Apollo Wives

Synopsis

Ten extraordinary women, all in their seventies, come to Arizona for a very special reunion. They are very different from one another, but all have one thing in common - each was married to an Apollo astronaut. These women were right at the heart of the most ambitious journey ever made, as America shot for the moon.

In exclusive interviews, they tell how it felt to watch their husband blast off into space and about the death, danger and divorce as many of their men struggled to come back to earth.

Credits

Director

Andrew Tait

Executive Producer

Ludo Graham

Broadcasts

1. Mon 6 Jul 2009
   22:00
   BBC Four
2. Tue 7 Jul 2009
   02:45
   BBC Four
3. Wed 8 Jul 2009
   00:00
   BBC Four
4. Wed 8 Jul 2009
   03:00
   BBC Four
5. Sat 11 Jul 2009
   22:00
   BBC Four
6. Sun 12 Jul 2009
   02:20
   BBC Four
7. Sat 18 Jul 2009
   19:30
   BBC Four
8. Sun 19 Jul 2009
   01:30
   BBC Four