Doctor Who: Marco Polo (BBC Radio Collection) [Box set] [Audio CD]

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2003

The first Doctor, William Hartnell, and his companions join the caravan of the legendary explorer Marco Polo in this seven-part "lost" story from the programme's original 1964 series.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: BBC Audiobooks (November 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563535083
• ISBN-13: 978-0563535089
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,927,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Missing Episodes Begin, April 14, 2010

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Dark Star-The Other One (The Bus To Never Ever Land) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: Marco Polo (BBC Radio Collection) (Audio CD)

This is Story #4 and the first not only to have a missing episode but the entire story is missing from the BBC film vault. Kind of odd considering that this was one of the most sold abroad of the '60's stories. It was also only in the last few years that photos from some of the missing episodes turned up. This also is the first "proper historical" of the show's run. This show has achived almost legendary statis among fan for it's then visual effects so how does it translate to audio? Quite well actually. The sound remastered from off air fan recordings turns out to be very nice and William Russel (who played Ian Chesterton) does a wonderful job of narrarting and the story itself has a nice big feel to it. If you're a First Doctor fan, you'll want to hear this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rare gem, February 11, 2009

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MSC (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctor Who: Marco Polo (BBC Radio Collection) (Audio CD)

Considering that we will probably never get to see the actual episodes, this is as good as it gets. It's almost like listening to old radio plays. The narrative added to complete the "missing" bits helps to visualize what we cannot see.

5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling early adventure of our favorite Time Traveller, May 11, 2011

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Eric Noble "Animation Keeper" (Kent, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: Marco Polo (BBC Radio Collection) (Audio CD)

I was introduced to the wonder of Doctor Who through the current series (2005 on). Since then, I have started watching every adventure from the very beginning. Unfortunately, many of the early adventures that were filmed were scrapped by the BBC (morons). However, there is hope. The BBC still has the audio, which they've made into audio books. Playing like a mixture of an audiobook and a radio play, we obsessive fans of the Time Lord can now experience these treasures.

Marco Polo is the earliest of these missing adventures. This was the fourth story broadcast, and it's a damn good one. Although there are no aliens, it is a thrilling journey in 13th century China. I do enjoy the historical stories (The Aztecs being one of my favorite stories so far). This story had me on the edge of my seat, wondering what will happen next. This story has plenty of intrigue, political and otherwise. I always felt that the best Doctor Who stories deal with how humans interact with each other, the camaraderie and tension we build. In fact, that is at the heart of all great drama. This story is wonderful, everybody doing a terrific job at portraying their characters. The only part that made me cringe was the role of the hotel owner. It was such a blatant Chinese stereotype. I know I shouldn't judge it by today's standards, but it still made me shake my head. Either than that, this is an essential listen for fans of the First Doctor, and of Doctor Who in general. Happy Listenings.