MOON LANDINGS | Looking back to the Apollo lunar missions
CHANNEL | Radio 4
FIRST BROADCAST | 30 May 2005
DURATION | 27 minutes 18 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
2005
Though some might think the moon landings began and ended with Neil Armstrong's 'one small step', this documentary shows that, for many years, the USSR looked more likely to get there first. presented by Michael Portillo (pictured above), the programme contains contributions from Patrick Moore, Soviet cosmonauts and astronauts from the Apollo program.
Other topics examined in this series include the Spanish Armada, the French Revolution, Jack the Ripper, the Suffragettes and the 1945 Labour government.
An astronomer states the case for putting telescopes on the moon.
Reg Turnill explores NASA's quarantine facilities.
What will the Apollo astronauts actually be doing on the moon?