''Orbit One Zero'' is a
BBC Radio
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science fiction
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programme written by
Peter Elliott Hayes, and starring
Felix Felton
Robert Forbes Felton (12 August 1911 – 21 October 1972), known professionally as Felix Felton, was a British film, television, stage and voice actor as well as a radio director, composer and author.
Radio work
In his earlier years Felton cons ...
. A single series consisting of six episodes was produced which aired between 21 April 1961 and 26 May 1961.
Cast
The four primary characters who appear are:
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Felix Felton
Robert Forbes Felton (12 August 1911 – 21 October 1972), known professionally as Felix Felton, was a British film, television, stage and voice actor as well as a radio director, composer and author.
Radio work
In his earlier years Felton cons ...
as Dr Hayward Petrie
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David Spenser
David Spenser (''né'' De Saram; 12 March 1934 – 20 July 2013) John Tydemanbr>David Spenser obituary ''The Guardian'', 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013 was a British actor, director, producer and writer. Spenser played the title role ...
as Tom Lambert
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Graydon Gould as Clifford Brown
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Elaine MacNamara as Elizabeth Ryder
Plot
Journalist Tom Lambert looks into his archives and begins to reinvestigate the events of ten years earlier. The situation involves university professor Dr Petrie inviting two students to an island off the west coast of Scotland named Scara to visit a radio telescope as they investigate strange signals. On the beach of the island, they discover a large cylindrical object, which is then uncovered in an attempt to discover its origin and purpose.
Episodes
Six episodes were produced in a single series:
Broadcast History
The show was originally broadcast on the
BBC Home Service. Repeats have since aired on
BBC Radio 4 Extra. It has since been made available for listening a
archive.org
References
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BBC Home Service programmes
British science fiction radio programmes