James May at the Edge of Space
James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane to a place known in the Air Force as the 'space equivalent zone' or the 'edge of space'.
James May always wanted to be an astronaut. Now, 40 years after the first Apollo landings, he gets a chance to fly to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane. But first he has to undergo three gruelling days of training with the US Air Force and learn to use a space suit to stay alive in air so thin it can kill in an instant. He discovers that during the flight there are only two people higher than him, and they are both real astronauts on the International Space Station.
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Mouth Peace
What U-On?
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Max Richter
Shadow Journal
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Led Zeppelin
When The Levee Breaks
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | James May |
| Producer | Paul King |
| Director | Paul King |
| Executive Producer | Aidan Laverty |
| Executive Producer | Phil Dolling |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Jun 200922:05
- Mon 22 Jun 200901:35
- Thu 25 Jun 200920:30
- Fri 26 Jun 200900:30
Wed 1 Jul 200922:00BBC Two except Yorkshire
Wed 8 Jul 200902:05BBC One except Scotland- Wed 20 Jan 201019:30BBC Two except Yorkshire
- Tue 24 Aug 201020:00
- Tue 12 Apr 201120:30
- Wed 13 Apr 201102:30
- Sun 11 Sep 201118:30BBC Two except Yorkshire
- Thu 8 Mar 201220:30
- Tue 9 Dec 201422:00
- Mon 9 Nov 201501:10
- Sun 19 Jun 201619:00
- Sun 12 Feb 201721:35
- Fri 17 Feb 201703:10
- Mon 21 Aug 201700:40
- Tue 15 May 201819:30
- Wed 16 May 201803:30
- Tue 16 Jul 201919:30
- Wed 17 Jul 201901:10
- Wed 4 Aug 202123:10
- Fri 17 Dec 202100:55
- Mon 10 Oct 202221:30
- Mon 4 Aug 202520:30
- Wed 6 Aug 202501:35
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