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The new Space: 1999 box set is out now, featuring the crew of Moonbase Alpha entering the Dragon’s Domain.

BAFTA winner Mark Bonnar heads up the cast of Space: 1999 Dragon’s Domain, a brand-new box set of audio dramas based on the 1970s ITV sci-fi series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, out now from Big Finish.

Commander Koenig (Mark Bonnar) leads the crew of Moonbase Alpha, torn from the safety of Earth’s orbit and flung into the unknown depths of space. Now he and Dr Helena Russell (Maria Teresa Creasey), Professor Victor Bergman (Clive Hayward), pilot Alan Carter (Glen McCready), scientist Sandra Benes (Susan Hingley) and computer expert Dashka Kano (Amaka Okafor) must survive new dangers if they have any chance of returning home.

As the people of Moonbase Alpha continue their odyssey through space on their wandering Moon, the longterm influences of their recent alien encounters start to impact upon their course. But first, an infinity of possibilities opens up for them, with terrifying consequences.

Skull in the Sky by Marc Platt

There’s a deluge upon the Moon that will change everything forever. The Alphans must adapt and relationships will change. Then, above them, a portent of doom arrives.

The Godhead Interrogative by Nicholas Briggs

Dashka Kano has been working on translating the alien script on Zantor’s artefact. She’s beginning to make progress when one hundred objects are detected, advancing towards the Moon. Dashka’s skills will be tested to the limit by the force of an ancient civilisation.

Dragon’s Domain by Nicholas Briggs

Dr Helena Russell relates a tale of hope, terror and tragedy. The Alphans discover a potential means to enact the will of their referendum and return to Earth. But the Ultra mission will be a journey into unimaginable horror.

Executive producer and director Nicholas Briggs added: “In terms of story, I wanted us to find ever more exciting things for the Alpha team and I wanted to continue to make Space: 1999 a very character-based series.

“We’re very much creating something that has to be listened to in order.”

Click here to read our interview with Mark Bonnar.

Space: 1999 Dragon’s Domain is now available to own as a 3-disc collector’s edition CD box set (+ download for just £19.99) or as a digital download only (for just £16.99), exclusively from http://www.bigfinish.com.

For a strictly limited time, The Siren Call, a complete 71-minute episode of Space: 1999 is completely free to download from the Big Finish website. This story can be unlocked by anyone who has registered for a Big Finish account (which is free to create) and played on the Big Finish listening app (which is free to install).