
What's interesting about it?
This well-regarded story was wiped, unfortunately, meaning it no longer exists. You can get a taste from the Special Features on the last Doctor Who: The Beginning DVD, which contains an abridged audio version of the story with "telesnaps" -- photos taken of a TV screen during broadcast.
Personally I found this version hard to follow, so I don't have much to say about the story. It was part of the initial pattern designed for the series, in which they'd alternate between a more science fictiony future episode and a historical intended as a healthy educational device for children.
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