Episode
Doctor Who: All Roads Lead to Rome
Overview
Barbara is sold as a slave and Ian is to be trained as a gladiator. The Doctor and Vicki arrive at the Emperor's court with the Doctor still masquerading as Maximus Pettulian.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1965-01-23
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
All Roads Lead to Rome is Episode 13 in Season 2 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1965-01-23. The runtime is 23 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 12: The Slave Traders
After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders.
Episode 14: Conspiracy
Poppaea plans to poison Barbara who has become the object of Nero's affections. The Doctor is to be thrown to the lions and Ian and Delos are set against each other in the arena.
More episodes from this season
Episode 11: Desperate Measures
The Doctor and Ian reach the crashed spaceship and meet up with Barbara and Vicki, where the Doctor uncovers the truth about Koquillion.
Episode 15: Inferno
Inspired by the Doctor, Nero sets Rome ablaze. Ian must fight his way out of the arena and rescue Barbara. The Doctor and Vicki hurry to flee the city and escape to the TARDIS.
Episode 10: The Powerful Enemy
On the planet Dido, the monstrous Koquillion terrorizes Bennett and Vicki, the only survivors of a crashed spaceship. When the TARDIS lands, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara team up with Vicki to discover what Koquillion is hiding.
Episode 16: The Web Planet
The TARDIS is drawn by a mysterious force and lands on the alien planet Vortis. There the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves caught up in a war between an evil force known as "The Animus", its ant-like Zarbi allies, and the butterfly-like Menoptra race and their allies the subterranean Optera.
Episode 9: Flashpoint
The Daleks' plan to transform Earth into a giant spaceship and wipe out its inhabitants is nearing completion and the Doctor and his friends face a race against time to prevent them from destroying the planet's core.
Episode 17: The Zarbi
The Doctor, Ian and Vicki are captured by the Zarbi while Barbara meets up with the butterfly-like Menoptera who are trying to reclaim the planet.
Episode 8: The Waking Ally
The Doctor's party investigate the Daleks' central control in Bedfordshire while Barbara and Jenny's attempt to reach it are derailed when they are betrayed.
Episode 18: Escape to Danger
The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt.
Episode 7: The End of Tomorrow
While Susan and David try to find a way out of London, Ian and Larry infiltrate the Dalek mine workings.
Episode 19: Crater of Needles
Ian and Vrestin are captured by the subterranean Optera while Barbara and her Menoptera allies attempt to escape from the slave camp.