Doctor Who: Top 10 missing stories we want to see completed

2. Marco Polo

I mentioned withThe Evil of the Daleksthat something vital is lost with the lack of visuals. This is even more true ofMarco Polo. The first ever true historical,Marco Polois a seven-episode epic that sees the TARDIS crew reluctantly travelling with Marco Polo on his journey to meet Emperor Kublai Khan in Peking.

Based on the photos and the partial reconstruction I've seen of the story, there is no doubt that the loss of this serial is a great one. The BBC has always done such an excellent job of bringing history to life, andMarco Poloseems to be no exception.

However, if you're hoping the story will be brought to life via animation, that might not be an option. Animation producer/director Charles Norton, who worked on several animations for missingDoctor Whoserials, advised thatstories likeMarco Poloand other historicals are far more difficult to adaptthan many science-fiction stories, especially on a low budget.

"In the '60s, particularly the Hartnell era, they used to do historical epics and they were great because the BBC had the resources to do that... When you've actually got to draw it, particularly on a budget, and you've maybe only got a year to do it, it does get a little bit tricky!"

Charles Norton

This makes a lot of sense. As I mentioned, the BBC were generallyreallygreat at making historicals. But it's still a shame to think that we'll most likely never get to seeMarco Poloin the way that it deserves to be seen.

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