The Space Programme

Hosted BySpace Programme

A drama serial with a rocket launch and perhaps the first child astronauts.

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.


All Episodes

Crabs in top-hats and 1800s mining

Anthony Horowitz Chats To Bex!

There’s a brand new book out in the Alex Rider series! Anthony Horowitz chats to Bex about ‘Nightshade’.

Anthony Horowitz chats Alex Rider

Sean does his best quiz-master impression as Anthony Horowitz tells us about the new Alex Rider book!

Judy Murray talks tennis and hula hooping!

Ayo and Chanel talk to Judy Murray, tennis coach and mum of stars Andy and Jamie.Judy explains how you can practice tennis at home using biscuit tins and balloons. She also tells us how she would like children to take part in sports and fitness activit…

Feature films and exercise empires

Jenny Pearson, Author of ‘The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates’, Chats To Bex!

Bex is joined by Jenny Pearson, the author of a brand new book (‘The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates’) which will transport you on an incredible journey!

New planets and old ways to travel

From space travel to time travel, we find out about newly discovered planets with not-so catchy names and how people got around in Victorian Britain.

Cycling superstar Chris Hoy

Sir Chris Hoy is an eleven-times world champion and six-times an Olympic champion in cycling! He’s got an MBE and is a British racing driver and former track cyclist who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships!

Spring poems and city streets

Ciaran from The Week Junior tells us about poetry as Dan and Bex from Fun Kids go back in time!