Dan Dare had secured the rights to produce a new Dan Dare audio drama series from the Dan Dare Corporation. The lead writers were announced as Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle, with Andrew Mark Sewell as director and Simon Moorhead as producer; John Freeman would serve as creative consultant. The first volume, released in 2016, starred Ed Stoppard as Dan Dare, Geoff McGivern as Digby, Heida Reed as Professor Peabody, Raad Rawi as the Mekon and Bijan Daneshmand as Sondar; Volume 2 was released in 2017. BBC Radio 4 Extra began airing the B7 episodes in August 2018. In the 1980s, a
Double Dare (Nickelodeon game show) Nickelodeon’s afternoon lineup, becoming the most-watched original daily program on cable television. The program was a major success for Nickelodeon, helping to establish the network as a major player in cable television, and to revitalize the genre of game shows for children. "Double Dare" remains Nickelodeon's longest-running game show. In January 2001, "TV Guide" ranked the show number 29 on its list of 50 Greatest Game Shows. A continuation for syndication premiered on February 22, 1988, later revamped as "Super Sloppy Double Dare" on January 22, 1989. The program also had a short run on Fox as "Family Double Dare",