You got to have some bottles go exploring the star mentioned and I know what you're thinking will down there no but down there will yes the pilot of the few James self will be along in just a moment to save us once again from that dastardly me calm and then after that we'll have a creepy yawn for you in our series of we have tales with some strange goings on in a cafe and Steve's place in cafes and we couldn't live. So it's time for some intrepid daring do from down there and in their previous adventures there Digby and Peabody have overcome the ruthless robots that had sleeved the earth and then stave off an attack by a rogue human scientist Blasko in cahoots with the fearsome Vora now even though there's been no sign of the evil Meekin anywhere in the solar system for some time Derek is weary this is prisoners of space. Colonel dare Good to see you again and you made a good professor these days no I'm running the academy here training the next generation of space explorers exciting stuff hold that thought until you've met some of the cadets these kids have no respect for the old days hence what they call me behind my back old timer. Charming oakum years still Colonel day or were you offered a promotion I turned it down Admiral day sounds like someone waiting to retire I don't fancy spending the rest of my days behind a desk or in a lecture hall offense None taken So what's on the agenda for today q. And a at least with these cadets I won't get the schoolboy favored about going to the toilet in space actually I'd like you to judge an engineering project I thought it might be a nice break from the search for the me come on any word of the ugly green thing not a squeak total silence but I know he's out there somewhere right now you have a more immediate nightmare to face. Come and meet the class of 46. Down down prison and some space traumatized for radio by call in bring. Up Peabody big come in take a seat he said it was a gent but dance planet site visiting the astronaut kept me you too will do for now you can fill the kernel in the later how we finally located the slippery green get no sign of the meek are not yet disappointing right now this is more urgent you know we've been experimenting with remote controlled supply ships it's a wonder we're bothering with the academy at all if we're going to be replaced by robots talking about replays a you dig bit but on these routine supply floods there's a little to be gained by including a human crew and cheaper to item magine. I as if his funded by an international coalition we don't have the deep pockets private corporations like evil Corps enjoy Let me guess something's gone wrong with one of these robot ships perhaps you're not sure of the moment to have gone missing in the last 48 hours that's all when some kind of program in the remote communication systems that's one of the possibilities down always says ships need pilots not computers they could be all sorts of explanations for interference with the control signals sunspot activity gravitational fluctuations deep space radiation which is what I'd like you to develop some tests we can run in case we have to send out an investigation to show I warm up the Anastasia for now why don't you join Depp. I had him bring him up to speed Rajapaksa. And this is Kid spry I know he's really keen to meet you Professor is the colonel really here or is this a hologram sprung it or I Major I think I've encountered cadets spry before or at least my hologram as is not right for Leymah Yes You visited my school is a hard light hologram and you still have that nickname still a ginge saw and a fiery temper to go with that I'd better make sure I mock you fairly then. What are you going to show me this. Time. That's the performing flea which is I'm not allowed to say a top secret assault spacecraft designation f l 8 designed for speed. Yeah what he said and my remote control software is a complete match for the system in the real thing only difference is my freeze 120th the size of yours but the detail on this you can of seen the blueprints sure these kids go to hack before they could walk there's not a computer system on the planet that they can't get into why do you think we're so keen to recruit. Computer connect me with the watch Cleary called down the watch sometimes I think artificial intelligence is just as much an oxymoron as military intelligence computer connect me with space station x. Q Why 03. Caching for days communication link now. Oh I'm suspicious just call his office or out of the see on x. Q. Y. Z. Or 3 Professor Justin people I asked of central no video apparently not really speeding through some and just beautifully no possibly beeps space radiation welcome to free professional I'm running an investigation into the 2 supply ships that have gone missing I was wondering if you had any more details of exactly when you lost contact with them certainly I could for the last year right now hold on. But them is there anything else I can help you with let me study the files and I'll get back to you it will be my pleasure especially if the video is watching by then I would very much like to see the face by such a beautiful voice how do you know I'm not an old dragon Professor people after all eventually called They're going to have a pen up in certain quarters yes actually. Hello . Adam. Station x Q Why is there a 3 are you that. Compete to reconnect me with a station now I know we all asian a Q 3 if not. Impressive launch flame that's nothing watch this. Friday you don't want to take anyone's head up where you may just I'm completely in control is not what the captain of the Titanic said last time like this is these kids know everything and nothing Spry is it meant to be doing that. What's. Your major. I'm getting a bit to be rugby jacking it was either that I have the free remove was left of your head flameout have you lost all control something's gone wrong with the program but I think I can override it. Just. Because you build dinner soap destruct just in case. I guess I failed the assignment and you'll face a disciplinary endangering lives oh not their eyes use of explosives hold fire on that young spry active with a cool head I like that impressive thank you con flame up how would you like to visit the real flea you want to give him a treat after a display like that they send them out functioning model into the sky and destroyed it safely so yes. He gets the prize I was going to offer for the best Emma a personal tour of new docs for Jess. The stakes to y.c. Coming. It's 6 Q Why 03 said our station and Venus orbit we've lost all contact hostile action to supply ships now this company a coincidence can it I rather doubt it so I recall Dick be unready the Anastacio desert you ducks and I believe you can get there quicker in this new but the performing free you mean the f.l. 8 The thing is the fees test flight is planned to be a trip out to the Watch Station 5 details already locked into the computer autopilot but the feast on tests to she's faster than Anastasia and the sooner down can get out there and find out what's happening the better Digby and I can go with him the f.l. Age isn't designed for a crew of 30 point of this new auto pilot software is the thing can be piloted by a single occupant but what if he needs backup what have you and degree standing by to follow in the anaesthesia when we know what's going on. And this then is the cockpit not exactly spacious. Did I say something funny you are taking notes in your history of space flight course oh yeah the monkey the dog the Russian the American then you'll remember how small those 1st spacecraft were Mercury capsules were the size of an understeers covered polo ones were not much better. Comparison at least the 3 of us can stand upright and they're still you wouldn't want to be cooped up any length of time. So take a break come on. I think we can squeeze one more and get out of your way Lieutenant I didn't know you were joining us actually Colonel you need to speak to Secu But right away and perhaps you can take over I'm sure that young flamer here could learn a lot from you well I'm sure you could just make sure he doesn't. Get that spry as a habit of blowing things up one time that's all one time. He's not forgive me for that crack about him being a hologram assy all a gram never mind right then so I'm to give you the full tour and I think I've had it there's a lot to see all the controls are basically real flying is done by computer yes still need to be able to override No offense but I'd rather trust a computer that someone like you any day I was flying crates like this before you were born so I bet you could even find the on switch on this this is a state of the art design offer on your well well your old school one you saw old school and proud of it when you were sitting on top of a satin Fineman it kicked in you knew you were going into space all right now with the fleet the pilot sits here then there's a sequence of checks to run systems checks online computer check life support check fuel check engines prime check I take it back so you know what you're doing so this baby is ready to go primed and ready and that's the launch control so all you have to do is pull this lever and we've gone away into space right now yes but only if the pilot disengaged the safety climbs with his feet and walks have you done I didn't touch it. Don't tell me you actually initialized everything I thought this was a demo Lord what the hell's happening shots he. Shot it. Up there's no override secure yourself now to be serious secure yourself in the passenger seat now or you'll be crushed if the ticket. Is going to be mad as hell. I understand our launch within the hour. We don't know what's going on yes I'm sorry to interrupt but you both need to hear this why did they tell it to the police or someone's activated the launch sequence you're ahead of me that excellent old you don't understand it's launching right now watching how we're left to be on board with the cadets from the academy picked up over i did we came. Through like they've been flamer on their way to. Deb And Kelly it may just strikes you do need to come up with respect sir I have a duty of care to my students of course people are going to bring us up to speed Well the Phillies made all the preprogramed flight adjustments and is well on the way to execute wise there are 3 any word from Digby or young flame nothing the comm system is not responding I still don't see how it could accidentally launch it didn't it's looking like the onboard computers were the subject of a cyber attack it was hacked or you say this was a school kid prank unfortunately not the typo's a fella said that the head was carried out by mouth sent down in a routine in the cage a signal from the watch and that's decided we launch Anastasia I'll come with you and no way I'm lying around here with one of my cadets out there. Use to have a say in mission and they'll give me volunteers any day of the week I've got a nasty feeling about who's behind this. Are you sure there's nothing to eat on board the students think about anything except through yes anyway you start going on about your aunt's they can help I was just trying to keep past British Well in a walk. How long are we going to be stuck in here if we're still on route to the watch I reckon we're about 3 hours away now don't think should be automatic You don't sound very certain own soldiers instinct the more I think about it the more it doesn't sit right also makes the system or not we should have been able to launch just like that and we shouldn't be locked out of all the controls you think someone that has to us maybe any joy with the comes to conquer anything long range systems completely inaccessible one of the short range subspace nothing much better I know physio nice sound I might be able to send a ping though that's an idea can you vary the length of the ping maybe what's the point if we can make a short or long ping then we can send look on the dark side you're happy when you're wrong. Sounds like we've arrived. Guess we'll find out who's right I'll find out you'll stay in court I'm going crazy and here's he's better crazy than dead stay here and wait while I check the station out keep your personal suit ordeal on Gotland just say Roger that bright I won't be long activating airlock in a door. I'm entering the station's airlock and. They're still in that line. You know one of the jersey of the airlock system same power down there's no lighting I mean Syria do something about that. Dear girl so what is it from the crew well some of them but good shot where they were getting shot right there with the sort of weapons of me it was like I've seen them before green weapons I thought the 3 rough friends not all of them claiming this changes everything on no account are you to leave the flee state court battle order yes or no matter what you might hear understand. No you. Suck. Dick we. Looked on intercept course should be there in just under 12 hours still no word from the flea nothing is the may just leave it for now my dad always spoke highly of him said he was one of the good guys he said something earlier that was odd odd how he thought there were components in the Anastasia engines that he'd seen in your father's ship but we didn't have alien tech then not until Saunders ship crashed officially what if there were questions before that we now know there's more life in the universe that we have thought possible. If I were a suspicious man I might wonder about the speed with which Eagle quarters grow what do you mean 30 years ago they were mining engineering company in the Midlands right now they're one of the biggest names on the planet because of hard work and good are indeed says the loyal Eagle core employ after all we've been through I'm not just a company woman anymore Dad I'm sorry that was unfair they may still pay my wages but I don't believe everything they say not now. Not have to blast go in the Black Caps Perhaps we should talk just a few bit about this I'm not sure we get much in the way of a straight answer he shut down old timer pretty quickly politics and profit 2 of my least favorite things 1st thing is to get Digby enflame a back I'm not worried about Digby he's tough as nails but flamers just a lad stuck in that shit with Digby for days on end he's probably sick to the teeth with stories about we're going to athletics glory days. This for a lark. Computer activate personal log recordings. Cadet spry personal look it's now 60 Minutes since I lost contact with the officer in command despite his last order I can't stay here doing nothing any longer. But if you get this and I'm. Please just tell my parents that I love them very much. Close recording. Resume recording. I'm going to follow Digby on to the station to see what's happened to him I will leave this recording running in case. I'm sure that Digby has just found a bed to have a kid and. Probably hear a Smalls any 2nd. Let me. Know you know that what are you scared don't show you're an angry face. Lifted it be pretty he's deceased big loss of that sale has been strengthened beyond your ability to comprehend you could spend the rest of your life into it but it would be pointless. Believe damage you're willing flicked is said maybe that's what I want you seek self destruction. And surprise and slightly disappointed I thought you were a fighting man let me out of the mirror No show you how much of a fighter I am. Now that is more like the moment Alas I found the prospect of such physical battle to be of no interest as you should know by now I prefer to dominate my opponents through the power of my mind and you let me down spare me the name calling it is juvenile and beneath you. Instead take a good look at your soundings and be a May he sed it was his oversized goldfish bowl necessarily You are a me is my own design a transparent blow not exactly stays in the odds that. That is where they are wrong . As space sail and as self-contained life support and is attached to propulsion Shruti units so you can soon be where you want to do I designed it passin of it to be the last resting place for that task some news day. When I overrode the come on signals for his new ship Alice hoping to capture. The 2 man his pit bull dog and spell flicked before it becomes dead yes great even you can't put it through that it's put it to the test what do you mean we're not q. Pod a cell can be detached from this space station and b 5 into deep space after 24 hours the life support will expire at which point the prison becomes 2. That will be Colonel dead beat and now I'll give you all. You know what you can do with your space prison mate ship it when the sun doesn't show I have a better idea there reverse of yours in fact I shall send it and you to where the sun bounce shine. Went on ironic. Blinded and then consumed by the star gives life to you. They take. Your off your trolley while you make something so cool let's look on what is the point of the action to discover that information d'etat knowledge this is an experiment in human psychology. A test of the human belief in freedom I don't understand what freedom is is the ultimate prison they can be. Just no release no Pozen just the inevitability of death. But there is one option for the prison live inside the cellar with you there is no food but there is for time and a single need. A chemical that will bombs. A suicide if you like. At what point do you go now dead take that find freedom. Watching you face that dilemma could be quite sure. Your continues. No sign of any survivors monks the crew 6 dead I have just had some excellent news water law so take it come on President cannot do it. Pretty easy has launched their rescue mission with a battalion of Space Marines to retake the station no doubt I am sorry to disappoint you but that does not appear to be the case since it's coming. That you will still spin off and hear it in your voice down there who's coming for you and you'll quaking in your little green boots I have no fear of any matter you keep telling yourself that I am not afraid of death and get no. Soon it will take your place in space prison and if you will who watch. The. In dam dab prisoners of space dramatized for radio by calling break down dad was Ed stop up Digby Jeff McGiver and Professor Peabody. Song was be John donnish man and such you but Michael Cochran and the meek on Rod Robbie old timer was Robert Jean slick cadets claim a spry new McKeown treating Captain Alice the long and beyond bold computer Diane well other roles were played by members of the costs sound engineer was Wilf radio a cost of sound design and post-production Alister look original music in ram Omma series script editor called inbred the executive producer was Simon more than Dad prisoners of space was produced and directed by Andrew Mark Silva and was a piece 7 production. And will be back aboard the stricken on a Stacy of the next episode of prisoners of spice up a same time next week. 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