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'''''Marco Polo''''' was the fourth serial in the [[season 1|first season]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. This was the first occasion in which a famous person from history appeared on the show. It also saw | '''''Marco Polo''''' was the fourth serial in the [[season 1|first season]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. This was the first occasion in which a famous person from history appeared on the show. It also saw [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] act as a plot piece rather than something the travellers must return to once they have finished their adventuring. | ||
''Marco Polo'' did a much better job of recreating historical societies than other serials. It showed a mixed-ethnic group rather than a stereotypical collection of one race. Reference is made to real world narcotics when [[Ping-Cho]] relates a fairytale that features [[hashish]]. Such references don't reappear until ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | ''Marco Polo'' did a much better job of recreating historical societies than other serials. It showed a mixed-ethnic group rather than a stereotypical collection of one race. Reference is made to real world narcotics when [[Ping-Cho]] relates a fairytale that features [[hashish]]. Such references don't reappear until ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | ||
