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0101Golden Moments2009030220111114/15 (BBC7)
20140113 (BBC7)
20140114 (BBC7)
20190805 (BBC7)
20210510 (BBC7)
Grieving for his girlfriend Lioba, John gets a shock.

A malfunction on Planet B means John Armstrong keeps re-living his girlfriend Lioba's funeral over and over again - or does he..?

Ten-part sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Matthew Broughton.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Council Official - Paul Rider

Funeral Man - Malcolm Tierney

Cherry - Janice Acquah

Danny - Stephen Critchlow

Arcade Manager - Inam Mirza

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

John gets a shock in Matthew Broughton's series about a mystery virtual world.

0102New Boy2009030320111115/16 (BBC7)
20140114 (BBC7)
20140115 (BBC7)
20190806 (BBC7)
20210511 (BBC7)
Convinced his girlfriend Lioba is alive in a virtual world, a nostalgic leap sends John to a brutal school.

Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Matthew Broughton.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Teacher - Stephen Critchlow

Mark Swift - Inam Mirza

Dean Sullivan - Robert Lonsdale

Donna Sullivan - Manjeet Mann

Pip Blanc - Janice Acquah

Roger Farina - Malcolm Tierney

Announcer - Jonathan Tafler

Random boy - Paul Rider

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

Convinced his girlfriend is alive in a virtual world, John takes a nostalgic leap.

0103Freakshow2009030420111116/17 (BBC7)
20140115 (BBC7)
20140116 (BBC7)
20190807 (BBC7)
20210512 (BBC7)
Searching for his girlfriend Lioba, John arrives at a bizarre music festival - but is this world a trap?

Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Dawn King.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Ringmaster - Paul Rider

Epiphany - Janice Acquah

Reporter 2 - Dan Starkey

Reporter 3 - Inam Mirza

Karen - Manjeet Mann

Autograph Hunters - Audience/Cast

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

Searching for his girlfriend, John arrives at a bizarre music festival. Is it a trap?

0104New Rome2009030520111117/18 (BBC7)
20140116 (BBC7)
20140117 (BBC7)
20190808 (BBC7)
20210513 (BBC7)
John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Simon Bowen.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Odius - Stephen Critchlow

Magnolia - Janice Acquah

Bay - Robert Lonsdale

Chi - Josef Altin

Viscus - Jill Cardo

Cassius Maximus - Malcolm Tierney

Malicius - Inam Mirza

Bloddy - Paul Rider

Red - Dan Starkey

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Pam Marshall

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses.

0105The Smart Money2009030620111118/19 (BBC7)
20140117 (BBC7)
20140118 (BBC7)
20190809 (BBC7)
20210514 (BBC7)
John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Paul May.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Trader 1 - Janice Acquah

Trader 2 - Robert Lonsdale

Wheeler - Paul Rider

Regulator - Stephen Critchlow

Lyall - Inam Mirza

Fracta - Jill Cardo

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

Thrust into a frantic world, John and Medley buy low and sell high, but what for?

0106The Wild Gang2009030920111121/22 (BBC7)
20140120 (BBC7)
20140121 (BBC7)
20190812 (BBC7)
20210517 (BBC7)
John finds himself in the brutal and violent world of the virtual untamed Wild West, where Chuck's gang rule by gun law...

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Matthew Broughton

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Chuck Flint - David Bedella

All other parts played by Inam Mirza, Jill Cardo, Paul Rider, Dan Starkey and Adjoa Andoh.

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

Chuck's gang rule by gun law in virtual Wild West World and John is Sheriff.

0107Catharsis2009031020111122/23 (BBC7)
20140121 (BBC7)
20140122 (BBC7)
20190813 (BBC7)
20210518 (BBC7)
John captains a battleship in a world so real that he forgets who he is. Can Medley make him remember?

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Dawn Webb.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Inam Mirza, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Dan Starkey and Adjoa Andoh.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

John captains a battleship in a world so real that he forgets who he is. Can Medley help?

0108Retreat2009031120111123/24 (BBC7)
20140122 (BBC7)
20140123 (BBC7)
20190814 (BBC7)
20210519 (BBC7)
John and Medley arrive in a strange religious retreat. Is it a cult or can it offer real enlightenment?

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Thomas Crowe.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Manjeet Mann, Malcolm Tierney and Adjoa Andoh.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

John and Medley arrive at a strange religious retreat. Is it genuine or a cult?

0109The Fast Track2009031220111124/25 (BBC7)
20140123 (BBC7)
20140124 (BBC7)
20190815 (BBC7)
20210520 (BBC7)
Still stuck in a virtual world, it's John's last chance to save Lioba by navigating an escape path.

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Paul May.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

All other parts played by Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Inam Mirza, Paul Rider and Adjoa Andoh.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

It's John's last chance to save Lioba by creating an escape path from the virtual world.

0110 LASTDeath's Door2009031320111125/26 (BBC7)
20140124 (BBC7)
20140125 (BBC7)
20190816 (BBC7)
20210521 (BBC7)
John and Lioba aim to meet in the real world, but can they really escape their virtual reality?

Conclusion of series one of three about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Matthew Broughton.

John - Gunnar Cauthery

Medley - Lizzy Watts

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Lioba - Donnla Hughes

All other parts played by Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow,Paul Rider, Manjeet Mann, Matthew Broughton and Adjoa Andoh.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

John and Lioba aim to escape virtual reality and meet up in the real world.

0201The Tender Trap2009112920130429 (BBC7)
20140414 (BBC7)
20200413 (BBC7)
20220502 (BBC7)
Kip is looking for love on the dating site, The Spark.

But he gets more than he bargained for when a mysterious woman explodes into his world.

The return of the sci-fi saga set in a mystery virtual world.

Series 2 opens with a bang as we log back on to the virtual world where you can be whoever you want to be.

Written by Matthew Broughton.

Lioba - Tessa Nicholson

Kip - Joseph Cohen-Cole

Noush - Emerald O'Hanrahan

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Loris21 - Melissa Advani

Voice of Planet B - Adjoa Andoh

Other parts played by Rhys Jennings, Piers Wehner and John Biggins

Director: James Robinson

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2009.

Get ready to log back on to the virtual world where you can be whoever you want to be.

0202Make A Wish2009120620130430 (BBC7)
20140415 (BBC7)
20200414 (BBC7)
20220503 (BBC7)
If Kip is confused by the soldiers in Desert Killzone practising magic words, that's nothing compared to Lioba's confusion at Sinbad's understanding of shock and awe.

She helped design this site, didn't she?

Sci-fi saga set in a mystery virtual world.

Written by Mike Carey.

Lioba - Tessa Nicholson

Kip - Joseph Cohen-Cole

Nugent - Rhys Jennings

Abanaazer - Bruce Alexander

Barks - Piers Wehner

Ifrit - Nigel Hastings

Voice of Planet B - Adjoa Andoh

Director: James Robinson

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2009.

Lioba and Kip are in the desert, dodging the shock and awe in search of a magic lamp.

0203Paradise Hazard2009121320130501 (BBC7)
20140416 (BBC7)
20200415 (BBC7)
20220504 (BBC7)
Welcome to Happy Valley, the perfect environment for Planet B residents to live forever!

Lioba and Kip marry, move in, and begin to raise a family.

But it's harder to live the dream in this thoroughly modern community than it looks.

Sci-fi saga set in a mystery virtual world.

Written by Steve Sunderland.

Lioba - Tessa Nicholson

Kip - Joseph Cohen-Cole

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Vicar - Ewan Hooper

Everett - Bruce Alexander

Tom - Nigel Hastings

Brenda - Melissa Advani

Madeline - Keely Beresford

Doctor - Rhys Jennings

Voice of Planet B - Adjoa Andoh

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2009.

If Happy Valley is the perfect place to live, why are they selling it so hard?

0204Light City2009122020130502 (BBC7)
20140417 (BBC7)
20200416 (BBC7)
20220505 (BBC7)
In Light City you are either with the police or against them. Whichever side you're on, there are points to be earned.

But when an uncompromising vigilante arrives it looks like the rules are changing.

Sci-fi saga set in a mystery virtual world.

Written by Dawn King.

Lioba - Tessa Nicholson

Kip - Joseph Cohen-Cole

Ed66 - Rhys Jennings

Shiver - Nigel Hastings

Clairesquare - Melissa Advani

Reva - Emerald O'Hanrahan

Trent - John Biggins

Hand - Bruce Alexander

Pauly - Piers Wehner

Homeless Man - Ewan Hooper

Voice of Planet B - Adjoa Andoh

Director: Colin Guthrie

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2009.

Lioba and Kip are on the rain-soaked streets of a city where crime definitely pays.

0205 LASTDark Star2009122720130503 (BBC7)
20140418 (BBC7)
20200417 (BBC7)
20220506 (BBC7)
Kip and Lioba come face to face with their greatest fears in a world of endless night.

Conclusion of series two of the sci-fi saga set in a mystery virtual world.

Written by Matthew Broughton.

Lioba - Tessa Nicholson

Kip - Joseph Cohen-Cole

Blend - Emerald O'Hanrahan

Fabian - Ewan Hooper

Cerberus - Chris Pavlo

Voice of Planet B - Adjoa Andoh

Other parts played by Melissa Advani, Kate Layden, Rhys Jennings and Piers Wehner

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2009.

Lioba and Kip hit the dark side, and their biggest test yet.

0301Haunted2011013020130506 (BBC7)
20141115 (BBC7)
20141116 (BBC7)
20160123 (BBC7)
20160124 (BBC7)
As the rogues face their biggest threat yet, a familiar face returns.
0302The Pirate Islands2011020620130507 (BBC7)
20141122 (BBC7)
20141123 (BBC7)
20160130 (BBC7)
20160131 (BBC7)
Medley and Kip must battle island inhabitants to save Planet B.
0303Doing Time2011021320130508 (BBC7)
20141129 (BBC7)
20141130 (BBC7)
20160206 (BBC7)
20160207 (BBC7)
Held in the world's toughest jail, can Kip escape prison brutality?
0304Disaster!2011022020130509 (BBC7)
20141206 (BBC7)
20141207 (BBC7)
20160213 (BBC7)
20160214 (BBC7)
In the last hours of Planet B, what is better than a farewell party?
0305 LASTThe End Of The Rogue2011022720130510 (BBC7)
20141213 (BBC7)
20141214 (BBC7)
20160220 (BBC7)
20160221 (BBC7)
Episode 5 by Matthew Broughton

The virtual world has been switched off by Mark Schwartz. As the power slowly drains from the circuits, Kip and Medley must race through the ruins of reality in a desperate bid to reset the universe. Is this the end for Planet B? Last in the series.

Kip .. Lloyd Thomas

Medley .. Claire Harry

Cerberus .. Chris Pavlo

Slab .. Tony Bell

Deano .. Adeel Akhtar

Mary .. Sally Orrock

Mark Schwartz .. Sam Dale

With Gunner Cauthery, Iain Batchelor, Henry Devas and Adjoa Andoh.

Directed by James Robinson.

Kip and Medley are in a race against time to save Planet B.