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- MARCO POLO. Written by John Lucarotti. 7 Episodes.
- 22nd February - 4th April 1964.
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- The Roof of the World, The Singing Sands, Five Hundred Eyes, Wall of Lies,
- Rider from Shang-Tu, Mighty Kublai Khan, Assassin at Peking.
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- COMPANIONS:- Ian, Barbara and Susan.
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- The TARDIS lands in 1289 where the time-travellers meet Marco Polo who is
- on his way to Kublai Khan's court in Peking. He is accompanied by a warlord
- named Tegana, a peace emissary from a rival Mongol leader and a Chinese
- girl called Ping-Cho. Marco Polo forces the Doctor to join the caravan,
- hoping to present the TARDIS to Kublai Khan. Tegana also wants the TARDIS
- and attempts to steal the ship, thinking it can fly. Tegana tries to poison
- the party's water supply and drills holes in their water barrels, then
- escapes on the last horse. Because of the intense night cold, condensation
- forms on the TARDIS and the party survives.
- Upon arriving in Peking, the Doctor meets Kublai Khan and plays him at
- backgammon. At first, the Doctor plays well and wins 35 elephants, 4000
- horses and 25 tigers but soon the tide turns and he gambles away the TARDIS.
- When he exposes Tegana and saves Khan's life, the TARDIS keys are returned
- to him.
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