Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet was a spin off from the popular TV series of the same name and was broadcast on the ABC Radio network from January 1, 1952, to June 26, 1952. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning, cadets at the Space Academy, as they train to become members of the Solar Guard.

The series ran as a half-hour show twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday, with many of the radio episode scripts based on the television episodes and featuring the same cast:
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Tom Corbett: Frankie Thomas Jr.
Roger Manning: Jan Merlin.
Astro: Al Markim.
Capt. Strong: Edward Bryce.
Dr. Joan Dale: Margaret Garland.
Commander Arkwright: Carter Blake.
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​Please note that the episode numbers given below are merely the order in which the episodes are thought to have been broadcast — they are not the actual episode numbers.
Episode 1: Crystal Smugglers of Titan
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The cadets investigate a smuggling ring on Titan.

​First broadcast: 3 January 1952.
​Original Story by Uncertain.
​Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce, Peter Capell.

Episode 2: Rocket Into Danger, Part 1

​The cadets are stranded in the Asteroid Belt whilst searching for a missing Rocket Scout.

First broadcast: 8 January 1952.
Original Story by Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert.
​Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce.

Episode 3: Rocket Into Danger, Part 2

The missing Rocket Scout is located on Jupiter.

​First broadcast: 10 January 1952.
Original Story by Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert.
​Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce.

Episode 4: The Space Station of Danger, Part 1

Tom and Roger are assigned to Venus Space Station, where a sabotaged space freighter crashes.
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​First broadcast: 15 January 1952.
Original Story by Richard Jessup.
​Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce.

Episode 5: The Space Station of Danger, Part 2

Tom and Astro are menaced by a Tyrannosaurus as they search for an escaped prisoner on Venus.

​First broadcast: 17 January 1952.
Original Story by Uncertain.
​Cast: Frankie Thomas Jr, Al Markim, Jan Merlin, Edward Bryce.

Episode 46: The Dispossessed (part 5 of 6)

​Escaping house arrest, Shevek joins the anarchist-socialist resistance in an uprising against the police state.

​First broadcast: 10 July 1987.
Original Story by Ursula K. Le Guin.
​Cast: Gary Reineke, Michael Hogan, Gillie Fenwick, John Swindells, Phil Akin, Géza Kovács, Terry Waterhouse, Jack Mather, Pat Iveland, Maria Vacratsis.

Episode 47: The Dispossessed (part 6 of 6)

The uprising on Urras is viciously suppressed by the authorities. Shevek takes refuge in the Terran embassy, where he is assured of safe passage back to Anarres. He completes his Theory of Simultaneity and gives it away freely to all worlds, such that none will have an advantage over the others.

​First broadcast: 17 July 1987.
Original Story by Ursula K. Le Guin.
​Cast: Gary Reineke, Michael Hogan, Barbara Gordon, Phil Akin, John Swindells, Géza Kovács, Hrant Alianak, Greg Ellwand, Marsha Moreau, Milan Chelov, Terry Waterhouse, Beth Robinson.

Episode 48: Fleshtone

A series of unexplained supernovae cause an astronomer to rethink his views on religion.
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​First broadcast: 21 December 1987.
Original Story by Bill Ben Lubben.
​Cast: Ron Halder, Ted Stitter, Donna White, Steven Demopolis, Gwyneth Harvey, Don Mckay, Mary Monks, Richard Newman.

Episode 49: Mr Gendelman Crashes A Party

An alien from another dimension gatecrashes a party in an attempt to find his way home.

​First broadcast: 28 December 1987.
Original Story by Tim Wynne-Jones.
​Cast: Gary Reineke, Nancy Park, George Buza, Jill Frappier, Ellen Ray Hennesey, Terry Waterhouse, Ron White, Paulina Gilles, Wayne Robson, Elliot McIver.

Episode 50: Escapement

A man becomes trapped in a time loop.

​First broadcast: 14 November 1988.
Original Story by J. G. Ballard.
​Cast:  Barry Baldaro, Joyce Campion, Ballena Gilles, Tod Duckworth, Jeremy Henson, Graham Halley, Louisa Martin, Sam Moses​.

Episode 51: The Cloud-Sculptors of Coral D

A group of artistic pilots carve cloud sculptures with gliders.

​First broadcast: 21 November 1988.
Original Story by J. G. Ballard.
​Cast: Richard Donat, Peter Blay, John Bujoir, Pat Collins, Brenda Robins.

Episode 52: Low Flying Aircraft

In a world in which the population has fallen dramatically as more and more babies are born deformed, Forrester and his wife Judith await news of her latest pregnancy.

​First broadcast: 28 November 1988.
Original Story by J. G. Ballard.
​Cast: Nicky Guadagni, Joe Ziegler, Michael Hogan, Romero Puerta, Lisa Yamanaka.

Episode 53: A Question of Re-entry

An investigator, searching for a missing astronaut in the Amazon Jungle, gets caught up in a power struggle between a missionary, who has gone native, and a witch doctor's son.

​First broadcast: 5 December 1988.
Original Story by J. G. Ballard.
​Cast: Graham Campbell, Géza Kovács, Elliot McIver, Ron White.

Episode 54: News From The Sun

In a near future world, a mysterious mental plague causes people to enter fugue states for increasing lengths of time.

​First broadcast: 12 December 1988.
Original Story by J. G. Ballard.
​Cast: Michael Ball, Diane D'Aquila, Patricia Berenstone, Angela Fusco, Jack Mather, Geordie Johnson.

Episode 55: Having A Wonderful Time

A couple's luxury holiday in the Canary Islands just seems to go on and on and on…

​First broadcast: 19 December 1988.
Original Story by J. G. Ballard.
​Cast:  Jill Frappier, Benedict Campbell, Andrew Gillies, Bridget O'Sullivan.

Episode 56: King of Another Place

A mentally ill man believes he can save the world from disaster.

​First broadcast: Uncertain.
Original Story by Brad Fraser and Geoffrey Hershfield.
​Cast: David McNally, Francis Damberger, Larry Yakermek, Maureen Rennie.

Episode 57: The Dinosaur Connection

​On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a technician on an expedition from a domed city meets 'outlanders' for the first time.

​First broadcast: Uncertain.
Original Story by Cecilia Fry.
​Cast: Blair Haynes, Jack Haslam, Ty Haless, Steven Hilton.