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*Marco Polo holds the distinction of being the first complete story ever to be repeated; it was replayed in Australia in 1966. | *Marco Polo holds the distinction of being the first complete story ever to be repeated; it was replayed in Australia in 1966. | ||
| − | *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 | + | *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. |
*[[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]] on 20 October 1967. But [[Iran]] did not screen the story. (The films must have been provided as "auditions".) Did [[Iran]] send these to [[Ethiopia]]? And did [[New Zealand]] send the other five episodes to [[Ethiopia]]? | *Episodes one and two were sent from [[New Zealand]] to [[Iran]] on 20 October 1967. But [[Iran]] did not screen the story. (The films must have been provided as "auditions".) Did [[Iran]] send these to [[Ethiopia]]? And did [[New Zealand]] send the other five episodes to [[Ethiopia]]? | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 12 October 2011
| Story Code: D / Season 1 | UK Airdate: 22 Feb to 4 Apr 1964 | Doctor: William Hartnell |
| First airings by location | UK Repeats / Foreign Cable and Satellite | Previous Story / Next Story |
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.)
| Australia | Apr 65 | b/w |
| Canada | May 65 | b/w |
| Singapore | Jul 65 | b/w |
| Gibraltar | Jul 65 | b/w |
| Malta | Aug 65 | b/w |
| Aden | Oct 65 | b/w |
| Nigeria | Nov 65 | b/w |
| Rhodesia / Zimbabwe | Dec 65 | b/w |
| Zambia | Jan 66 | b/w |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Jan 66 | b/w |
| Bermuda | Mar 66 | b/w |
| Uganda | Apr 66 | b/w |
| Jamaica | Jun 66 | b/w |
| Cyprus | Jun 66 | b/w |
| Barbados | Jul 66 | b/w |
| Hong Kong | Jul 66 | b/w |
| Kenya | Sep 66 | b/w |
| New Zealand | Oct 66 | b/w |
| Ghana | Oct 66? | b/w |
| Thailand | Nov 66 | b/w |
| Mauritius | Jan 67 | b/w |
| Sierra Leone | Jul 67 | b/w |
| Ethiopia | Jan 71 | b/w |
- Marco Polo holds the distinction of being the first complete story ever to be repeated; it was replayed in Australia in 1966.
- 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.
- Cyprus sent its prints to Hong Kong.
- Episodes one and two were sent from New Zealand to Iran on 20 October 1967. But Iran did not screen the story. (The films must have been provided as "auditions".) Did Iran send these to Ethiopia? And did New Zealand send the other five episodes to Ethiopia?
- The empty film can for the New Zealand print of episode seven was found in a film storage facility in the early 1990s.
