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A wise and eccentric old scientist embarks on one last epic adventure, taking an inquisitive young runaway and a rag-tag crew along for the ride.
Written in the 1970s by Lance Daniels, this 25 part story has been re-created by Lance's children and grandchildren.
Music: Michael
Voices: Ellie & Paul
(although Ellie & Paul do all the voices, there is a cameo by Lance in episodes 22 and 23)
Age 7+
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25 Episodes
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Dolen, who is aged between nine and thirteen, is fed up with Mum's perpetual diet of fish fingers and beans, and decides to do something about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen, who is aged between nine and thirteen, has run away from home and Mum's awful cooking. On the way to nowhere in particular, he has met a strange old man, Jimbird Flyflower, who seems to have only one of everything, and who offers to take Dolen to the moon. As their journey continues, they meet some new friends along the way... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen (who is aged somewhere between nine & thirteen), and the Gypsies, Jimbird Flyflower (a strange and knowledgeable old man who has only one arm, one leg, and one of everything else), Ivan the Terrible (the world's worst rock guitarist) and Billy "the telephone freak' Perkins have stolen a space rocket and set off for the moon. But there's a problem... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Gypsies have stolen a space rocket from the Nation Association for Research and Scientific and Technological Investigation, with the intention of landing on the moon. They have narrowly missed a collision with the moon and their course has been deflected into outer space. Back on Earth, their progress is being studied with much interest! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen (a young runaway) and Jimbird Flyflower (a strange and knowledgeable old scientist) have stolen a rocket with the intention of landing on the moon... which they have missed! They have found their way to Miranda (the innermost and smallest of the five moons of Uranus). Back on Earth, another rocket is preparing off set off in pursuit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen, Ivan and Billy have fallen into a huge cavern beneath the moon's surface, where they are greeted by a frog-like creature who walks upright, is five hundred feet tall, and does not speak English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jimbird has persuaded Lobb-Mincing to join him in a joy-ride around the universe. Meanwhile, below the surface of Miranda, the King of The Big Green Things is giving his guests a tour of his cavern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the huge, fantastical cavern beneath the surface of Miranda, Dolen, Ivan and Billy have been exploring the King's amazing galleries. Jimbird joins them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Gypsies have escaped from the huge, magical cavern inhabited by the King of The Big Green Things and his subjects, beneath the surface of Miranda. They don't waste a minute in getting back to their two spaceships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Far across the universe, Dolen and the Gypsies have landed on a strange a beautiful world. Here they meet The Logical Cube. It tells them that they can have anything they want just by naming it. Anything. Bratto asks for seventy six great big fat hairy gorillas, and now our travellers must deal with the result of his request. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The magical planet has been invaded by a war party of Zurkos. Taras, their leader, has taken Telinga hostage, but help is not far away... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen and the Gypsies have, with the help of Telinga, survived an attack on the Magical Planet by the Zurkos. Jimbird is wounded and his spaceship seems damaged beyond repair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The two spacecraft have left the atmosphere of the paradise planet of the Lady Telinga. Far across the universe, their progress is being watched, very closely! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen and the Gypsies have narrowly escaped the cloud of rainbow-coloured candy floss stuff and now head off in the direction of a little-known planet tucked away behind the Epsilon Galaxy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
While Major General Fester B Snarkbuster U.S.A.F. (Retired) is preparing to set off in pursuit of the Gypsies, our travellers have landed on Epsilon One, a major planet in the Epsilon galaxy, where they have decided to stay. Father Owtte is in a spot of bother... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The third and last spaceship has taken off from NARSTI in search of the other two. Meanwhile, on Epsilon One, the Gypsies have decided that the primitive tribe they have made contact with could use a little help up the evolutionary ladder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The cavemen of the planet Epsilon One, in the Epsilon galaxy, have been taught by the Gypsies to make fire and cook meat. One of the cavemen has discovered that the fire-making implement devised by Jimbird can be used was a weapon. Dolen fears the worst. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen and the Gypsies have been living with he cave dwellers on the planet Epsilon One for two years. Thoughts of moving on are beginning to cross their minds, which their idyllic existence is rudely interrupted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There are now three spaceships on Epsilon One, the major planet of the Epsilon galaxy. The third, a recent arrival, is crewed by Major General Fester B Snarkbuster U.S.A.F. (Retired), Director of NARSTI, Chief Engineer Alistair Truefitt Mackenzie, and the double agent from Gorblimea, Vladimir Shottitoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dolen and the Gypsies have escaped the ominous attentions of the pointy-headed civil service copyright accountants, and soar off now into the vastness of space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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