BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th, 25th January & 1st February 2020
Dan Dare, Digby and Peabody have overcome The Mekon’s ruthless robots and staved-off an attack by a rogue human scientist – Blasco - in cahoots with the fearsome Vora. Now, even though there has been no sign of the evil Mekon anywhere in the solar system for some time, Dare is wary.
Based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.
Dan Dare ... Ed Stoppard
Digby ... Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody ... Heida Reed
Sir Hubert ... Michael Cochrane
The Mekon ... Raad Rawi
Major Stranks ... Robert G. Slade
Cadet ‘Flamer’ Spry ... Noof McEwan
Sondar ... Bijan Daneshmand
Treen Captain ... Alistair Lock
On-board Computer ... Dianne Weller
Original music: Imran Ahmad
Dramatised by Colin Brake from an original story by Frank Hampson.
Produced and directed by Andrew Mark Sewell.
Made by B7 Media
DAN DARE: PRISONERS OF SPACE - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th January 2020
All seems well until unexplained spaceship disappearances near Venus, an Astral Academy student accidently launching a prototype spacecraft and a purpose designed floating prison all indicate that The Mekon has embarked on his latest scheme to defeat his nemesis.
DAN DARE: PRISONERS OF SPACE - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/68mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th January 2020
Dan Dare, Professor Peabody and Major Stranks arrive at the XQY03 space station to rescue Digby and Spry from The Mekon.
DAN DARE: PRISONERS OF SPACE - 3. EPISODE 3 (320kbs-m4a/60mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st February 2020
Despite being imprisoned in his own impregnable cell, The Mekon throws down one last challenge to Dan Dare.
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