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''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]]''. | ||
Almost uniquely for the | Almost uniquely for the 1963 series, this story has a narrator. [[Mark Eden]] reads aloud while the map of the travellers' journey is shown. | ||
Although it was the first two [[Dalek]] films that eventually made it to film, ''Marco Polo'' was the first story to be considered for cinematic treatment. In fact, it was ''Disney'' who made the approach. | Although it was the first two [[Dalek]] films that eventually made it to film, ''Marco Polo'' was the first story to be considered for cinematic treatment. In fact, it was ''Disney'' who made the approach. | ||
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* The working title for this story was ''A Journey to Cathay''. | * The working title for this story was ''A Journey to Cathay''. | ||
* Episode three was made under the working title "The Cave of Five Hundred Eyes" and this name even appeared at the end of episode two. | * Episode three was made under the working title "The Cave of Five Hundred Eyes" and this name even appeared at the end of episode two. | ||
* This is one of three | * This is one of three 1960s ''Doctor Who'' stories for which no moving images of the actual production or even the characters in costume survive. Though most [[missing episode|missing]] [[serial]]s have at least one surviving clip from a [[16mm]] black & white [[telerecording]] or a few frames from an [[8mm]] home movie, nothing remains of this, ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]],'' or ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (TV story)|The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''. | ||
* Somewhat ironically, this [[serial]] was sold to more countries than any other serial of the | * Somewhat ironically, this [[serial]] was sold to more countries than any other serial of the 1960s. At least nineteen different countries purchased it.[http://unlimitedricepudding.com/MissingWhoList.html#Story] For it to be completely missing, more copies of this story were likely destroyed than of any other serial. | ||
* Although originally planned as the third story in the series, it was delayed, with its place filled by ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''. | * Although originally planned as the third story in the series, it was delayed, with its place filled by ''[[The Edge of Destruction]]''. | ||
* Although [[telesnap]]s of this story were made, all of these were lost. However, in 2004, telesnaps of episodes one, two, three, five, six and seven were found by [[Derek Handley]] in the private collection of [[Waris Hussein]], who directed these episodes. These telesnaps were reproduced in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | * Although [[telesnap]]s of this story were made, all of these were lost. However, in 2004, telesnaps of episodes one, two, three, five, six and seven were found by [[Derek Handley]] in the private collection of [[Waris Hussein]], who directed these episodes. These telesnaps were reproduced in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
