B7 Media release first Dan Dare Audio Adventures video promotion, charting character’s history

By John Freeman on November 24, 2016

Produced to celebrate the launch of the new Dan Dare Audio Adventures from B7 Media and Big Finish Productions, which launch next month, Dan Dare: A Brief History takes a detailed look at one of Britain’s most celebrated comic book creations.

From his first adventures in the Eagle, through reboots and reimagining, to adventures on television and radio, Dan Dare has adapted to his times, but always captivated audiences young and old.

Narrated by Geoffrey McGivern, who plays Digby in the series, produced by Andrew Mark Sewell and directed by Daniel Fox for Chat Noir Productions Ltd., be warned that it does include some rather scary appearances by myself, but I was obviously delighted to be involved, just as I was that the new Dare universe I worked up formed the basis of the project, which the script writers have expanded on in style.

Under the gun. Sunglasses advised for these sequences in Dan Dare: A Brief History.

One aim of this ‘brief history’ – and it is brief, especially when you consider how many stories have been told – was to reflect the number of different takes on the character. It was impossible to give every single one – including some roads not taken – the same level of coverage in the time available. I do hope we have been able to reference as many as possible.

Thanks to everyone who kindly supplied visuals, including Eagle fans and “Dare” artist Rian Hughes.

• For more information on the Dan Dare Audio Adventures visit: www.dandareaudio.com

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.