History Radio / JourneyIntoSpace

* ColonizedSolarSystem: The space programme's long-term goal is to establish colonies on UsefulNotes/TheMoon, UsefulNotes/{{Mars}} and UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}. Mitch believes that the construction of a lunar colony will be a matter for their children or grandchildren. On October 30, 1965, Doc receives a premonition of a lunar colony in a crater in the Bay of Rainbows while Jet later has one in the same crater in which he sees the launch of a ship bound for UsefulNotes/{{Venus}}.

* FasterThanLightTravel: Averted. Space travel is limited to the inner planets, and takes a very long time [[spoiler: until the Time Travellers show up]].

** In ''Journey to the Moon'' / ''Operation Luna'', the rocket ''Luna'' lands on UsefulNotes/TheMoon on October 22, 1965. Mitch is the first person to walk on its surface. The first moonwalk is broadcast to Earth over the radio.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: At the beginning of every episode, the voice of Guy Kingsley Poynter (Doc) introduces the series with "JOURNEY. INTO. SPACE!"

* AncientAstronauts: The Martians were huge, and their visit to Earth gave rise to myths about giants.
* UsefulNotes/TheCommonwealthOfNations: The crew is British, Canadian and Australian. Possibly CreatorProvincialism.

** Mitch, especially in the first series. His short fuse and over-protectiveness of his self-designed and constructed spaceship and lunar mission makes him downright unreasonable towards his crewmates, particularly Lemmy, whom he even christens "a psychological misfit" at the end of Episode 1. He mellowed a great deal throughout the second and third series.

--->'''Jet''': But it was ''only'' a dream! Now pull yourself together and get down out of that bunk - I've got work for you to do!

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: JOURNEY. INTO. SPACE!

* SubSpaceAnsible: Averted. Becomes a plot point in ''The Red Planet'', when [[spoiler: the lack of any delay in communicating with Earth alerts the crew to the fact that the voice is an imposter]].

** In ''Journey to the Moon'' / ''Operation Luna'', the British rocket Luna lands on UsefulNotes/TheMoon on October 22, 1965 and the first moonwalk is broadcast to Earth over the radio.

* CoolShip: The Luna and the ''Discovery''.
* DeadpanSnarker: Lemmy.

* FTLTravel: Averted. Space travel is limited to the inner planets, and takes a very long time [[spoiler: until the Time Travellers show up]].

** The Time Travellers encountered a vicious, violent species on Earth: early humans. They're not convinced that modern humans are any better.
** In ''The World in Peril'', we learn that the Martians had previously attempted to settle on Earth. They found the inhabitants too violent and were driven off.

* RetroRocket: The Luna.

* CoolShip: The Luna and the Discovery.

''Journey into Space'' was a [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] radio series written by Charles Chilton. It was originally broadcast from [[TheFifties 1953 to 1958]] but set initially in the [[{{Zeerust}} distant future of 1965]].

* Andrew “Jet” Morgan: [[StiffUpperLip Stiff upper lipped]] [[TheCaptain captain]] and TheHero.
* Stephen “Mitch” Mitchell: the hot-headed Australian engineer and TheLancer.
* Doc Matthews: TheMcCoy and TheHeart. Canadian. Much of the series’ exposition was delivered through Doc’s diary.
* Lemuel “Lemmy” Barnet: Cockney radio operator, TheWoobie and TheEveryman.

** The Time Travellers encountered a vicious, violent species on Earth: early humans. They're not convinced that modern humans are any better.]]

* [[spoiler: AbsentAliens]]: Averted, even though the series at first merely appears to a fairly realistic drama about the struggle to achieve a manned moon-landing.
* AncientAstronauts: [[spoiler: The Martians were huge, and their visit to Earth gave rise to myths about giants.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Lemmy. Just one of this troper's favourites:
** '''Time Traveller:''' Have we harmed you up to now? \\
'''Lemmy:''' Oh no - apart from knocking us right out of our own time into heaven-knows-where, you haven't harmed us at all!

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The [[spoiler: Time Travellers]] encountered a vicious, violent species on Earth: [[spoiler: Early humans. They're not convinced that modern humans are any better.]] In ''The World in Peril'' we learn that [[spoiler: the Martians had previously attempted to settle on Earth]]. They found the inhabitants too violent and were driven off. But see RousseauWasRight.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mitch, especially in the first series. His short fuse and over-protectiveness of his self-designed and constructed spaceship and lunar mission makes him downright unreasonable towards his crewmates, particularly Lemmy, whom he even christens "a psychological misfit" at the end of Episode 1. He mellowed a great deal throughout the second and third series.
** Jet Morgan himself can also be one to a lesser extent. Although a very capable leader and ultimately concerned for his crew's safety, he has a tendency to be over-impatient and occasionally insensitive. Take this from ''The Red Planet'':\\
'''Lemmy''': ''(upon waking from an undescribed nightmare)'' Oh, thank goodness. That was about the most horrible dream I ever had!\\
'''Jet''': But it was ''only'' a dream! Now pull yourself together and get down out of that bunk - I've got work for you to do!

* RousseauWasRight: In ''The World in Peril'' Jet delivers something of a KirkSummation, admitting that although humanity has made some terrible mistakes it is learning and will better itself if allowed to develop in freedom.

* TalkingToHimself: David Jacobs apparently played 22 parts throughout the three original series. More often in ''The Red Planet'' than in any other series, he can clearly be heard playing both sides of a conversation.
* [[spoiler: TimeTravel]]: Happens to the crew in ''Journey to the Moon''/''Operation Luna''.

''Journey into Space'' was a [[TheBBC BBC]] radio series written by Charles Chilton. It was originally broadcast from [[TheFifties 1953 to 1958]] but set initially in the [[{{Zeerust}} distant future of 1965]].

** Jet Morgan himself can also be one to a lesser extent. Although a very capable leader and ultimately concerned for his crew's safety, he has a tendency to be over-impatient and occasionally insensitive. Take this from ''The Red Planet'':
->'''Lemmy''': ''(upon waking from an undescribed nightmare)'' Oh, thank goodness. That was about the most horrible dream I ever had!\\

'''Lemmy''': ''(upon waking from an undescribed nightmare)'' Oh, thank goodness. That was about the most horrible dream I ever had!

** -> '''Time Traveller:''' Have we harmed you up to now? \\

** -> '''Time Traveller:''' Have we harmed you up to now?
-> '''Lemmy:''' Oh no - apart from knocking us right out of our own time into heaven-knows-where, you haven't harmed us at all!

* TalkingtoHimself: David Jacobs apparently played 22 parts throughout the three original series. More often in ''The Red Planet'' than in any other series, he can clearly be heard playing both sides of a conversation.

* Talking to Himself: David Jacobs apparently played 22 parts throughout the three original series. More often in ''The Red Planet'' than in any other series, he can clearly be heard playing both sides of a conversation.

* Talking To Himself: David Jacobs apparently played 22 parts throughout the three original series. More often in ''The Red Planet'' than in any other series, he can clearly be heard playing both sides of a conversation.

* TheRedPlanet: In ''The Red Planet'', [[CaptainObvious obviously]].

* TheCommonwealth: The crew is British, Canadian and Australian. Possibly CreatorProvincialism.

* HumansAreBastards: The [[spoiler: Time Travellers]] encountered a vicious, violent species on Earth: [[spoiler: Early humans. They're not convinced that modern humans are any better.]] In ''The World in Peril'' we learn that [[spoiler: the Martians had previously attempted to settle on Earth]]. They found the inhabitants too violent and were driven off. But see RousseauWasRight.

* TheRedPlanet: In ''The Red Planet'', obviously.

* FTLTravel: Averted. Space travel is limited to the inner planets, and takes a very long time [[spoiler: until the aliens show up]].

* Journey to the Moon (1953-4), remade in 1958 as Operation Luna as the original tapes had been [[MissingEpisode wiped]].
* The Red Planet (1954-5)
* The World in Peril (1955-6)

Several further one-off installments were produced after the original run:

* The Return from Mars (1981)
* Frozen in Time (2008)
* The Host (2009)

* TheRedPlanet: In The Red Planet, obviously.

* SubSpaceAnsible: Averted. Becomes a plot point in The Red Planet, when [[spoiler: the lack of any delay in communicating with Earth alerts the crew to the fact that the voice is an imposter]].
* [[spoiler: TimeTravel]]: Happens to the crew in Journey to the Moon/Operation Luna.

* ThisIsSparta: JOURNEY. INTO. SPACE!