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JAMES FOLLETT - THE DOPPELGANGER MACHINE (320kbs-m4a/125mb/54mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th December 2020
Christmas, 1933: a plane is due to fly mail from France to England
The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy takes off from Paris Orly Airport en route to Croydon aerodrome.
But their unexpected actual destination – and time-zone - astounds both the aircraft's occupants and the authorities on the ground.
James Follett's mystery stars Peter Pratt and Hector Ross.
Travers .... Peter Pratt
Skip .... Hector Ross
Gerry .... Nigel Lambert
Mac .... Hugh Ross
Esther .... Eva Haddon
Muller .... William Eedle
Sergeant .... John Samson
Anton Barrett .... Manning Wilson
Post Office Official .... Denis McCarthy
Officer .... Julian Fox
Radar Operator .... John Foley
PO Cash .... John Bull
Director: Roger Pine
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1974.
JAMES FOLLETT - EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II (320kbs-m4a/641mb/4hrs38mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 22nd June to 3rd July 2020
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama is a gripping sequel to his original Earthsearch.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April/May/June 1982.
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 1. THE RETURN (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 22nd June 2020
Four million years ago, the crew of the starship Challenger abandoned their search for Earth and made their home on Paradise, the third planet of a solar system on the fringe of the galaxy.
But now the crew's settled life is soon to be shattered...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
George ...... Stephen Garlick
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 2. FLOOD (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 23rd June 2020
Telson and Darv take the starship Challenger’s shuttle up to locate the android that killed Darv and Astra's son.
But they soon discover that they’re not alone...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
George ...... Stephen Garlick
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 3. SURRENDER (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 24th June 2020
Believing they've outwitted the Angels, the Challenger crew prepare to wait out the flood.
Their victory, however, is short lived...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
George ...... Stephen Garlick
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 4. SOLARIA (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th June 2020
Bran wants the Challenger crew to destroy 'an artefact' floating in space. Will they co-operate?
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Solaria ...... Pauline Letts
Elkeran ...... Nicholas Courtney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 5. SUNDEATH (320kbs-m4a/63mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 26th June 2020
On an abandoned artificial sun, the crew of Challenger probes the computer in charge.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Solaria ...... Pauline Letts
Elkeran ...... Nicholas Courtney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Halsten ...... David McAlister
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 6. SUPERMASS (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 29th June 2020
With the Angel computers weakened, the starship Challenger is plunging into a black hole.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
S.A.7 ...... Spencer Banks
George ...... Stephen Garllick
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 7. DEATHSHIP (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 30th June 2020
Dragged into an artificial black hole, the crew of Challenger must face Spaceguard Six.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 8. MEGALOMANIA (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st July 2020
An android built by the computers on the spaceship Challenger suffers from severe logic failure
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 9. EARTH (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 2nd July 2020
The crew of starship Challenger finally locate their planet, but what will they find?
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH II - 10. EARTHVOICE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd July 2020
The crew of spaceship Challenger's search is over, but Earth is not how they left it...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
Earthvoice ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
JAMES FOLLETT - THE DESTRUCTION FACTOR (320kbs-m4a/386mb/2hrs47mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 13th to 20th January 2020
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller in six-parts starring TP McKenna.
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
JAMES FOLLETT - THE DESTRUCTION FACTOR - 1. THE SEEDS OF CREATION (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 13th January 2020
Ralph Exon - working for an international fertiliser corporation - has created a new strain of plant: a mutation which he hopes will bring relief to the famine-ridden countries of the world.
It's an innocent-looking plant. But in that plant, known as the Exon strain, there also lurks the Destruction Factor...
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Ralph Exon ...... Clifford Rose
Balfour ...... Peter Wickham
Garrard ...... Rod Beacham
Ted Downes ...... Bruce Beeby
Kathy Downes ...... Joan Matheson
Milly ...... Karen Archer
Anne ...... Christine Absalom
Harriet ...... Debby Cumming
JAMES FOLLETT - THE DESTRUCTION FACTOR - 2. THE DEVIL'S HARVEST (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 14th January 2020
As fires erupt - why is Ralph Exon's new plant strain mutation growing so rapidly?
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Ralph Exon ...... Clifford Rose
DI Balfour ...... Peter Wickham
Commander ...... Rod Beacham
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Voice in Climatorium ...... Jennifer Piercey
JAMES FOLLETT - THE DESTRUCTION FACTOR - 3. THE WINGS OF AZREAL (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 15th January 2020
Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries?
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Anne ...... Christine Absalom
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
JAMES FOLLETT - THE DESTRUCTION FACTOR - 4. BIRDSTRIKE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 16th January 2020
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Shand ...... Gregory de Polnay
Wayne ...... Roy Spencer
Dymond ...... Rod Beacham
JAMES FOLLETT - THE DESTRUCTION FACTOR - 5. SEARCH AND DESTROY (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 17th January 2020
Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
TV Presenter ...... Henry Knowles
TV PA ...... Mary Elliott Nelson
Climatorium Technician ...... Rod Beacham
Helicopter Pilot ...... Peter Wickham
Farmer ...... Roy Spencer
Corporal ...... Gregory de Polnay
Sachs ...... Denis Goacher
JAMES FOLLETT - THE DESTRUCTION FACTOR - 6. WORLD WITHOUT FIRE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 20th January 2020
The British government must track down the Exon seeds before any American involvement.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Craig ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Miss Anderson ...... Diana Olson
Scott ...... Diana Olsson
Helicopter Pilot ...... Peter Wickham
Farmer ...... Roy Spencer
Corporal ...... Gregory de Polnay
Sachs ...... Denis Goacher
JAMES FOLLETT - EARTHSEARCH - EARTHSEARCH I (320kbs-m4a/658mb/4hrs46mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 21st October to 1st November 2019
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January/February/March 1981.
EARTHSEARCH I - 1. PLANETFALL (320kbs-m4a/66mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 21st October 2019
The starship Challenger has been on a 115-year-long mission exploring other galaxies for suitable Earth-like planets to colonise.
The present crew of four were born on the Challenger and have never left it. From birth they've been looked after by two 'Angels' - voices surrounding and guiding their every move. The crew follows their advice without question. A dangerous situation, perhaps, if the Angels aren't all their names imply...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Christopher Scott ...... Sinclair
EARTHSEARCH I - 2. FIRST FOOTPRINT CITY (320kbs-m4a/66mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 22nd October 2019
As the starship Challenger returns to its solar system after a 115-year-long search for a planet suitable for colonisation - it's a home that the crew have never known.
Born aboard the craft, the four-strong space crew must come to terms with some shocking news...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
Simon ...... David Bradshawe
EARTHSEARCH I - 3. SANDS OF KYROS (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 23rd October 2019
The Challenger's crew has returned to its solar system to discover that a million years has passed on Earth while only 115 years had passed on their starship.
After their devastating news, the four-strong crew face peril from a once benign force...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
George ...... John McAndrew
EARTHSEARCH I - 4. THE SOLARIC EMPIRE (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 24th October 2019
Searching for Earth - which has mysteriously vanished from the solar system - two of the crew of the starship Challenger have landed on neighbouring planet, Kyros.
At first it appears to be uninhabited, but Astra and Darv soon discover otherwise...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Thale ...... Graham Faulkner
Helan ...... Judy Franklin
Thorden ...... John Bott
Spegal ...... Stephen Garlick
EARTHSEARCH I - 5. THE POOLS OF TIME (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th October 2019
Darv and Astra, two of the starship's crew, are in grave danger after being taken prisoner by the inhabitants of Zelda 5.
Their crewmates Telson and Sharna are in hot pursuit aboard the Challenger...
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Helan ...... Judy Franklin
Thorden ...... John Bott
Spegal ...... Stephen Garlick
Custodian of the Past ...... Eve Karpf
Old Man ...... Godfrey Kenton
EARTHSEARCH I - 6. ACROSS THE ABYSS (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 28th October 2019
The starship Challenger, continuing its search for Earth, has left Zelda 5 and - with Grand Emperor Thorden on board - is heading toward the star cluster, Tersus 9.
Darv is certain that this is where Paradise - a planet discovered by the second generation crew - is to be found.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Kroll ...... Michael Spice
Fagor ...... Sion Probert
Dren ...... John Webb
EARTHSEARCH I - 7. NEW BLOOD (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 29th October 2019
Telson and Sharna, two of the Challenger's crew, have entered the floating hulk of its sister ship and discovered it houses a population with no knowledge of anything outside their own small world. To them, Earth is eternity.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Fagor ...... Sion Probert
Lenart ...... Jane Knowles
Tandor ...... Pauline Letts
Forty One ...... John Church
EARTHSEARCH I - 8. MAROONED (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 30th October 2019
The crew of Challenger have mounted an escape, but their starship has vanished.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
George ...... John McAndrew
EARTHSEARCH I - 9. STAR CLUSTER - TERSUS NINE (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 31st October 2019
Having destroyed the warrior android Fagor and returned safely to the starship Challenger, the crew have resumed their search for Earth and are heading - in a state of suspended animation - for Tersus Nine.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
EARTHSEARCH I - 10. EARTHFALL (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st November 2019
Despite the difficulties put in their way by the two guardian 'Angels', the crew of the Challenger have found Paradise - an earth-like planet originally discovered by the second generation crew.
However, the 'Angels' are by no means beaten.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
