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Season 1, Episode 14: The Roof of the World

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The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive -- but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled -- not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...

All Episodes - Season 1

An Unearthly Child
Episode 1
An Unearthly Child
 The Cave of Skulls
Episode 2
The Cave of Skulls
 The Forest of Fear
Episode 3
The Forest of Fear
 The Firemaker
Episode 4
The Firemaker
 The Dead Planet
Episode 5
The Dead Planet
 The Survivors
Episode 6
The Survivors
 The Escape
Episode 7
The Escape
 The Ambush
Episode 8
The Ambush
 The Expedition
Episode 9
The Expedition
 The Ordeal
Episode 10
The Ordeal
 The Rescue
Episode 11
The Rescue
 The Edge of Destruction
Episode 12
The Edge of Destruction
 The Brink of Disaster
Episode 13
The Brink of Disaster
 The Roof of the World
Episode 14
The Roof of the World
 The Singing Sands
Episode 15
The Singing Sands
 Five Hundred Eyes
Episode 16
Five Hundred Eyes
 The Wall of Lies
Episode 17
The Wall of Lies
 Rider from Shang Tu
Episode 18
Rider from Shang Tu
 Mighty Kublai Khan
Episode 19
Mighty Kublai Khan
 Assassin at Peking
Episode 20
Assassin at Peking
 The Sea of Death
Episode 21
The Sea of Death
 The Velvet Web
Episode 22
The Velvet Web
 The Screaming Jungle
Episode 23
The Screaming Jungle
 The Snows of Terror
Episode 24
The Snows of Terror
 Sentence of Death
Episode 25
Sentence of Death
 The Keys of Marinus
Episode 26
The Keys of Marinus
 The Temple of Evil
Episode 27
The Temple of Evil
 The Warriors of Death
Episode 28
The Warriors of Death
 The Bride of Sacrifice
Episode 29
The Bride of Sacrifice
 The Day of Darkness
Episode 30
The Day of Darkness
 Strangers in Space
Episode 31
Strangers in Space
 The Unwilling Warriors
Episode 32
The Unwilling Warriors
 Hidden Danger
Episode 33
Hidden Danger
 A Race Against Death
Episode 34
A Race Against Death
 Kidnap
Episode 35
Kidnap
 A Desperate Venture
Episode 36
A Desperate Venture
 A Land of Fear
Episode 37
A Land of Fear
 Guests of Madame Guillotine
Episode 38
Guests of Madame Guillotine
 A Change of Identity
Episode 39
A Change of Identity
 The Tyrant of France
Episode 40
The Tyrant of France
 A Bargain of Necessity
Episode 41
A Bargain of Necessity
 Prisoners of Conciergerie
Episode 42
Prisoners of Conciergerie
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