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Line 3: {{quote\|''"I couldn't place it in the hanging-garden, could I?" What does he think it is? A potting-shed?''\|'''The Doctor''', mimicking Wang-Lo's comments about the TARDIS.}} Historical adventure in which the Doctor and his companions join [[The Travels of Marco Polo ~~(Creator)~~\|Marco Polo]] on his journey into [[Imperial China\|Cathay]]. Polo sees the TARDIS arrive and believes it to be a magical box, so he decides to take it to Kublai Khan in [[Please Select New City Name\|Peking]] in order to win imperial favour. After rescuing Marco Polo from the schemes of the villainous Tegana and saving Kublai Khan from poisoning, the time travelers depart, waved off by Polo. All seven episodes are missing. A colour reconstruction <ref>(a fanmade attempt to "recreate" missing episodes using surving footage, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817053642/http://www.recons.com/glossary/telesnaps.htm telesnaps], and other sources)</ref> can be found [http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1iail_matrixarchive_marco-polo here.]{{Dead link}} The serial's audio has been released on CD by the BBC, with linking narration by William Russell (Ian). === Tropes include: === * [[Arranged Marriage]]: Ping Cho's storyline. * [[The Emperor]]: Kublai Khan, who's actually pretty accommodating and [[Reasonable Authority Figure\|reasonable]] towards the travelers. * [[Excellent Adventure]]: The TARDIS crew's adventure with Polo and company spans months, making this one of the longest Doctor Who episodes in terms of real time spent. * [[Future Slang]]: Susan lets some slip when talking to Ping Cho. * [[Historical Domain Character]]: [[The Travels of Marco Polo ~~(Creator)~~\|Marco Polo]], Kublai Khan. * [[Hero Antagonist]]: Marco Polo only holds the TARDIS crew ransom because he desperately wants to return to Venice. * [[Home, Sweet Home]]: Both Ping Cho and Marco Polo's main motivations. In the end, Ping Cho accepts the Khan's offer to stay in his court while Polo is presumably allowed to return back to Venice after 18 years. * [[Kneel Before Zod]]: The Doctor refuses to kneel to Kublai Khan, because his back hurts from riding a horse and he can't kneel. * [[Lighter and Softer]]: When the story begins, the Doctor is still his original "angry old man" type. After being absent for an entire episode, he returns as his more widely-recognized "grandfatherly" type. Line 29: {{reflist}} [[Category:Doctor Who (TV)/Recap]]▼ [[Category:Recap]] [[Category:Doctor Who]] ▲[[Category:Doctor Who ~~(TV)~~/Recap]]