C01S04 Marco Polo
Synopsis
When the TARDIS malfunctions on the Roof of the World in 1289, the quartet are forced to join the legendary Venetian traveller Marco Polo and his company who are on a journey to Cathay.
The Doctor's "Flying Caravan" proves to be of great interest, and Marco Polo has plans to offer it to The Mighty Kublai Khan. However, Marco Polo is not the only person interested in the TARDIS, the Warlord Tegana also sees the advantage of owning the TARDIS.
The Doctor must repair the ship and escape before reaching Peking, or the time travellers will be doomed to remain stranded in the Thirteenth Century...
Cover notes
Cast
| The Doctor | William Hartnell | listed as Dr. Who |
| Ian Chesterton | William Russell | |
| Barbara Wright | Jacqueline Hill | |
| Susan Foreman | Carole Ann Ford | |
| Marco Polo | Mark Eden | |
| Tegana | Derren Nesbitt | |
| Ping-Cho | Zienia Merton | |
| Man at Lop | Leslie Bates | ep. 1 |
| Chenchu | Jimmy Gardner | ep. 3,4 |
| Malik | Charles Wade | ep. 3 |
| Acomat | Philip Voss | ep. 3,4,5 |
| Mongol bandit | Michael Guest | ep. 5 |
| Ling-Tau | Paul Carson | ep. 5,7 |
| Wang-Lo | Gabor Baraker | ep. 5,6 |
| Kuiju | Tutte Lemkow | ep. 5,6,7 |
| Vizier | Peter Lawrence | ep. 6,7 |
| Kublai Khan | Martin Miller | ep. 6,7 |
| Office foreman | Basil Tang | ep. 6 |
| Empress | Claire Davenport | ep. 7 |
Crew
| Written by | John Lucarotti | |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Incidental music | Tristram Cary | |
| Sword fight arranged by | Derek Ware | ep. 7 |
| Costume supervised by | Daphne Dare | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Make-up supervised by | Ann Ferriggi | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Story Editor | David Whitaker | |
| Designer | Barry Newbery | |
| Associate Producer | Mervyn Pinfield | |
| Producer | Verity Lambert | |
| Director | Waris Hussein | ep. 1,2,3,5,6,7 |
| Director | John Crockett | ep. 4 |
DVD Extras
| commentary track | ||
| photo gallery | ||
| Radio Times listings | ||
| Coming Soon | A look at an upcoming Doctor Who DVD release: |
Special Edition DVD Extras
BluRay Extras
Loose Canon Extras
| Historical featurette: Marco Polo | Loose Canon historical featurette on Marco Polo | |
| Marco Polo serial introduction | Mark Eden | |
| Marco Polo serial introduction in character | Mark Eden | |
| Marco Polo serial outro | Mark Eden | |
| Marco Polo serial outro in character | Mark Eden |
Commentary
| serial code : | D |
| episode count : | 7 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1964-02-22 |
| DVD release date : | |
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| DVD cover | |