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As there is a difference between the published script and the [[Big Finish Productions]] adaptation, this is a story, like every novelised ''Doctor Who'' or ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures|Sarah Jane]]'' story, in which the individual fan must decide whether to accept the print or the performed version of the story. | As there is a difference between the published script and the [[Big Finish Productions]] adaptation, this is a story, like every novelised ''Doctor Who'' or ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures|Sarah Jane]]'' story, in which the individual fan must decide whether to accept the print or the performed version of the story. | ||
There is also the question of ''when'' | There is also the question of ''when'' this adventure occurred within Susan's personal timeline. Some fan chronologists have tried to assert that ''The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance'' should be placed after ''Macedon''.<ref>[http://drwhoguide.com/who.htm#1ST The ''Doctor Who'' Reference Guide's list of First Doctor stories], which puts ''Macedon'' ahead of ''Fragrance'' without explanation.</ref> However, as ''Fragrance'' was written before ''Macedon'' — and flatly rejected by Whitaker — neither script references the other in any way, leaving one free to choose any order. Moreover, neither script references any other ''Doctor Who'' script, so chronological placement can only logically occur between ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and ''[[Planet of Giants]]'', because these are the only two stories featuring [[Susan]] which have no narrative connection. | ||
In ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' the recently regenerated [[Fourth Doctor]] does reference once meeting Alexander the Great, though he gives no details | In ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' the recently regenerated [[Fourth Doctor]] does reference once meeting Alexander the Great, though he gives no details to really confirm the plot details of ''Macedon''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Unproduced Doctor Who stories]] | [[Category:Unproduced Doctor Who stories]] | ||
