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Journey into Space: The World in Peril
- The BBC Radio Sci-Fi Drama
- Narrated by: Don Sharp, Alfie Bass, Andrew Faulds, Guy Kingsley Poynter, full cast, David Jacobs
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
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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- Bascot
- 22-01-15
Intelligent SF and amazing music from 1955
Back in the mid 1950s many thousands were glued to their radios each week. Eery, evocative music by Van Phillips, lively writing and engaging characters, and convincing sound effects. Great SF and radio drama fed by an impressive and sometimes prescient mind. Marvellous entertainment, that modern audiences should try out for themselves.
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- Brian A. Jones
- 07-12-18
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Enjoyed the whole story. I do hope there is more in the series. It transported me back to the days when we gathered around the radio to listen to Journey Into Space. With audio on iPads and earphones able to take the story wherever I go...to the moon and beyond!! Excellent entertainment.
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- Lisa Mather
- 26-09-22
Love it !
Love the innocence of it all , but Lemmy has to the most feeble character ever!
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- Howard
- 28-07-10
A classic from the BBC
It is dated and tacky in places - who am i kidding all the way through - but it is a real blast from the past for any of us that hark back to an era that dared dream about space travel and the future in this way. It is now a classic a real collectors piece. I actually felt transported back to listening round a valve radio.
To younger ears this will grate and jar and leave you wanting but to those that hail from the 50s and 60 this is a must just for the nostalgia
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- Lamb Chop
- 21-02-17
Brilliant
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A fantastic series that never fails to capture me no mater how many times I hear it.
Just one problem the second series 'The red plant' is not available with audible but the third series 'World in peril' is. You have to buy the CD set for series 2 from amazon. Madness!!
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- SirMoBotRio16
- 29-10-18
Just loved it
Brought baxk memories of Sunday nights listening to the radio with my family. Super quality.
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- StevieBee
- 30-05-15
Love It
Love Charles Chilton's Journey into Space stories....😁😎. Renee listening to it on "Wireless". back in the day
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- M R
- 08-01-18
Before Dr Who there was Journey into Space
I remember listening to these adventures as a young child they captivated me then and they captivate me now
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- tim
- 31-03-22
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- Peter
- 21-05-09
A Journey into Digital download!
Journey into Space is a true legend of radio sci-fi. More intelligent than most of the US offerings of the time, it was the perfect alternate to TV's Quatermass (Parts of JiS in total darkness were allegedly written in response to Nigel Kneale's argument that 'TV could do anything better than radio'!). The pace is different to modern-day offerings and the science sometimes a little daft, but overall the trilogy is wonderful listening; I have shared Jet, Lemmy, Doc and Mitch's adventures several times now, and still don't tire of them.
To pick up on a previous reviewer, these are restored episodes from the original transcription discs. The first series (Operation Luna) was not retained on original broadcast and was re-recorded in 1957, tightening up much of the early plot (by the writer, who CHOSE to re-write it) and by necessity re-casting some of the roles. However, the second and third series (Red Planet and World in Peril) ARE the originals, at least what was kept of them at the time. The full story of the re-recording, loss and recovery of these episodes can be read in the accompanying booklets.
These are well worth buying, but be aware the audio quality is not perfect, particularly due to Audible's compression, it is only a shame that the BBC flatly refuse to issue the third series on CD.
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