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The Doctor meets many remarkable people on his travels – those at the forefront of innovation and exploration. From a deep-space colony ship seeking safe haven, to the frozen Arctic wastes, and the foundation of ideas which will touch the lives of millions – the Doctor is there to lend a hand to the human race’s greatest pioneers! Contains three new adventures: 1.1 The Green Gift by Roy Gill. Seeking a new home for Callen and Doyle, the Doctor lands on a vast spacecraft: The Greenwood. The ship is nearing the end of its long journey but what is the price of this voyage? Who is really in charge? And what legacies from Old Earth might be travelling with them? 1.2 Northern Lights by Robert Valentine. The Doctor crashes to Earth and finds himself in the Arctic – but not quite alone. The Aurora Borealis are even more unearthly than usual… Intrepid explorer Fridtjof Nansen is trying to get home as alien forces close in. The Doctor knows Nansen has a part to play in history – can he save the future? 1.3 The Beautiful Game by Katharine Armitage. The Doctor decides to treat himself and attend the historic meeting which founds the football league. But he arrives a week early! Instead, he must enlist the help of a hotel maid to battle an obsessive alien before it consumes everything that will ever be connected to the beautiful game… Cast: Christopher Eccleston (The Doctor), Adam Martyn (Callen Lennox), Harki Bhambra (Doyle), Louise Jameson (Fiacra), Maddison Bulleyment (Tay Lothlor), Andrew James Spooner (Librarian / Herder / Helmsman), Ian Conningham (Fridtjof Nansen), Gerard Kearns (Hjalmar Johansen), Ginnia Cheng (The Aurora), Daniel Cerqueira (Frederick Jackson), Homer Todiwala (Steward), Rachel Fenwick (Daphne), Andrew Ellis (Donald), Raymond Coulthard (William Sudell), Becky Wright (Eva / Strike). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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The galactic war has unexpected repercussions. Humanity struggles. The Federation is reeling. And enemies are still at large... 1. Andromeda One by Trevor Baxendale. Space Commander Travis knows that a data thief on the volcanic planet Amerinth can crack the encrypted coordinates for Star One. His road to hell is paved with bad intentions. Will an old acquaintance help him or thwart his treacherous purpose? 2. Fallout by Steve Lyons. When her life capsule crashes on a farming world, Jenna Stannis strikes up an uneasy alliance with the local population and a suspicious Federation officer. Will any of them recognise the alien menace that threatens to destroy their fragile coalition - and their lives? 2. Fallout by Steve Lyons. In the aftermath of their narrow escape from a devastated Liberator, Cally tracks down Jenna to a dilapidated space service station. Can Cally rescue her old friend and get them both to safety? Or has she unwittingly fallen into a deadly telepathic trap? CAST: Sally Knyvette (Jenna Stannis), Jan Chappell (Cally), Brian Croucher (Travis), Jake Fairbrother (Jovak), Wayne Forester (Welcoming/Keefe), Alistair Lock (Zen), Simon Ludders (Karib), Adrian Lukis (Gorst), Niall MacGregor (Keel), Owen Oakeshott (Hallicus/Vonn), Gesella Ohaka (Ura Lekta), Kate O'Rourke (Trainee), Katherine Press (Galeen), Katy Secombe (Ritta/Captain), Ella Smith (Technical). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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The world has ended. The pandemic crossed continents, sparing only a fraction of the global population. The survivors are now trying to pick up the pieces and rebuild society to create a new future. But with only a handful of towns and cities starting to rise from the ashes, and governance and law-making in a fragile, fledgling state, everyone must start over. And the worst of human nature has survived along with the best. Abby Grant and Jenny Richards return to an England devastated by disease, and face a renewed fight for survival... 1.1 Tethered by Andrew Smith. Abby Grant is headed home on a tragic mission when she meets an apparent Good Samaritan, who may be nothing of the sort. And in Cambridge, the seat of the New Federal Government, the Prime Minister tasks Law Minister Jenny Richards with a secret assignment. Both women soon find themselves in deadly peril. 1.2 My Generation by Katharine Armitage. Abby is on the run, and Jenny risks her future to protect her. An old friend, Jackie Burchall, is also eager to help. But when Abby falls in with an activist group called The Veil, it jeopardises everyone. 1.3 Behind You by Roland Moore. Abby remembers Leonard Cross as the awful children's entertainer who came to one of her son's birthday parties before the Death. She doesn't expect to find herself relying on him as she recovers from injury and tragedy. Ans he may be even more awful than she knows... From the world of Terry Nation's cult-classic series. CAST: Carolyn Seymour (Abby Grant), Lucy Fleming (Jenny Richards), Louise Jameson (Jackie Burchall), Peter Bankole (Zack Bakare / Freddie Faulkner), Barney Fishwick (Robin), Clive Hayward (John Bedwell), Belinda Lang (Celia Tate), James MacCallum (Arthur), Glen McCready (Ulrik Larson), Cameron Percival (Tobias Cross), Jonathan Rigby (Leonard Cross). Other parts played by members of the cast. NOTE: Survivors contains adult material and is not suitable for younger listeners

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