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(no subject) [Nov. 4th, 2007|12:35 am]

Fellow astronauts, Astronaut Bruce has given you a treat - he's managed to dig up more of the South African series, Probe.  I'd previously posted a few here and here.  Unfortunately, someone lumped several all together instead of leaving them as individual 4-minute episodes, but it's nice to have them all the same.



Listen to Probe

block one
(49.9 mb; 43:39 min.)

block two
(48.1 mb; 42:05 min.)


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(no subject) [Jul. 22nd, 2007|07:22 am]

When Hari Seldon founded the First and Second Foundations and invented Psychohistory, who knew it would spawn one of the BBC's first stereo dramatizations?

There is far too mush info on Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, as well as it's sequels and prequels, so follow this link to the  Wikipedia article to broaden your horizons...

These are the last four episodes.



Listen to Asimov's Foundation Trilogy

Part Five
(27.3 mb; 59:45 min.)

Part Six
(27.7 mb; 1:00:32 min.)


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(no subject) [Jun. 24th, 2007|01:34 pm]

When Hari Seldon founded the First and Second Foundations and invented Psychohistory, who knew it would spawn one of the BBC's first stereo dramatizations?

There is far too mush info on Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, as well as it's sequels and prequels, so follow this link to the  Wikipedia article to broaden your horizons...

These are the first four episodes - next week I'll post the remaining four.



Listen to Asimov's Foundation Trilogy

Part One
(27.5 mb; 1:00:13 min.)

Part Two
(25.6 mb; 56:02 min.)


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(no subject) [Jun. 13th, 2007|09:49 pm]

A strange light appears in the sky above the town of Inchbrae, growing ever larger, then the idyllic little town is gone.  Or is it?  Despite a visible explosion, the town and its inhabitants seem intact.  At first, anyway...

Marty Ross, the writer who brought us Catch My Breath, preceded his Scottish gothic tale with this sci-fi thriller.



Listen to Ghost Zone

Part One
(25 mb; 27:27 min.)

Part Two
(25.4 mb; 27:51 min.)

Part Five
(27 mb; 29:34 min.)


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(no subject) [Jun. 6th, 2007|09:48 pm]

When philologist Elwin Ransom seeks room and board on a hiking trip, he ends up shanghaied and brought to the strange world of Malacandra...

Here's a Wikipedia excerpt about C. S. Lewis' Out Of The Silent Planet...

 is the first novel of a science fiction trilogy written by C. S. Lewis, sometimes referred to as the Space Trilogy or Ransom Trilogy. The other volumes are Perelandra (also published as Voyage to Venus) and That Hideous Strength, and a fragment of a sequel was published posthumously as The Dark Tower. The trilogy was inspired and influenced by David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus (1920).

According to his biographer A.N. Wilson, Lewis wrote the novel after a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien in which both men lamented the state of contemporary fiction. They agreed that Lewis would write a space-travel story, and Tolkien would write a time-travel one. Tolkien's story only exists as a fragment, published in The Lost Road and other writings (1987) edited by his son Christopher.

This is the second half of a version produced by the BBC in 2004.



Listen to Out Of The Silent Planet

Part Seven
(17.6 mb; 30:47 min.)

Part Eight
(17.3 mb; 30:16 min.)

Part Eleven
(17.5 mb; 30:40 min.)






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(no subject) [May. 26th, 2007|09:12 am]

When philologist Elwin Ransom seeks room and board on a hiking trip, he ends up shanghaied and brought to the strange world of Malacandra...

Here's a Wikipedia excerpt about C. S. Lewis' Out Of The Silent Planet...

 is the first novel of a science fiction trilogy written by C. S. Lewis, sometimes referred to as the Space Trilogy or Ransom Trilogy. The other volumes are Perelandra (also published as Voyage to Venus) and That Hideous Strength, and a fragment of a sequel was published posthumously as The Dark Tower. The trilogy was inspired and influenced by David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus (1920).

According to his biographer A.N. Wilson, Lewis wrote the novel after a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien in which both men lamented the state of contemporary fiction. They agreed that Lewis would write a space-travel story, and Tolkien would write a time-travel one. Tolkien's story only exists as a fragment, published in The Lost Road and other writings (1987) edited by his son Christopher.

This is the first half of a version produced by the BBC in 2004.



Listen to Out Of The Silent Planet

Part One
(17.7 mb; 31:03 min.)

Part Two
(16.9 mb; 29:34 min.)

Part Five
(17.5 mb; 30:42 min.)






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(no subject) [May. 20th, 2007|10:31 pm]

When philologist Elwin Ransom seeks room and board on a hiking trip, he ends up shanghaied and brought to the strange world of Malacandra...

Here's a Wikipedia excerpt about C. S. Lewis' Out Of The Silent Planet...

 is the first novel of a science fiction trilogy written by C. S. Lewis, sometimes referred to as the Space Trilogy or Ransom Trilogy. The other volumes are Perelandra (also published as Voyage to Venus) and That Hideous Strength, and a fragment of a sequel was published posthumously as The Dark Tower. The trilogy was inspired and influenced by David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus (1920).

According to his biographer A.N. Wilson, Lewis wrote the novel after a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien in which both men lamented the state of contemporary fiction. They agreed that Lewis would write a space-travel story, and Tolkien would write a time-travel one. Tolkien's story only exists as a fragment, published in The Lost Road and other writings (1987) edited by his son Christopher.

This is the second half of a version produced by the BBC in 1977 - next week I'll post the 2004 version.

An astronaut wondered - are there versions of the other two books in the series?  I'm almost certain there are, so if anyone would care to share, I'll post them here.



Listen to Out Of The Silent Planet

Part Five
(13.7 mb; 30:02 min.)






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(no subject) [Apr. 29th, 2007|06:00 am]

When philologist Elwin Ransom seeks room and board on a hiking trip, he ends up shanghaied and brought to the strange world of Malacandra...

Here's a Wikipedia excerpt about C. S. Lewis' Out Of The Silent Planet...

 is the first novel of a science fiction trilogy written by C. S. Lewis, sometimes referred to as the Space Trilogy or Ransom Trilogy. The other volumes are Perelandra (also published as Voyage to Venus) and That Hideous Strength, and a fragment of a sequel was published posthumously as The Dark Tower. The trilogy was inspired and influenced by David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus (1920).

According to his biographer A.N. Wilson, Lewis wrote the novel after a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien in which both men lamented the state of contemporary fiction. They agreed that Lewis would write a space-travel story, and Tolkien would write a time-travel one. Tolkien's story only exists as a fragment, published in The Lost Road and other writings (1987) edited by his son Christopher.

This is the first half of a version produced by the BBC in 1977 - it'll be followed up by a 2004 version.



Listen to Out Of The Silent Planet

Part One
(13.5 mb; 29:30 min.)






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(no subject) [Apr. 22nd, 2007|03:50 pm]

Two young female criminals escape prison and try hitchhiking to Glasgow, only to find themselves in the middle of the countryside in a house that may be haunted - and, if they're lucky, that's the worst of their problems...

In addition to the series, I've got an interview with writer Marty Ross (Ghost Zone).



Listen to Catch My Breath




Part One
(24.6 mb; 26:58 min.)






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(no subject) [Apr. 8th, 2007|05:10 pm]

Newspaper reporter Ed Malone wants to impress a woman, so he begs for a real he-man story for him to follow up on.   McArdle, his editor, sends him to adventurer Professor Challenger.  Before long Malone finds himself in a strange jungle surrounded by animals who, by all rights, should be long dead...


Listen to The Lost World

Part One
(21 mb; 46:03 min.)




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(no subject) [Apr. 1st, 2007|02:31 pm]

Eloise has just turned 21, which is apparently the age young vampires come out.  Eloise's Auntie Lucretia is coaching her in the finer points of being a vampire.  Will part of that instruction include eating her bulky but dense boyfriend Wayne?  Can she keep it a secret?  Will Lucretia eat Eloise's boss at the co-op, Mr. Jenkins?  Will Eloise pass her vampire exam?


Listen to 20th Century Vampire

Part One
(13.1 mb; 28:50 min.)




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(no subject) [Mar. 25th, 2007|09:49 pm]

I'd recorded this years ago and misplaced the recordings, so now that I've re-recorded this, I thought I'd post this as soon as I could.  At least this way, if I lose it again, I can mooch it off one of you...

Jackie Lamont is walking home from school when she decides to cross the Cranford's field.  Something strange happens to Jackie, and is now super intelligent and wields great telekinetic power.  The Cranford kids share these abilities and may take Jackie out of the picture to keep their own secret hidden...


Listen to Children Of Witchwood

Part One
(25.4 mb; 27:51 min.)




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(no subject) [Mar. 18th, 2007|09:27 pm]

Moog happens upon a spaceship disguised as a bush, then ends up a space journalist busy making up fake news stories with Charlie upon a ship with a computer called Mother (voiced by the wonderful Prunella Scales) while trying not to anger an editor who makes J. Jonah Jameson look like Jimmy Olsen in the sci-fi comedy Space Hacks.


Listen to Space Hacks

Part One: Lost In Spaceship
(25.5 mb; 27:59 min.)




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(no subject) [Mar. 11th, 2007|02:30 pm]

When several Magnitude 5 or higher earthquakes are experienced around the world and more harmonic tremors are discovered, Sam is sent out to investigate.  What she discovers is the devastation is being caused by experiments on a sonic weapon, and the man controlling this weapon is a fanatic bent on destruction.  What he doesn't realize is that what he intends to do will rip the Earth apart...


Listen to The Voice Of God

Part One
(25.2 mb; 27:38 min.)




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(no subject) [Mar. 4th, 2007|08:31 pm]

This five-part story details the strange, quantum fantasy sci-fi world of Oneira.  It all begins with the purchase of a baby refrigerator that cries until it is fed, growing to a ridiculous size until it eats her boyfriend, and an alchemist from a painting hanging in the museum where she works and the search for a special book she becomes involved with.  And that's only the beginning...  Is it a comedy?  Is it fantasy?  Is it sci-fi?  Is is confusing?  Listen and hear for yourself.


Listen to Oneira

Part One: The Big Chill
(25.2 mb; 27:35 min.)




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(no subject) [Feb. 25th, 2007|06:30 pm]

Let's do a little swimming, shall we?  Deep beneath the ocean Deep Station Emerald sits, housing several researchers looking into a feasible source of cold fusion.  When the solution is discovered, people are systematically being taken out by being injected with a nasty virus that mutates human DNA, making the human not so human anymore...  enjoy all four mutant monster-filled episodes!


Listen to Deep Station Emerald

Part One: Five Miles Down
(11.7 mb; 29:14 min.)




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(no subject) [Feb. 4th, 2007|04:22 pm]

Here are the last four episodes of Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines.


Listen to Mortal Engines

part eleven...
(7.68 mb; 9:24 min.)




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(no subject) [Jan. 21st, 2007|12:27 pm]

Here are the second set of five episodes of Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines.


Listen to Mortal Engines

part six...
(8.55 mb; 9:21 min.)




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(no subject) [Jan. 14th, 2007|08:56 pm]

Tom Natsworthy lives London, which we find chasing the town of Salthook so it may eat it... and that's just the beginning.

Mortal Engines is the first book in the Hungry City Chronicles by Philip Reeve, author and illustrator of works for young readers.  Though this series, very recently run on BBC-7, is quite good, it is abridged... I recommend reading the series, which was recently completed with the release of A Darkly Plain (the fourth book in the series) last year.

This is the first five episodes of fourteen in this steampunk sci-fi adventure.


Listen to Mortal Engines

part one...
(7.6 mb; 8:19 min.)




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(no subject) [Dec. 10th, 2006|04:13 pm]

Astronaut Mike made an excellent suggestion - he proposed I post The Woman In Black as a tie in to the Christmas material this month.  And why not?  After all, it begins with a family spinning ghost stories on Christmas Eve, descending into a tale of anguish beyond the grave and a ghostly apparition who brings death to the children of her witnesses...

Susan Hill's novel was made into a TV movie and has been produced as a play - now hear the BBC dramatization!  While you listen, also visit her website, as well as the site for her publishing company, Long Barn Books.

Listen to The Woman In Black

Part One - A Journey And A Funeral
(26 mb; 28:32 min.)




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(no subject) [Dec. 3rd, 2006|08:19 am]

And now, the remaining three episodes of Aliens in the Mind...

Listen to Aliens In The Mind...

...part four...
(12.6 mb; 27:37 min.)




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(no subject) [Nov. 26th, 2006|10:42 pm]

Typically you'll find requests in the Requests section unless I'm very fond of the request myself or it's requested often.  This falls into both categories.

Both Peter Cushing and Vincent Price star in this series about a group of rural people gifted with the power of mind control.  What will happen when they begin to migrate from their village, seeking out people of importance who are susceptible to their talent?

...part one...
(12.6 mb; 27:37 min.)




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(no subject) [Nov. 19th, 2006|09:17 am]

When aliens gave Green Lantern his superpowers, it made a quaint comic book.  When these aliens grant you superpowers, the nightmares begin...

When Tom and Sally celebrate their anniversary by making out in a car, Tom is abducted by aliens X-Files-style.  After the initial probing, he's given certain special abilities, then returned to Earth.  The initial experience was horrifying enough, but the events that unfold make Tom want to... well, scream.  This features ex-Doctor Patrick Troughton

Listen to Before The Screaming Begins...

...part one...
(37.4 mb; 1:21:49 min.)




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(no subject) [Nov. 12th, 2006|09:16 pm]

Welcome back, fellow astronauts!  Here are 9 more episodes of the 52-part serial, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde!

Listen to Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Part Forty-six
(8.53 mb; 12:25 min.)



Part Forty-eight
(8.43 mb; 12:17 min.)
(many thanks to Astronaut Murph for providing us with a full version of this episode)





Part Fifty-one
(8.82 mb; 12:50 min.)

Part Fifty-two
(8.73 mb; 12:43 min.)

And in case you're not sick of hearing Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, here's a version donated by Astronaut Greg...

The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
(48.9 mb; 1:11:20 min.)


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(no subject) [Nov. 5th, 2006|11:04 am]

Welcome back, fellow astronauts!  Here are 9 more episodes of the 52-part serial, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde!

Listen to Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Part Thirty-seven
(9.28 mb; 13:31 min.)










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(no subject) [Oct. 29th, 2006|11:12 am]

Welcome back, fellow astronauts!  Here are 9 more episodes of the 52-part serial, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde!

Listen to Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Part Twenty-eight
(9.13 mb; 13:18 min.)

Part Twenty-nine
(9.1 mb; 13:15 min.)

Part Thirty
(9.29 mb; 13:32 min.)

Part Thirty-one
(9.13 mb; 13:18 min.)

Part Thirty-two
(9.13 mb; 13:18 min.)

Part Thirty-three
(9.1 mb; 13:15 min.)

Part Thirty-four
(9.25 mb; 13:29 min.)

Part Thirty-five
(9.28 mb; 13:31 min.)

Part Thirty-six
(9.28 mb; 13:31 min.)


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(no subject) [Oct. 22nd, 2006|12:25 am]

Welcome back, fellow astronauts!  Here are 9 more episodes of the 52-part serial, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde!

Listen to Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Part Nineteen
(8.69 mb; 12:40 min.)

Part Twenty
(8.83 mb; 12:51 min.)

Part Twenty-one
(8.76 mb; 12:45 min.)

Part Twenty-two
(8.91 mb; 12:59 min.)

Part Twenty-three
(7.97 mb; 11:35 min.)

Part Twenty-four
(8.83 mb; 12:51 min.)

Part Twenty-five
(9.04 mb; 13:09 min.)

Part Twenty-six
(9.02 mb; 13:09 min.)

Part Twenty-seven
(9.04 mb; 13:09 min.)


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(no subject) [Oct. 14th, 2006|06:56 pm]

Welcome back, fellow astronauts!  Here are 9 more episodes of the 52-part serial, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde!

Listen to Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Part Ten
(8.93 mb; 13:00 min.)

Part Eleven
(9.27 mb; 13:30 min.)

Part Twelve
(8.97 mb; 13:04 min.)

Part Thirteen
(9.02 mb; 13:09 min.)

Part Fourteen
(8.89 mb; 12:57 min.)

Part Fifteen
(8.96 mb; 13:03 min.)

Part Sixteen
(8.82 mb; 12:50 min.)

Part Seventeen
(8.56 mb; 12:28 min.)

Part Eighteen
(8.60 mb; 12:31 min.)


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(no subject) [Oct. 7th, 2006|02:36 pm]

I'd begun posting this ages ago, then misplaced the disc it was on.  Now, in an effort to organize the contents of my tiny ship, I've been doing some craftcleaning and rediscovered these, so this time I can post the entire series.  Listen to the first 9 episodes of the 52-part Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde!

Listen to Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Part One
(8.77 mb; 12:46 min.)

Part Two
(8.69 mb; 12:40 min.)

Part Three
(8.86 mb; 12:54 min.)

Part Four
(8.88 mb; 12:56 min.)

Part Five
(8.94 mb; 13:01 min.)

Part Six
(8.83 mb; 12:51 min.)

Part Seven
(9 mb; 13:07 min.)

Part Eight
(8.97 mb; 13:04 min.)

Part Nine
(8.85 mb; 12:53 min.)


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(no subject) [Jul. 31st, 2006|10:13 pm]

It seemed routine enough - Dr. McLaren invites Dr. Petrie to assist in some research taking place on a remote island, regarding gamma waves being transmitted from outer space.  They seemed to be intelligently engineered, sparking McLaren's interest.  Dr. Petrie agrees, bringing along two students, Cliff and Liz, who stumble upon a section of the beach vibrating and humming.  They unearth a strange cylinder that seems extraterrestrially engineered.  As their research progresses, they begin to realize how horrible and potentially dangerous their find really is...

Listen to Orbit One Zero

Part One:  The Unseeing Eye
(8.35 mb; 29:12 min.)

Part Two:  The Cylinder
(8.41 mb; 29:25 min.)

Part Three:  The Power
(8.04 mb; 28:06 min.)

Part Four:  The Voices
(8.35 mb; 29:12 min.)

Part Five:  The Frozen World
(8.19 mb; 28:37 min.)

Part Six:  The Unseen
(8.46 mb; 29:34 min.)


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