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Meanwhile, the Doctor is mistaken for a famous musician and ordered to play the lyre for Nero, and goes through ever more ridiculous [[Zany Scheme|zany schemes]] to avoid having to reveal he can't play a note - at one point claiming that only the most musically-attuned ear can even ''hear'' his playing, before silently waving his fingers in front of the instrument.
Ian is sold as a galley slave while Barbara ends up as a servant at Nero's palace. Ian escapes when his ship is wrecked and heads to Rome to try and rescue Barbara, but is recaptured and made into a gladiator.
Eventually Ian escapes again and is reunited with Barbara, while the Doctor and Vicki make their escape after the Doctor accidentally sets fire to Nero's plans for the new city of Rome, giving him an idea about how to clear the space.
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[http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x1kcdi_matrixarchive_the-romans Watch it here.]
* [[Ancient Rome]]: A [[Lighter and Softer|more humorous]] take.
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* [[Missed Him by That Much|Missed Her By That Much]]: In the middle two episodes, the Doctor and Vicki repeatedly ''almost'' bump into Barbara, who would have been very glad to see them. In the end, they only meet her back at the villa and never realise she was in Rome at all.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]:
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'''Barbara:''' Chester''ton''.
'''Doctor:''' Oh, Barbara's calling you. }}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Barbara's heart was in the right place when she tried to attack the intruders in the villa, but hitting ''Ian'' on the head with an urn didn't exactly help them.
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