Last updated 17 April 2017


1001 Nights

1001 Nights

Series Episode Number: 168

First Broadcast: Mon 31 Dec 2012 - ~9:00pm UTC (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 120 minutes


Recorded on Tue 07 Aug 2012 in The Moat Studios



A long time ago, two travellers came from far away...

In the perfumed palace of an omnipotent Sultan, a girl must tell stories to keep the man she cares about from a cruel and horrible death. She spins tales of distant lands she has visited with a mysterious traveller, of fabulous creatures and fantastic adventures – and of a blue box that can travel in time and space.

Meanwhile, in the dungeons below the throne room, there lurks a secret which will bring down the kingdom – perhaps even the universe.

Can the Doctor and Nyssa escape from this never-ending story before the final chapter spells their end?