Last updated 23 March 2024


All Roads Lead to Rome

Series Episode Number: 55

World Premiere: Sat 23 Jan 1965 - 5:40pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 25 Aug 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 23 minutes 14 seconds

11.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 51 (UK)

Chart Position: 15 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 01 Jan 1965 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



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.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterDennis Spooner
DirectorChristopher Barry
ProducerVerity Lambert
Associate ProducerMervyn Pinfield
DesignerRaymond P Cusick
Fight ArrangerPeter Diamond
Incidental MusicRaymond Jones
Title MusicRon Grainer
with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Script EditorDennis Spooner (uncredited)
Production AssistantDavid Maloney (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerValerie Wilkins (uncredited)
Director's AssistantThelma Helmsby (uncredited)
Floor AssistantTrevor Beckett (uncredited)
Costume SupervisorDaphne Dare (uncredited)
Make-up SupervisorSonia Markham (uncredited)
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
Technical Manager(TM2)Mark Lewis (uncredited)
Studio SoundRichard Chubb (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Grams OperatorTony Bowers (uncredited)
Vision MixerClive Doig (uncredited)
Film CameramanDock Bush (uncredited)
Film EditorJim Latham (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)