Paul Barnhill & Neil Warhurst - The Spaceship

PAUL BARNHILL & NEIL WARHURST - THE SPACESHIP (320kbs-m4a/331mb/2hrs24mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 10th to 14th October 2022

In the year 2104, a fleet of research cruisers were launched into space, with every moment aboard the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring, and transmitted back to Earth.

What you hear took place live, four years ago, 70,000 light years from home...

A five-part sci-fi comedy written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst.

Director: Sally Avens

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in June 2005.

THE SPACESHIP - 1. LOST (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 10th October 2022

An alien princess proves to be problematic for the crew of the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division.

Captain Gordon Taylor .... James Fleet
Melissa Patterson .... Emily Joyce
Karen .... Rose Cavaliero
Stuart .... Paul Barnhill
Clive .... Neil Warhurst
Princess Urrgh .... Stephen Hogan
Urrgh Emperor .... Jason Chan
Narrator .... Nicholas Boulton

THE SPACESHIP - 2. INDESTRUCTIBLE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 11th October 2022

Ship's doctor Clive 55 meets his identical cloned twin brother, Clive 88.

Captain Gordon Taylor .... James Fleet
Melissa Patterson .... Emily Joyce
Karen .... Rose Cavaliero
Stuart .... Paul Barnhill
Clive .... Neil Warhurst
Captain Ponter .... Stephen Hogan
Narrator .... Nicholas Boulton

THE SPACESHIP - 3. MONSTER (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 12th October 2022

What are the strange noises coming from the hold? Karen and Melissa investigate.

Captain Gordon Taylor .... James Fleet
Melissa Patterson .... Emily Joyce
Karen .... Rose Cavaliero
Stuart .... Paul Barnhill
Clive .... Neil Warhurst
Trevor .... Rob Hastie
Narrator .... Nicholas Boulton

THE SPACESHIP - 4. DIRTY (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 13th October 2022

Destruction aboard the ship when Clive 55's thirst for scientific experiment goes wrong.

Captain Gordon Taylor .... James Fleet
Melissa Patterson .... Emily Joyce
Karen .... Rose Cavaliero
Stuart .... Paul Barnhill
Clive .... Neil Warhurst
Narrator .... Nicholas Boulton

THE SPACESHIP - 5. ENEMIES (320kbs-m4a/68mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th October 2022

The crew at last make contact with another race, but not before a minor rebellion on board.

Captain Gordon Taylor .... James Fleet
Melissa Patterson .... Emily Joyce
Karen .... Rose Cavaliero
Stuart .... Paul Barnhill
Clive .... Neil Warhurst
Ion .... Jason Chan
The King of the Dwapeye .... Stephen Hogan
Narrator .... Nicholas Boulton