BBC serial - Satellite Seven 1958 (8) - Adventure and Thrillers!

Thanks Mike.

Bit of info I found --

On 4 October 1959, the Soviet Union sent a satellite into orbit around the moon, photographing, for the first time, its far side. Other countries, including Great Britain, had raced against the Soviet Union to be first to accomplish this feat. Satellite Seven tells of the British effort to be the first to photograph the far side of the moon, and a spy's efforts to sabotage the project.

Two brothers, Tony and Jake Thomson, sail along the Scottish coast on holiday. A sudden storm leaves them shipwrecked on an island. There, they discover a scientist who seeks to launch a nuclear satellite around the moon and return. They also discover a spy, intent to steal the scientist's plans for the satellite. Can the brothers stop the spy?

Complete in eight fifteen-minute episodes, this series was produced by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in Scotland, and broadcast by BBC 30 April 1958-23 May 1958. Satellite Seven was called by its announcer part science fiction, part mystery, part spy tale, and part adventure. The series was narrated by the younger Thomson brother, Jake, age fifteen. All this, and Scottish country singing too!

The cast included
Tony Thomson (Arthur Boland)
Jake Thomson (Bryden Murdoch)
Writer (Angus McVicker).

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JakeTucker March 12, 2023 at 7:01pm

Thanks Mike.

Bit of info I found --

On 4 October 1959, the Soviet Union sent a satellite into orbit around the moon, photographing, for the first time, its far side. Other countries, including Great Britain, had raced against the Soviet Union to be first to accomplish this feat. Satellite Seven tells of the British effort to be the first to photograph the far side of the moon, and a spy's efforts to sabotage the project.

Two brothers, Tony and Jake Thomson, sail along the Scottish coast on holiday. A sudden storm leaves them shipwrecked on an island. There, they discover a scientist who seeks to launch a nuclear satellite around the moon and return. They also discover a spy, intent to steal the scientist's plans for the satellite. Can the brothers stop the spy?

Complete in eight fifteen-minute episodes, this series was produced by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in Scotland, and broadcast by BBC 30 April 1958-23 May 1958. Satellite Seven was called by its announcer part science fiction, part mystery, part spy tale, and part adventure. The series was narrated by the younger Thomson brother, Jake, age fifteen. All this, and Scottish country singing too!

The cast included
Tony Thomson (Arthur Boland)
Jake Thomson (Bryden Murdoch)
Writer (Angus McVicker).
- Mike Stevens > JakeTucker March 12, 2023 at 10:15pm
  
  Thanks for info

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