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    The Space Programme

    Follow for free episodes every week. Subscribe to get the whole series. A small Scottish island is shocked to find itself home to a brand new space program. When two tech entrepreneurs announce their plan to make one of the local kids the world’s first child astronaut, nothing is ever the same again. A Bafflegab Production for Fun Kids, supported by the Audio Content Fund.

    Parent info: The Space Programme is recommended for ages 6-10 and 11 plus. It's a Story led show that should be listened to in order. Made in the UK, it's about Space and Adventure for kids. Launched in 2020, it has 1 season.

    There are 20 episodes

    Episodes
    The most recent appears first.

    • "I think we're going to need a bigger shuttle!"
      "I think we're going to need a bigger shuttle!"

      9 minSeason 1Episode 208 December 2023

      In the final episode of the space program, will Uncle Jason give himself up? Will Lily fix the space shuttle? And will Lune 1 make it back to earth?

    • "It was probably sabotage"
      "It was probably sabotage"

      7 minSeason 1Episode 191 December 2023

      Up in the skies, space shuttle Lune 1 is in serious trouble; while back on Earth, the hunt is on for the saboteur…

    • "We've got a problem."
      "We've got a problem."

      8 minSeason 1Episode 1824 November 2023

      It’s finally time for lift off in today’s episode of The Space Programme. Ready?

    • "I'm not going on the shuttle."
      "I'm not going on the shuttle."

      9 minSeason 1Episode 1717 November 2023

      Space Programme winner Jazmine has told the world’s press that she’s not going into space... has she grounded the space program for good?

    • "You're our big winner!"
      "You're our big winner!"

      9 minSeason 1Episode 1610 November 2023

      Jazmine has been announced as the lucky winner of the space program… but she’s not exactly happy about it.

    • "Did you mess that up on purpose?"
      "Did you mess that up on purpose?"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 1529 May 2020

      As the VR shuttle simulation goes from bad to worse, news breaks that Daniel and Claudia lied about the weight of the ferry cargo. It’s not looking good for the Space Programme…

    • "You're cleared for take-off"
      "You're cleared for take-off"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 1422 May 2020

      It’s the final test this week, as Lily, Vaughn and Jazmine pilot a VR shuttle simulation, while Kyle and Maddie do a spot of detective work…

    • "The human body wasn't meant to go into space"
      "The human body wasn't meant to go into space"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 1315 May 2020

      Safely back on dry land this week, the remaining space program candidates suit up for basic astronaut training… and things don’t go to plan.

    • "This is going to be dangerous"
      "This is going to be dangerous"

      7 minSeason 1Episode 128 May 2020

      Kyle and Maddie are getting that sinking feeling, as they realise their ferry – which is transporting the shuttle to the island - is taking on water...

    • "We're sinking, aren't we?"
      "We're sinking, aren't we?"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 111 May 2020

      Kyle has realised that Maddie has given up hope of stopping the space program and run away... but can he find her?

    • "I'm not helping to promote your space rocket nonsense"
      "I'm not helping to promote your space rocket nonsense"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 1029 September 2023

      With all her efforts to stop the space program come to naught, Maddie takes desperate measures…

    • "I don't agree with what they've done"
      "I don't agree with what they've done"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 922 September 2023

      The news of the space program's destruction of Lune’s natural habitats is everywhere – is the future of the project in doubt?

    • "This could turn the whole island against this project"
      "This could turn the whole island against this project"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 815 September 2023

      Maddie’s found the secret plans for the next stage of the space program on her parents’ computer. But while she’s trying to download them, a security guard approaches – will she be caught?

    • "...I think someone's coming"
      "...I think someone's coming"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 78 September 2023

      This week, the next round of the competition to go into space gets physical… who’s going to make it through?

    • "Going through to the next round are..."
      "Going through to the next round are..."

      7 minSeason 1Episode 61 September 2023

      The last we heard from Kyle, he was in danger of being trampled underfoot at the protest against the space program. Will anyone come to his rescue?

    • "Don't let them open the gates!"
      "Don't let them open the gates!"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 525 August 2023

      As the islanders opposition to the space program grows more heated, Kyle bunks off school to join a protest at the construction site… what could possibly go wrong?

    • "Who put this fence here?"
      "Who put this fence here?"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 418 August 2023

      Vaughn and Lily might want to go to space, but not all of their classmates are so keen. Battle lines are drawn, in the latest episode of the space program…

    • "This whole island's a conservation area"
      "This whole island's a conservation area"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 311 August 2023

      As the media arrive on the island to report on the space program, the fallout from the Rice’s big announcement continues – and it turns out that not everyone is a fan of the idea…

    • "What's this about a competition?"
      "What's this about a competition?"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 24 August 2023

      Tech entrepreneurs Daniel and Claudia Rice have announced they want to set up a space program on the Isle of Lune, and that a kid from the island will be on the maiden flight... but what do Daniel and Claudia’s own kids think?

    • "Wait, is that a helicopter?"
      "Wait, is that a helicopter?"

      8 minSeason 1Episode 121 February 2020

      Our new drama series The Space Programme blasts off today! It’s the last day of the school holidays, and life is about to dramatically change for the kids on the tiny Scottish island of Lune...

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