Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Host | 20090627 | 20120225 (BBC7) 20120226 (BBC7) 20140109 (BBC7) 20140110 (BBC7) | Part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's tribute to the remarkable talent of writer and producer Charles Chilton, who died on 2 January 2013 at the age of 95. Toby Stephens plays Jet Morgan in a 21st-century remake of Chilton's mould-breaking series from 1953, which originally won an audience of 6 million and earned him international recognition. Jet Morgan and his crew get a distress call from an abandoned freighter. Jet and his comrades must find a way to defeat the vastly superior 'Host'. If they fail, they will not only all perish, but mankind will become a dispensable stepping stone to a new chapter in evolution. From the original cast, David Jacobs, plays The Host. Jet - Toby Stephens Doc/Enceladus Control - Alan Marriott Lemmy - Jot Davies Mitch - Chris Pavlo The Host - David Jacobs Edie - Jana Carpenter JJ Andreev - Basher Savage Original music & sound design by David Chilton. A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4. Jet Morgan and his crew battle a deadly digitised enemy on a deserted craft. |
| The Return From Mars | 19810307 | 20140720 (BBC7) 20140721 (BBC7) 20170304 (BBC7) 20170305 (BBC7) | Captain Jet Morgan and the crew of the spaceship Discovery return to Earth, thinking they've been away six years - only to discover they've somehow been transported into the 21st century... 1981 sequel to Charles Chiltern's hugely successful 20 part epic series of The Red Planet and The World in Peril - first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in the 1950s. Stars John Pullen as Jet Morgan, Anthony Hall as Lemmy, Ed Bishop as Doc and Nigel Graham as Mitch. Script by Charles Chiltern. Director: Glyn Dearman Captain Jet Morgan and his Discovery crew are hurtling towards 2026. |