Space Force
SPACE FORCE and SPACE FORCE II are BBC science fiction radio series, each presented in 6 30-minute episodes. Both are products of Charles Chilton, who produced the extremely successful JOURNEY INTO SPACE series for the BBC in the 1950's. SPACE FORCE deals with man's first encounter with beings from outside our solar system. SPACE FORCE II is an encounter with ancient Egyptian space farers. The series are named after the main space craft, "Space Force", used by its 4-man crew in their adventures. Both SPACE FORCE series are similar to JOURNEY INTO SPACE in many respects, even including the character of Chipper, the grandson of Lemmy from JOURNEY INTO SPACE series. Unfortunately, these series failed to generate the same favorible response as JOURNEY, despite a high profile launch and cover on the Radio Times, as it was broadcast in a very unfavorable late time slot on the BBC's Radio 2. Also, both series are fairly juvanile, not very believable, especially for a modern series. Overall production values are otherwise quite good. Listen for the background music from the first Star Trek and Gremlins movies. In particular, snippets from "Mogwai's Song" can be heard during the second series.
A space force is a military branch of a nation's armed forces that conducts military operations in outer space and space warfare. The world's first space force was the Russian Space Forces, established in 1992 as an independent military service. However, it lost its independence twice, first absorbed into the Strategic Rocket Forces between 1997 and 2001 and between 2001 and 2011. Then it merged into the Russian Air Force to form the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2015, where it is a sub-branch. As of 2026, there are two independent space forces: the United States Space Force and China's People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force.
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Space Force. Radio program.