#2 - Journey into Space: Return from Mars
Charles Chiltern's 1981 sequel to the classic BBC Radio sci-fi drama epic, Journey into Space.
Charles Chilton's classic radio sci-fi series Journey into Space thrilled listeners between 1953 and 1958, attracting almost eight million people to its gripping tale of the far future and the thrills of interstellar travel - the last radio programme in the UK to attract a bigger evening audience than television.
In this sequel to the original series, Captain Jet Morgan and the crew of the Discovery look forward to returning to Earth after six long years on Mars. However, when they get home, nothing is as expected and soon they realise that they've been transported thirty years into the future...
Production Credits
Written by Charles Chilton. Directed by Glyn Dearman.
Cast
Jet - John Pullen
Lemmy - Anthony Hall
Mitch - Nigel Graham
Doc - Ed Bishop
Other parts by Elizabeth Proud, Graham Faulkner, Sion Probert, John Webb, Patrick Barr, John McAndrew, Stephen Garlick, David Bradshawe and Christopher Scott.
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7 March 1981.
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Charles Chilton's classic radio sci-fi series Journey into Space thrilled listeners between 1953 and 1958, attracting almost eight million people to its gripping tale of the far future and the thrills of interstellar travel - the last radio programme in the UK to attract a bigger evening audience than television.
In this sequel to the original series, Captain Jet Morgan and the crew of the Discovery look forward to returning to Earth after six long years on Mars. However, when they get home, nothing is as expected and soon they realise that they've been transported thirty years into the future...
Production Credits
Written by Charles Chilton. Directed by Glyn Dearman.
Cast
Jet - John Pullen
Lemmy - Anthony Hall
Mitch - Nigel Graham
Doc - Ed Bishop
Other parts by Elizabeth Proud, Graham Faulkner, Sion Probert, John Webb, Patrick Barr, John McAndrew, Stephen Garlick, David Bradshawe and Christopher Scott.
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7 March 1981.
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#3 - Journey into Space: The Red Planet
The complete second series of this classic BBC Radio sci-fi drama epic.
Charles Chilton's classic radio sci-fi series Journey into Space thrilled listeners between 1953 and 1958, attracting almost eight million people to its gripping tale of the far future and the thrills of interstellar travel - the last radio programme in the UK to attract a bigger evening audience than television.
This, the second series, opens with Jet and the crew on board the flagship Discovery, leading a fleet of spaceships. Their mission: to explore Mars, the mysterious and - as they believe - uninhabited red planet...
Production Credits
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Cast
Jet Morgan - Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett - David Kossoff
Doc - Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch - Bruce Beeby
Other parts by David Jacobs, Anthony Marriot and Madi Hedd.
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 12 September 1954 - 17 January 1955.
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Charles Chilton's classic radio sci-fi series Journey into Space thrilled listeners between 1953 and 1958, attracting almost eight million people to its gripping tale of the far future and the thrills of interstellar travel - the last radio programme in the UK to attract a bigger evening audience than television.
This, the second series, opens with Jet and the crew on board the flagship Discovery, leading a fleet of spaceships. Their mission: to explore Mars, the mysterious and - as they believe - uninhabited red planet...
Production Credits
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Cast
Jet Morgan - Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett - David Kossoff
Doc - Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch - Bruce Beeby
Other parts by David Jacobs, Anthony Marriot and Madi Hedd.
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 12 September 1954 - 17 January 1955.
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#4 - Journey into Space: The World in Peril
The complete third series of this classic BBC Radio sci-fi drama epic - plus extra bonus material.
Charles Chilton's classic radio sci-fi series Journey into Space thrilled listeners between 1953 and 1958, attracting almost eight million people to its gripping tale of the far future and the thrills of interstellar travel - the last radio programme in the UK to attract a bigger evening audience than television.
In this, the third series, Captain Jet Morgan, Doc Matthews, engineer Mitch Mitchell and radio operator Lemmy Barnet once more set out for Mars, but this time alone. Their orders - to discover all they can about the threatened Martian invasion of Britain. Jet and his comrades are stretched to their limits as they take on the awesome Martian power, and when they learn the astounding secret of the invasion plan, there is a race against time to warn a defenceless Earth...
Production Credits
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Cast
Jet Morgan - Andrew Faulds
Mitch - Don Sharp
Doc - Guy Kingsley Poynter
Lemmy Barnett - Alfie Bass
Other parts by David Jacobs, Alan Tilvern and Pat Campbell.
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 26 September 1955 - 6 February 1956.
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Charles Chilton's classic radio sci-fi series Journey into Space thrilled listeners between 1953 and 1958, attracting almost eight million people to its gripping tale of the far future and the thrills of interstellar travel - the last radio programme in the UK to attract a bigger evening audience than television.
In this, the third series, Captain Jet Morgan, Doc Matthews, engineer Mitch Mitchell and radio operator Lemmy Barnet once more set out for Mars, but this time alone. Their orders - to discover all they can about the threatened Martian invasion of Britain. Jet and his comrades are stretched to their limits as they take on the awesome Martian power, and when they learn the astounding secret of the invasion plan, there is a race against time to warn a defenceless Earth...
Production Credits
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Cast
Jet Morgan - Andrew Faulds
Mitch - Don Sharp
Doc - Guy Kingsley Poynter
Lemmy Barnett - Alfie Bass
Other parts by David Jacobs, Alan Tilvern and Pat Campbell.
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 26 September 1955 - 6 February 1956.
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#5 - Journey into Space: Frozen in Time
A BBC Radio 4 sequel to Charles Chilton's iconic radio sci-fi series.
Between 1953 and 1958, Journey into Space attracted millions of listeners, gripped by the mystery and promise of space exploration in weekly cliffhanging instalments.
In this thrilling episode, the spaceship Ares has been heading back to Earth for 30 years, with the crew in suspended animation - except Captain Jet Morgan, whose sleeper pod failed. With the ship six months from home, Jet picks up an SOS from Mars, and wakes the others to go on a rescue mission.
But when our heroes meet up with the stranded crew it becomes apparent that all is not what it first appeared. Unwittingly caught up in seismic deception, it is not only the lives of the Ares crew which are at stake - the entire future of planet Earth could be in peril...
David Jacobs - from the original radio series - stars as Jet Morgan, with Michael Beckley as Mitch, Alan Marriott as Doc and Chris Moran as Lemmy.
Production Credits
Written by Charles Chilton. Directed by Nicholas Russ.
Original music and sound design by David Chilton.
Cast
Jet Morgan - David Jacobs
Mitch - Michael Beckley
Doc/Ed - Alan Marriott
Lemmy - Chris Moran
Astnd - Emma Fielding
Jensen - Stephen Hogan
Radio operator / film voice - Kate Harbour
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 April 2008.
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Between 1953 and 1958, Journey into Space attracted millions of listeners, gripped by the mystery and promise of space exploration in weekly cliffhanging instalments.
In this thrilling episode, the spaceship Ares has been heading back to Earth for 30 years, with the crew in suspended animation - except Captain Jet Morgan, whose sleeper pod failed. With the ship six months from home, Jet picks up an SOS from Mars, and wakes the others to go on a rescue mission.
But when our heroes meet up with the stranded crew it becomes apparent that all is not what it first appeared. Unwittingly caught up in seismic deception, it is not only the lives of the Ares crew which are at stake - the entire future of planet Earth could be in peril...
David Jacobs - from the original radio series - stars as Jet Morgan, with Michael Beckley as Mitch, Alan Marriott as Doc and Chris Moran as Lemmy.
Production Credits
Written by Charles Chilton. Directed by Nicholas Russ.
Original music and sound design by David Chilton.
Cast
Jet Morgan - David Jacobs
Mitch - Michael Beckley
Doc/Ed - Alan Marriott
Lemmy - Chris Moran
Astnd - Emma Fielding
Jensen - Stephen Hogan
Radio operator / film voice - Kate Harbour
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 April 2008.
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#6 - Journey into Space: The Host
A further BBC Radio episode of the classic science fiction series created by Charles Chilton.
In this exciting adventure, Jet Morgan and his crew receive a distress call from an abandoned space freighter. But when they board the ship, Jet and Doc discover a digitised personality locked inside the ship's computer - one with a deadly intent. The crew must find a way to defeat the vastly superior Host: for if they fail, they will not only all perish, but mankind will become a dispensable stepping stone to a new chapter in evolution...
Between 1953 and 1958, Journey into Space attracted millions of listeners, gripped by the mystery and promise of space exploration in weekly cliffhanging instalments. Toby Stephens stars as Jet Morgan, with David Jacobs - who appeared in the original radio series - as the Host, Chris Pavlo as Mitch, Alan Marriott as Doc and Jot Davies as Lemmy.
Also included are 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes out-takes from the radio recording.
Production Credits
Written by Julian Simpson.
Original music and sound design by David Chilton.
A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.
Cast
Jet - Toby Stephens
Doc/Enceladus Control - Alan Marriott
Lemmy - Jot Davies
Mitch - Chris Pavlo
The Host - David Jacobs
Edie - Jana Carpenter
JJ Andreev - Basher Savage
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 June 2009.
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In this exciting adventure, Jet Morgan and his crew receive a distress call from an abandoned space freighter. But when they board the ship, Jet and Doc discover a digitised personality locked inside the ship's computer - one with a deadly intent. The crew must find a way to defeat the vastly superior Host: for if they fail, they will not only all perish, but mankind will become a dispensable stepping stone to a new chapter in evolution...
Between 1953 and 1958, Journey into Space attracted millions of listeners, gripped by the mystery and promise of space exploration in weekly cliffhanging instalments. Toby Stephens stars as Jet Morgan, with David Jacobs - who appeared in the original radio series - as the Host, Chris Pavlo as Mitch, Alan Marriott as Doc and Jot Davies as Lemmy.
Also included are 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes out-takes from the radio recording.
Production Credits
Written by Julian Simpson.
Original music and sound design by David Chilton.
A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4.
Cast
Jet - Toby Stephens
Doc/Enceladus Control - Alan Marriott
Lemmy - Jot Davies
Mitch - Chris Pavlo
The Host - David Jacobs
Edie - Jana Carpenter
JJ Andreev - Basher Savage
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 June 2009.
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