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Marco Polo: The Singing Sands

2/7: Sabotaged while crossing the Gobi desert, Marco Polo’s expedition finds itself dangerously short on water.

Vintage sci fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

2/7: The caravan journeys across the dry Gobi desert. Tegana secretly slashes the water gourds, losing almost all of the precious water.

The Doctor: William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton: William Russell
Barbara Wright: Jacqueline Hill
Susan Foreman: Carole Ann Ford
Marco Polo: Mark Eden
Tegana: Derren Nesbitt
Ping Cho: Zienia Merton

Written by John Lucarotti
Directed by Warris Hussein
Produced by Verity Lambert

Linking script written by Michael Stevens and read by William Russell

TV soundtrack digitally remastered & presented for Ö÷²¥´óÐã Audiobooks by Mark Ayres
Thanks to David Holman & Richard Landen

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© 2019 Ö÷²¥´óÐã Studios Distribution Ltd

First shown Sat 29th Feb 1964 on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Television

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27 minutes