(POLO joins the group.) And where do you suppose I got that from? Extraordinary! He forced me...
TEGANA: (Even more forcefully.) IAN: (Looks at the DOCTOR in puzzlement.) MARCO POLO'S JOURNAL
POLO: (Writing in journal.) Now we journey on across this burning desert and I shall not rest until I see the temple spires of the city of Tun-Huang. OASIS
(Meanwhile, by the oasis, the DOCTOR is discussing the broken TARDIS circuit with the rest of the crew.) Polo's taking it to the Kublai Khan. SUSAN: Assassin! SUSAN: They moved... TEGANA: (Arriving on the scene.) TEGANA: Tegana, the Mongol Warlord. THE OASIS
(Therefore, refreshed, the caravan makes its way to the oasis while the travellers are reunited with a surprised TEGANA.) We must... quickly... quickly... before the ship heats up in the sun... hurry child... hurry please...
(During the next few minutes, the Doctor and Susan frantically sponge all the water from the TARDIS walls.) What kind of country do you come from where a woman can wander alone through the streets at night? You will attack our caravan as we're going to Shang-Tu.
Plan: A: 1289; Q: In what year did the Doctor and his companions arrive in Central Asia? A: the Doctor; Q: Who strikes up an extraordinary friendship with the now-aged ruler? A: the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo; Q: Who did the Doctor and his companions join in Central Asia? A: its way; Q: What does the caravan of Marco Polo make? A: the Pamir Plateau; Q: Where did Marco Polo start his journey? A: the treacherous Gobi Desert; Q: What desert did Marco Polo cross? A: the heart; Q: What part of Cathay did Marco Polo travel through? A: imperial Cathay; Q: What country did Marco Polo travel through? A: a variety; Q: What kind of dangers did the Doctor and his companions survive? A: the mighty Kublai Khan's Summer Palace; Q: Where did the Doctor and his companions arrive in Shang-tu? A: Peking; Q: Where is the Imperial Palace? A: the travellers; Q: Who saves the Khan from an assassination attempt? A: an assassination attempt; Q: What does the Doctor save the Khan from? A: a peace mission; Q: What was the Mongol warlord Tegana supposedly on? A: the TARDIS; Q: What vehicle does the Doctor and his companions leave in? Summary: Missing episode 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.