Marco Polo - Revision history

Jon Preddle at 21:24, 25 November 2020

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Jon Preddle at 04:40, 5 September 2017

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Jon Preddle at 03:27, 3 January 2016

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Jon Preddle at 03:26, 3 January 2016

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Jon Preddle at 03:26, 3 January 2016

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Jon Preddle at 03:25, 3 January 2016

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Jon Preddle at 03:19, 3 January 2016

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Jon Preddle at 21:05, 8 November 2015

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Jon Preddle at 21:04, 8 November 2015

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Jon Preddle at 21:04, 8 November 2015

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 *The TV serial was based in part on [[Radio Marco|an 18-part radio serial written by John Lucarotti for Canada's CBC]].
-*Marco Polo holds the distinction of being the first complete story ever to be repeated; it was replayed in Sydney, Australia in 1965/66.
+*Marco Polo holds the distinction of being the first complete story ever to be repeated; it was first replayed in Sydney, Australia in 1965/66, and repeated in other regions later.
 *The story was not dubbed for screening in any [[Spanish]] or [[Arabic]] language countries. And like [[The Reign of Terror]], [[The Crusade]] and [[The Time Meddler]], the negatives were not kept.
 *At least '''seven''' sets of prints were struck and bicycled to provide for all 23 countries (see [[New Chains|Bicycling Chains]]).

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 |[[Uganda]]||Apr 66||b/w
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 |[[Jamaica]]||Jun 66||b/w
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 |[[Cyprus]]||Jun 66||b/w
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 |[[Barbados]]||Jul 66||b/w

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 | title = &nbsp;
 | Pertwees = h
-| ep1=Dr. Who and his passengers search for food on the PAmir Plateau in Central Asia.
+| ep1=Dr. Who and his passengers search for food on the Pamir Plateau in Central Asia.
 | ep2=While investigating the strange carvings on the wall of a cave, Barbara is captured by a band known as the Assassins.
 | ep3=(no blurb)
 | ep4=Marco Polo is tricked into capturing Dr. Who's spaceship.
-| ep5=Marco Polo's caravan is attaccked by Mongol bandits.
+| ep5=Marco Polo's caravan is attacked by Mongol bandits.
 | ep6=Dr. Who and his passengers meet Kublai Khan.
 | ep7=Tegana, a Mongol warlord, tries to kill Ian.

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 **Episodes one and two were sent from [[New Zealand]] to [[Iran]] as "Audition" prints on '''20 October 1967'''. Although [[Iran]] did ultimately purchase the series, Marco Polo was not part of the package that was on offer, as it could not be supplied with a "Music / Effects" only soundtrack.
 *** NOTE: If New Zealand was able to supply audition prints, we can deduce that by 1967, [[Aden]] (a country relatively close to [[Iran]]) and all those countries in Africa who had aired it, no longer held any copies of the series?
-* The empty film can for the [[New Zealand]] print of episode seven was found in a film storage facility in 1989.
+* The empty film can for the [[New Zealand]] print of episode seven was found in a TVNZ film storage facility in 1989.
 * See [[Hartnell Junkings]]

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 *The story was not dubbed for screening in any [[Spanish]] or [[Arabic]] language countries. And like [[The Reign of Terror]], [[The Crusade]] and [[The Time Meddler]], the negatives were not kept.
 *At least '''seven''' sets of prints were struck and bicycled to provide for all 23 countries (see [[New Chains|Bicycling Chains]]).
-*[[Cyprus]] sent its prints to [[Hong Kong]].
+**[[Cyprus]] sent its prints to [[Hong Kong]].
-*Episodes one and two were sent from [[New Zealand]] to [[Iran]] as "Audition" prints on '''20 October 1967'''. Although [[Iran]] did ultimately purchase the series, Marco Polo was not part of the package that was on offer, as it could not be supplied with a "Music / Effects" only soundtrack.
+**Episodes one and two were sent from [[New Zealand]] to [[Iran]] as "Audition" prints on '''20 October 1967'''. Although [[Iran]] did ultimately purchase the series, Marco Polo was not part of the package that was on offer, as it could not be supplied with a "Music / Effects" only soundtrack.
-** NOTE: If New Zealand was able to supply audition prints, we can deduce that by 1967, [[Aden]] (a country relatively close to [[Iran]]) and all those countries in Africa who had aired it, no longer held any copies of the series?
+*** NOTE: If New Zealand was able to supply audition prints, we can deduce that by 1967, [[Aden]] (a country relatively close to [[Iran]]) and all those countries in Africa who had aired it, no longer held any copies of the series?
 * The empty film can for the [[New Zealand]] print of episode seven was found in a film storage facility in 1989.
 * See [[Hartnell Junkings]]

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 This story aired in the following countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to [[Selling Doctor Who]] for expanded airdates.)
-[[File:Marco Polo film can LARGE.jpg|thumb|350px|New Zealand film can for episode 7 (with thanks to Graham Howard)]]
+[[File:Marco Polo film can LARGE.jpg|thumb|550px|New Zealand film can for episode 7 (with thanks to Graham Howard)]]
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