Marco Polo is the first Doctor Who story to be lost in it's entirety.
It had seven episodes in the original story, Marco Polo was aired From: 22 February–4 April 1964.
I watched a condensed 30 Minute version of the story which was made up of a tantalising glimpse of this lost story using an off air recording of the soundtrack and stills and production photoraphs.
Official Synopsis:
Arriving in Central Asia in 1289, the Doctor and his companions join the caravan of the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo as it makes its way from the snowy heights of the Pamir Plateau, across the treacherous Gobi Desert and through the heart of imperial Cathay.
Having witnessed many incredible sights and survived a variety of dangers, they arrive at the mighty Kublai Khan's Summer Palace in Shang-tu, where the Doctor strikes up an extraordinary friendship with the now-aged ruler.
They move on at last to the even more sumptuous Imperial Palace in Peking, where the travellers save the Khan from an assassination attempt by the Mongol warlord Tegana — supposedly on a peace mission — before departing once more in the TARDIS.
My Opinion:
I think I would have really liked this story, it is a shame I will probably never get to see the original recording. You do get the jist of the story from what I watched and even from this I thought Mark Eden was really good as Marco Polo.
My Rating:
It is hard to give a rating for this as I haven't seen it in it's entirety but it showed a lot of potential so I will give it 7/10 I have a feeling it would have been higher.
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