10 Major Unanswered Questions From Classic Doctor Who

9. So, Did Vicki And Troilus Just Never Speak Again?

Again, this isn't an entirely fair question since it's applying to information that has been revealed since 1965, but it's really something that people should've noticed at the time. Basically, if you're visiting alien races and times, no one there is going to speak English (or Alzarian, or Trakenese or whatever). It's a common problem that any TV show featuring travel in time and space runs into, so before you even begin telling an exciting adventure, you have to provide some sort of justification for why the entire story isn't just two groups of people looking politely at each other and shouting "I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're saying"' in their own language respective language. Goes without saying, really, doesn't it? Star Trek adopted the concept of the 'Universal Translator' to cover over this problem (essentially saying, "Oh, we have a machine for that".) As far as sci-fi goes, this is perfectly acceptable. At least it shows you've thought about the problem. Doctor Who, in its earliest days, adopted a far more English response to the problem. They politely ignored it and pretended it didn't exist. This is also fine, unless decades later your show makes the fact that the TARDIS translates local language for you into a major plot point on several occasions. So, our Vicki has met a nice young Trojan bloke and leaves to marry him. The TARDIS dematerialises, she turns to him and softly says, "I love you"... and he turns to her and gently responds, "I'm sorry. I don't understand what you're saying". In Ancient Greek. That's a mighty hurdle for a young marriage to overcome