4. Marco Polo (Missing story)
Original Transmission:
22nd February 1964 – 4th April 1964
No. of Episodes: 7
Cast:
The Doctor: William Hartnell
Susan Foreman: Carole Ann Ford
Ian Chesterton: William Russell
Barbara Wright: Jacqueline Hill
Other Cast:
Marco Polo – Mark Eden
Kublai Khan – Martin Miller
Tegana – Derren Nesbitt
Written by: John Lucarotti
Director: Waris Hussein & John Crockett
Story Editor: David Whitaker
Producer: Verity Lambert
First UK Transmissions:
The Roof of the World – Saturday 22nd February 1964
The Singing Sands – Saturday 29th February 1964
Five Hundred Eyes – Saturday 7th March 1964
The Wall of Lies – Saturday 14th March 1964
Rider from Shang-Tu – Saturday 21st March 1964
Mighty Kublai Khan – Saturday 28th March 1964
Assassin at Peking – Saturday 4th April 1964
Story:
The TARDIS crew joins Marco Polo on his journey across Asia to the court of Kublai Khan.
However, they become entangled in political intrigue and betrayal as Polo attempts to trade the TARDIS for safe passage home.