Operation Luna
In which Captain Andrew "Jet" Morgan, Stephen "Mitch" Mitchell, Lemuel "Lemmy" Barnett & Doc Matthews travel to the Moon.
History
In 1958, Journey to the Moon was re-recorded as "Operation Luna". With the original series recordings erased, the scripts were slightly re-written and the first 4, less successful episodes, omitted. Episodes 12-13 of Journey to the Moon were merged into episode 8 of Operation Luna.
The Story
Operation Luna begins with our four heroes onboard the rocketship Luna about to launch into Space, their destination: the Moon.
Timeline (work in progress)
October 19, 1965 - Launch date
25 October 1965 - date of landing on moon (possibly)
Bay of Rainbows
November 25, 1965.
Date of the power loss on the moon
Episode guide
| First broadcast date | Plot summary (from Wikipedia) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Mar 1958 | The rocket "Luna" sets off for the Moon with Jet, Doc, Mitch and Lemmy aboard. Radio contact with Earth is lost. Lemmy hears odd 'music' on the radio, before contact is resumed, and a tiny meteor hits Luna. |
| 2 | 2 Apr 1958 | Luna is turned round for the Moon landing, and Lemmy hears the 'music' again during the final approach. The crew narrate their first moonwalk by radio to Earth. While exploring a crater, Jet vanishes. |
| 3 | 9 Apr 1958 | The crew experience strange things: Jet has visions of the past and the future; Lemmy is disturbed by the 'music' again; Doc sees a strange dome over a crater, and writes an odd diary entry without realising. |
| 4 | 16 Apr 1958 | Luna loses power just before taking off – the crew are stuck on the Moon. A UFO is seen on the televiewer, and strange noises are heard. Power is suddenly restored, and the UFO has landed outside. |
| 5 | 23 Apr 1958 | Mitch is inquisitive and enters the UFO, where he is temporarily possessed by an alien intelligence. Luna takes off and orbits the Moon; on the far side, the crew encounter a fleet of UFOs, which pursues them. |
| 6 | 30 Apr 1958 | The UFOs accelerate Luna to an incredible speed, and the crew blacks out. On recovering, they find themselves out in deep space, with no sign of the Earth or Moon. In the distance, a planet is approaching. |
| 7 | 7 May 1958 | The planet looks similar to Earth, and the crew land Luna on it. After studying the stars, Jet realises that they are on Earth, but they've travelled thousands of years through time. |
| 8 | 14 May 1958 | Jet discovers a prehistoric stone knife near Luna, proving that they've travelled back in time. A UFO lands nearby, and a voice is heard over the radio: "Hello Luna!" |
| 9 | 21 May 1958 | The crew talk with 'the voice', which warns them that they are in great danger, and persuades them to enter the UFO, which then takes off. Eventually it lands again, in a city of domed buildings. |
| 10 | 28 May 1958 | The crew learn more about 'the voice' and his people (they are a peaceful, scientific race). They enter a domed building, walk down a long dark tunnel, and emerge in a huge underground city. |
| 11 | 4 Jun 1958 | The voice' tells the crew about the native 'forest creatures' (destructive animals), and promises to help the crew get back to their own time. The crew realise the 'forest creatures' are prehistoric humans. |
| 12 | 11 Jun 1958 | The voice' is not pleased to learn that the crew are descended from the 'forest creatures', but reluctantly helps them. Luna takes off and is accelerated by the UFOs; the crew blacks out. |
| 13 | 18 Jun 1958 | The crew return to the Moon in 1965, but with no memory of their adventure on prehistoric Earth. However, Doc's diary contains a detailed account, and there's also a prehistoric stone knife on board Luna... |
