Could humanity successfully colonise space? The race to colonise space is ramping up, but when a vital mission ends in disaster - plans to colonise Mars are halted.  Years later, the moon has become a vital resource, and international tensions increase as Super Powers battle for lunar minerals and for new extra-terrestrial territory. In this episode of Never Dark, we follow an ambitious engineer as he pioneers the ‘Skyhook’ - a gigantic catapult that could give us access to the stars, and ultimately allow humanity to colonise space.* * * * * * * Written by Alex TuckStarring Alexandra Metaxa and Tim HellerDirected and Produced by Lilly PollardSound Design by Gianluca Pulvirenti  and Robby StoneSeries Editor Ben RixSeries Producer Lilly PollardCreated  by Ryan Dean

The Will of the People

A sci-fi podcast series that imagines what tomorrow could look like… Can a robot be guilty of murder? What happens when the first child is born inside an artificial womb? Will humanity survive the colonisation of Mars?The future is rushing at us at an astonishing speed and we all wonder what the world will look like when we are old. Never Dark will hurtle you into this future, confronting the changes that new technologies might bring: political; scientific; physiological.Guided by leading experts, scientists and futurologists, this sci-fi series lets you peer into an exciting, often terrifying, possible future.