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- THE AZTECS. Written by John Lucarotti. 4 Episodes.
- 23rd May - 13th June 1964.
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- The Temple of Evil, The Warriors of Death, The Bride of Sacrifice,
- The Day of Darkness.
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- COMPANIONS:- Ian, Barbara and Susan.
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- The TARDIS materialises in 1430 inside the Tomb of Yetaxa, once the
- High-Priest of the Aztecs. The travellers explore the tomb and Barbara puts
- on a gold bracelet. As they exit the Tomb, the door swings shut cutting
- them off from the TARDIS. They meet Autloc, High Priest of Knowledge and
- Tlotoxl, High Priest of Sacrifice. Autloc declares Barbara to be the re-
- incarnation of Yetaxa as she is wearing the bracelet from the Tomb. Tlotoxl
- is far from convinced.
- Ian is made Chief of the Aztec Warriors in direct competition to the
- Chosen Leader, Ixta. Susan is made a hand maiden but causes trouble when
- she denies the last wish of a human sacrifice, to marry her.
- The Doctor rests among the Aztec elders where he meets Cameca, wife of
- the Tomb's architect and flirts with her to gain knowledge of how to enter
- the Tomb.
- Meanwhile, Barbara states her intention to end human sacrifice, against
- the protests of the Doctor who says that such interference would change
- history and affect the future. This action convinces Tlotoxl that Barbara
- is NOT Yetaxa.
- Ixta is killed during combat with Ian and Barbara is denounced by Tlotoxl
- who demands her death. The Doctor however, opens the Tomb with a simple
- wheel and pulley and the crew escape in the TARDIS.
- This was the first story to raise the subject of tampering with the past.
- It is available on BBC Video.
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