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There are more Star Cops adventures from Big Finish! Mars 1 + Mars 2

Episode Eight: Hostage - by Andrew Smith Sarah Sutton (who of course played Nyssa alongside the fifth Doctor) takes a role in this story and its nice to know she's still involved in Sci-Fi dramas. In the ISPF (International Space Police Force) a few things help to get you back to work or then throu...

Episode Seven: Moonshine - by Roland Moore As in 'Other People's Secrets' a mechanic is struggling to work in the confines imposed out in Space. When Kenzy hears his name and that he has been sent back to Australia she realises she knows him and persuades Nathan that he's no criminal. An Earth poli...

Episode Six: The Killing Jar - by John Dorney Paul has had a tough time since bringing his undercover skills to the team, facing torture, asphyxiation and explosive devices to name but a few. This time, going to a space station to investigate irregularities from an informer, he first has to make a ...

Episode Five: Dead And Buried - by Guy Adams Nathan has to remind Colin that homicide was his thing (Conversations With the Dead) after he complains he isn't getting to investigate the burglary of a wealthy man. He then has Kenzy teasing him about who the lady is on the screen (Pria) before being a...

Episode Four: The Thousand Ton Bomb - by Guy Adams Colin's snooping in a loading bay on the moon is interrupted by an unlucky would-be bomber. Over and again Colin helps instinctively or, in this case, accidentally. Not one to miss an opportunity to take credit, his account of events suits the scep...

Episode Three: Lockdown - by Christopher Hatherall Nathan's policing methods are challenged by secret new security being showcased at a conference in Paris by a Mr. Royale who finds him "abrupt and to the point" (much better than my earlier concise). Nathan replies "It served me well" and its good,...

Episode Two: Tranquility And Other illusions - by Ian Potter A quiet start with only a reminder that Nathan's father invented box and gave it his voice. Later in the story, as Box helps unravel all the events going on on the moon, I find myself asking if he deserves to be considered as much of a ch...

He was always good in his many TV roles and first comes to mind playing Cassius in the 70's BBC Shakespeare Julius Caesar.

I'm really glad that Star Cops came back as full-cast audio dramas (with sound effects and music) with the regular cast including three of the original cast! Regular Cast: Nathan Spring - David Calder Colin Devis - Trevor Cooper Pal Kenzy - Linda Newton Paul Bailey - Philip Olivier Pria Basu - Rakhe...

I'm ashamed to say that the line I remember best is from the episode Punky Business : Bill: I'm going to go punk. Tim: Ugh! Open a window, someone... Another of mine is from Punky Business too. Tim, speaking to himself about not getting to go to the Trendsetters ball, then asks a mouse if he thinks...

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… after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry... (Mathew, 3, 11) and possibly adapted for Deep thought!

There was a surprise 42nd anniversary last week for THHGG . Listened to the affectionate intro's and hadn't heard Douglas on 'Bookclub' before. But it was being reminded of some of the differences to the TV version when catching the end of the Radio episodes that was also interesting; on hearing the...

Thanks for that; how the crew of Apollo 13 survived (and astronaut Jim Lovell's whole career) is amazing.

Driven by the novelist Françoise Sagan, if I recall correctly, and it wasn't so much 'speeding' as 'being driven recklessly'. There was a shunt at some point, I think. A pedestrian I think, but she drove on as they thought that as he had spun they probably had only hit his briefcase! The moment I r...

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As it's the 50th Anniversary this year, I hope there will 'something' to celebrate it, and hopefully another one of those nice Radio Times Bookazines.

It's the 8th Nov and a radio reunion would be good to hear or favourite episodes could be introduced by the trio on TV; it would be nice on BBC.

Today I found a song I remember we sang at school in 1974. All I could remember was "There was an auld ?? Cat, And it was unco gray; It brocht a moose into the hoose … which turns out to be one version of a very old song 'The Cameronian Cat' which dates from the 17th century. The unknown word was Se...

I thought his postcard from Sydney was the most interesting one because of his comparisons of the Australia he remembered to that of the 1990's. The London one gave a good idea of how difficult life had been for a while. In most of the "postcards" he did something daring; in Paris he was a passenger...

Have you noticed, all the episodes of this series so far, have been set on Earth, (apart from a chunk of the one a fortnight ago). In different times, but not much anywhere else. Shades of Jon Pertwee. Yes but JP was stuck here, what's JW's excuse! The writers' wanting to involve environmental issu...

Some Doctor Who stories I really like and why : Paradise Towers - The spooky imagining of a future community in decline saved ultimately by heroic action has a perfect combination of regular and guest character interaction. Battlefield - Earth, England, "today" and suddenly strange events occur whic...

'Punky Business' when Tim, being having been served spaghetti by Graham, decides he'll have some sauce. 'Goodies and the Beanstalk' when Graham still has home comforts while they spend the night in a park. 'Invasion of the Moon Creatures' when the spacecraft lands upside down. 'Snow White 2' when th...

The sad thing is Jodie Whittaker's first five in 2018 were excellent.

This will be very interesting; thanks.

With the recent excellent New Zealand trip broadcast on BBC Four, 'All-Aboard' seems to be becoming the name!

A discussion about football commentators reminds me of commentary that has stuck in my mind since the 1970's. I think it was David Coleman and, after a goal, he simply said "Chivers 1-0". No idea what match it was that Martin Chivers scored in!

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I noticed watching Devil in the Dark (on a 3 episode DVD) that when Kirk says to Spock "you take the tunnel on the left" he points to the right - and vice-versa for himself; and not just a mirrored scene.

It might also be worth noting how the boardroom drama would occasionally cross-pollinate with other series. The Avengers, for instance, would quite often feature members of a board of directors being murdered - Look- (stop me if you've heard this one) But There Were These Two Fellers... being the f...

Popmaster on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce show is fiendishly difficult just now; now that we've reached the year's finale. I wrote to Radio Times (which of course also has a popmaster quiz) suggesting that, with 2020 almost here, it's high time to have separate decades for the noughties and the teenies. ...

Sad News. His on-screen appearances, his programmes and especially his books about TV were all brilliant. RIP.

I had a video cassette player and a monitor in the early 90's (and no licence) as TV wasn't that great - but gave in to the norm.