Mystery Files - Season 2 - Eps 3: Marco Polo
We reveal that despite the book suggesting he spent 20 years in the court of the Chinese emperor, there is no mention of Marco in Chinese records. Marco Polo’s last will and testament remains unsigned and even the inventory of his possessions made on his death has question marks hanging over it. Our experts examine all the best evidence. Did Marco Polo, or any European, travel so far into China so long ago? Are the famous tales really based on Marco Polo’s travels? And did a man named Marco Polo even exist?
About Mystery Files
Title: Mystery Files
First Air Date: 2010-02-01
Last Air Date: 2011-06-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 1/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 26
Network: National Geographic Smithsonian Channel Investigation Discovery
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Parthenon Entertainment
Synopsis
From the Legends of King Arthur and Robin Hood to the recent events of the Russian Revolution, history is full of fascinating and evocative unsolved mysteries. They have inspired, intrigued and often confounded us – but how much do we really know about them? And can we separate fact from fiction? In Mystery Files, the dust is blown off the case files of the world’s most famous and iconic mysteries in a dynamic series that asks, what is the truth behind the greatest stories ever told?
Cast
Struan Rodger
Himself / Narrator
