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Building the Space Station

Episode 12 of 14

Britton, McLelland and Hicks play along with Unity’s plans to complete and commandeer the space station. Stars John Carson.

Britton, McLelland and Hicks play along with Unity's evil plan to commandeer space station, Orbiter X.

BD Chapman's futuristic sci-fi adventure from 1959.

Captain Bob Britton …. John Carson
Captain Douglas McClelland …. Andrew Crawford
Flight Engineer Hicks …. Barrie Gosney
Max Kramer …. Gerik Schjelderup
Gelbin …. Arthur Lawrence
Colonel Kent …. Donald Bisset
Sir Charles Day …. Leslie Perrins
Control Officer Brown …. Peter Noel Cook

Written by BD Chapman.

Producer: Charles Maxwell

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.

30 minutes

Last on

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