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{{Infobox Story | |||
|image = Marco_Polo_reconstruction_title_card.jpg | |||
|adapted from = Marco Polo (TV story) | |||
|doctor = First Doctor | |||
|companions = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] | |||
|featuring = [[Marco Polo]] | |||
|enemy = [[Tegana]] | |||
|setting = [[China]], [[1289]] | |||
|release date = [[30 January (releases)|30 January]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] | |||
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{{dab page|Marco Polo (disambiguation)}} | |||
== | A reconstruction of '''''Marco Polo''''' was included on the disc of ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' in ''[[The Beginning (DVD box set)|The Beginning]]'' [[DVD]] box set. | ||
It was produced by 2|Entertain, and is approximately thirty minutes long, having been edited down using [[telesnaps]] from the story. | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
Arriving in [[Asia|Central Asia]] in [[1289]], the [[First Doctor|Doctor]] and his companions join the caravan of the famous Venetian explorer [[Marco Polo]] as it makes its way from the snowy heights of the Pamir Plateau, across the treacherous [[Gobi Desert]] and through the heart of imperial [[Cathay]]. | |||
Having witnessed many incredible sights and survived a variety of dangers, they arrive at the mighty [[Kublai Khan]]'s Summer Palace in Shang-tu, where the Doctor strikes up an extraordinary friendship with the now-aged ruler. | |||
They move on at last to the even more sumptuous Imperial Palace in [[Peking]], where the travellers save the Khan from an assassination attempt by the [[Mongol]] warlord [[Tegana]] — supposedly on a peace mission — before departing once more in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | |||
== Plot == | |||
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== | == Cast == | ||
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== | == Crew == | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== | == Story notes == | ||
* Unlike adaptations of television stories like ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' and ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', this was not a feature-length movie version but a thirty minute condensed reconstruction of ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''. | |||
== External links == | |||
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{{DVD adaptations}} | |||
[[Category:First Doctor | [[Category:First Doctor home videos]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1289]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1289]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in China]] | [[Category:Stories set in China]] | ||
[[Category:2006 home videos]] | [[Category:2006 home videos]] | ||
[[Category:DVD | [[Category:DVD adaptations of television stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:16, 9 November 2023
- You may wish to consult
Marco Polo (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
A reconstruction of Marco Polo was included on the disc of The Edge of Destruction in The Beginning DVD box set.
It was produced by 2|Entertain, and is approximately thirty minutes long, having been edited down using telesnaps from the story.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
Arriving in Central Asia in 1289, the Doctor and his companions join the caravan of the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo as it makes its way from the snowy heights of the Pamir Plateau, across the treacherous Gobi Desert and through the heart of imperial Cathay.
Having witnessed many incredible sights and survived a variety of dangers, they arrive at the mighty Kublai Khan's Summer Palace in Shang-tu, where the Doctor strikes up an extraordinary friendship with the now-aged ruler.
They move on at last to the even more sumptuous Imperial Palace in Peking, where the travellers save the Khan from an assassination attempt by the Mongol warlord Tegana — supposedly on a peace mission — before departing once more in the TARDIS.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Unlike adaptations of television stories like The Curse of Fenric and Day of the Daleks, this was not a feature-length movie version but a thirty minute condensed reconstruction of Marco Polo.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
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