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The Space Programme

Fun Kids

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!"

    9 min Season 1 Episode 20 8 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"

    7 min Season 1 Episode 19 1 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."

    8 min Season 1 Episode 18 24 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."

    9 min Season 1 Episode 17 17 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!"

    9 min Season 1 Episode 16 10 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?"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 15 29 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"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 14 22 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"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 13 15 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"

    7 min Season 1 Episode 12 8 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?"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 11 1 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"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 10 29 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"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 9 22 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"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 8 15 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"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 7 8 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..."

    7 min Season 1 Episode 6 1 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!"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 5 25 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?"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 4 18 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"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 3 11 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?"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 2 4 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?"

    8 min Season 1 Episode 1 21 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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