Synopsis
Three audio adventures based on the Eagle comic strip “Dan Dare” created by Rev. Marcus Morris, written and drawn by Frank Hampson
Episode 1 - Voyage to Venus by Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle
Brilliant test pilot, Dan Dare, is chosen to fly the Anastasia - a new experimental spacecraft – on its maiden voyage to Venus. This isn’t exploration - it is to make first contact with a mysterious civilisation that has sent technological secrets as a goodwill gesture.
However, what Dan, Digby and Professor Peabody find on Venus isn’t goodwill, but a terrifyingly intelligent, cold-hearted ruler, the Mekon. A creature destined to become Dan Dare’s nemesis – and Earth’s greatest threat…
Episode 2 - The Red Moon Mystery by James Swallow
Unable to return to Earth, Dan Dare and the crew of the Anastasia head to the desolate planet Mars, where Dan's estranged Uncle Ivor is part of a research team working on a top-secret archaeological dig; but when they find the base wrecked and the scientists missing, Dare, Digby and Professor Peabody soon discover that the Red Planet is not nearly as dead as everyone thought and that Ivor’s expedition has woken an army of deadly insect-creatures that threaten to swarm and engulf the Earth… Dare must stop the aliens, but can he really resort to genocide in order to save the human race?
Episode 3 - Marooned on Mercury by Marc Platt
When a distress call summons the crew of the Anastasia to the burning wilderness of Mercury, they are reunited with their old ally, Sondar. He tells them of the beleaguered Mercurians who are held in thrall to a cruel new taskmaster - the Mekon! The exiled Mekon is rallying his forces, plotting a desperate revenge against his former homeworld of Venus and his hated enemy, Colonel Dan Dare!
Cast:
Ed Stoppard (Dan Dare)
Geoff McGivern (Digby)
Heida Reed (Professor Peabody)
Michael Cochrane (Sir Hubert)
Raad Rawi (The Mekon)
Amber Aga (Treen General)
Jalleh Alizadeh (Corporal Dajani)
Nicholas Briggs (Garlok)
Kelly Burke (Flight Control / Ergulux)
Bijan Daneshmand (Sondar)
Hugh Fraser (Ivor Dare)
Greg Keith (Doctor Harlan Stroll)
Alistair Lock (Treen Captain / Crewman Galloway)
Jake Maskall (Sergeant Scott)
David O'Mahony (Flight Engineer)
Ryan Sewell (Flamer Spry)
Diane Spencer (Teacher)
Dianne Weller (Onboard Computer)
- Product Format: 4-disc CD (slipcover boxset)
- Number of Discs: 4
- Duration: 240 minutes
