Captain Scarlet - Shadow of Fear
With the help of an observatory in the Himalayas, Spectrum lands a probe on the Martian moon Phobos to perform detailed orbital reconnaissance of the Red Planet.
Jun 02, 2024•25 min•Ep. 228
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Space:1999 - Breakaway
In September 1999, John Koenig reports to Earth's Space Research Center at Moonbase Alpha as its new commander. A strange sickness is killing some of the Moonbase Alpha crew. Commander Koenig's investigation reveals that the source lies at Nuclear Waste Disposal Area 1 caused by excessive magnetic energy fields. The continuous buildup of energy shortly causes massive explosion clusters that knock the moon off orbit into deep space.
May 26, 2024•47 min•Ep. 227
The Protectors - Goodbye George
Caroline is hired by an American millionaire who thinks his son, an artist living in Venice, has fallen victim to a con-man.
May 19, 2024•24 min•Ep. 226
Space:1999 - Brian the Brain
With the moon's trajectory reported to be shifting due to an unknown cause, the Alphans happen across a roving spaceship run entirely by a computer. Brian the Brain, as he prefers to be called, proves to be a devious device until the truth is uncovered.
May 12, 2024•43 min•Ep. 225
Stingray - Titan Goes Pop
Titan orders Agent X-20 to kidnap a pop star who is visiting Marineville.
May 05, 2024•26 min•Ep. 224
UFO - Flight Path
A blackmailed SHADO operative opens the door for a possible alien attack on Moonbase.
Apr 28, 2024•41 min•Ep. 223
Lavender Castle - Brightonia on Sea
Following a recommendation in a brochure, the Paradox crew decide to take a holiday on the planet Brightonia on Sea. But once there, they are captured by Short Fred Ledd who chains them up and steals the Paradox. Without water, their only hope of survival rests with Sir Squeakalot and Isambard’s latest invention, a remote control for the Paradox.
Apr 21, 2024•12 min•Ep. 222
Supercar - A Little Art
Mike and Dr. Beaker try to find a forger's plates - if an art dealer and a criminal don't find the plates first.
Apr 14, 2024•26 min•Ep. 221
Terrahawks - Runaway
Yung-Star runs away, but he is unknowingly carrying a 'bug' in the form of a powder inside him.
Apr 07, 2024•23 min•Ep. 220
The Protectors - Burning Bush
A wealthy man is concerned to discover his teenage daughter is involved with an obscure religious sect. Harry goes undercover to find out what goes on inside the community.
Mar 31, 2024•24 min•Ep. 219
Fireball XL5 - Drama at Space City
Jonathan Zero's unauthorised midnight exploration of XL5 turns into a terrifying adventure when the ship launches and catches fire.
Mar 24, 2024•26 min•Ep. 218
Torchy the Battery Boy - Pilliwig Gets a Present
The resident toys are no longer amused with Pilliwig's jokes, which depresses the clown. Torchy and Flopsy decide to picnic on an island, where they discover Ena the hyena. They bring her back to Frutown, where Pilliwig is delighted to meet someone who will always laugh at his antics.
Mar 17, 2024•15 min•Ep. 217
Space Precinct - The Forever Beetle
Pteronarcys Eternicum, a rare beetle capable of cell regeneration, is stolen from Dexkor Laboratories. Brogan and Haldane are assigned to the case and suspect that the theft may be an inside job. But Brogan is preoccupied with nailing drugs dealer Amory Wolf whom he believes is responsible for the death of Tommy Murphy, his oldest friend. Meanwhile, Jane and Took have a run-in with local hero Thunder Cole.
Mar 10, 2024•39 min•Ep. 216
Joe 90 - Hi-jacked
Joe attempts to thwart Mario Coletti, a ruthless arms runner who sells weapons to the highest bidders.
Mar 03, 2024•25 min•Ep. 215
Stingray - Sea of Oil
While investigating the destruction of an oil platform with Troy and Phones, Atlanta is captured by undersea warriors.
Feb 25, 2024•23 min•Ep. 214
Captain Scarlet - Manhunt
After Captain Black inadvertently exposes himself to radiation, thus making himself detectable on long-range Geiger counters, Spectrum mobilises its forces to apprehend the Mysterons' primary agent.
Feb 18, 2024•26 min•Ep. 213
Four Feather Falls - Dusty Becomes Deputy
Pedro and Fernando set a fire on the outskirts of town to lure Tex away. The bandits aim to rob the bank while Tex and the other townsfolk fight the fire.
Feb 11, 2024•14 min•Ep. 212
Space:1999 - War Games
Approaching an inhabited planet, the Alphans are suddenly pounced upon by warships. In an unprovoked attack, Moonbase Alpha is devastated by Earth-style Hawk fighters. With 128 dead and Alpha unable to sustain life, Koenig and Helena appeal to the aliens for mercy. The aliens proclaim the Earthmen to be an invading virus, with no right to exist.
Feb 04, 2024•44 min•Ep. 211
New Captain Scarlet - Chiller
In a remote diner in Phoenix, Arizona, Spectrum flight engineer Xander Story makes contact with two Mysteron agents. Story agrees to destroy Spectrum's Skybase in return for the aliens' promise that they will halt their war on mankind – he accepts a fusion bomb in a briefcase and also a large payment. Captain Scarlet gatecrashes the meeting but is shot and killed. Knowing that his body will regenerate, the Mysterons try to engineer Scarlet's total destruction in a massive explosion. Captain Blue...
Jan 28, 2024•21 min•Ep. 210
Thunderbirds - Danger at Ocean Deep
When the Ocean Pioneer tanker inexplicably explodes, Brains investigates the cause. With some help from Lady Penelope, he discovers it to be a chemical reaction between the cargo of liquid alsterene and OD60, which is found in the sea. International Rescue set out to save the crew of the ill-fated Ocean Pioneer II .
Jan 21, 2024•41 min•Ep. 209
The Protectors - The Insider
A film director hires the Protectors to investigate when copies of his latest film are stolen and a ransom is demanded.
Jan 14, 2024•24 min•Ep. 208
The Secret Service - Recall to Service
Unwin and Matthew investigate what appears to be a case of sabotage when the AquaTank, a new military robot of the World Army, develops a mechanical fault. As NATO officials attend a demonstration of the AquaTank's capabilities, suspicion falls on Captain Mitchell when he instructs computer expert Professor Graham to program the tank to fire on the officials' bunker.
Jan 07, 2024•24 min•Ep. 207
Four Feather Falls - Gold Diggers
Fernando and Pedro try to get arrested so they can spend the night in jail. The pair wants to dig underneath the jailhouse and on into the bank to rob it.
Dec 31, 2023•15 min•Ep. 206
UFO - The Man Who Came Back
A SHADO pilot believed dead suddenly turns up alive – much to a SHADO operative's suspicion.
Dec 24, 2023•41 min•Ep. 205
Stingray - The Man from the Navy
When Surface Agent X-2-Zero frames a navy captain for a sabotaged torpedo test, it is up to Troy to clear the man's name.
Dec 17, 2023•26 min•Ep. 204
Lavender Castle - The Lost Starfighter
By a trillion to one chance, the Paradox discovers Roger’s old Starfighter, the Firefly, adrift in space. Isambard goes aboard to effect repairs, but it is the inexperienced Sproggle who ends up in the cockpit of the Starfighter when Dr. Agon’s Mammoth Machine closes in on the Paradox!
Dec 10, 2023•11 min•Ep. 203
Terrahawks - My Kingdom for a Zeaf
Zelda dispatches Yung-star and a new monster, Lord Tempo, to find the location of Hawknest. While traveling back in time to avoid Spacehawk, they pick up King Richard III.
Dec 03, 2023•24 min•Ep. 202
Captain Scarlet - Winged Assassin
No longer under the Mysterons' control, but retaining their power of "retro-metabolism", Captain Scarlet joins Spectrum's operation to protect the aliens' next target – the Director General of the United Asian Republic.
Nov 26, 2023•26 min•Ep. 201
Torchy the Battery Boy - Pom-Pom and the Toys
The naughty children playing in Mr. Bumble-Drop's garden tie their toys to the kite strings. Suddenly, a strong wind comes along and blows all of the toys away, as well as Mr. Bumble-Drop's poodle, Pom-Pom, who tries to save them. The children blame Bumbledrop and vow never to return, so the lonely old man decides to make a mechanical boy to keep himself company. Four hours later, Torchy springs to life and uses the magic beam on his hat to locate the lost toys on a twinkling star. The next morn...
Nov 19, 2023•16 min•Ep. 200
The Investigator
The Investigator, an omniscient being from another galaxy, has come to Earth to rid it of evil and corruption. To assist him, he has recruited two young Americans, John and Julie , whom he has miniaturised and given special powers. In a cave on Malta, the Investigator gives John and Julie their first assignment: they are to foil crooked entrepreneur Stavros Karanti's plan to steal a priceless Raphael painting from St John's Cathedral in Mdina.
Nov 12, 2023•24 min•Ep. 199
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