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'''''Farewell Great Macedon''''' is an unproduced six-episode [[First Doctor]] serial by [[Moris Farhi]] which was commissioned by [[David Whitaker]] for the first season of ''Doctor Who'' in [[1964]]. | '''''Farewell Great Macedon''''' is an unproduced six-episode [[First Doctor]] serial by [[Moris Farhi]] which was commissioned by [[David Whitaker]] for the first season of ''Doctor Who'' in [[1964]]. | ||
The story would have featured the Doctor, [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Susan]] encountering [[Alexander the Great]] in [[Babylon]]. Work stopped on the scripts when Farhi felt that [[script editor|story editor]] was asking for too many changes that would have compromised the historical accuracy of the scripts. | The story would have featured the Doctor, [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] encountering [[Alexander the Great]] in [[Babylon]]. Work stopped on the scripts when Farhi felt that [[script editor|story editor]] was asking for too many changes that would have compromised the historical accuracy of the scripts. | ||
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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'' 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. | 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 Foreman|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 to really confirm the plot details of ''Macedon''. | 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''. | ||
