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The First Men in the Moon
Adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. As the Apollo astronauts are set to land on the moon in 1969, an old man tells of how he and a professor were first there in 1909.
Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land on the moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford. He's a man with an extraordinary story of how, way back in 1909, he got to the moon first, and, together with the eccentric Professor Cavor, discovered a terrifying secret deep beneath its seemingly barren surface.
Last on
Tue 15 May 201822:00
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Shaban
Rumor
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Bedford | Rory Kinnear |
| Cavor | Mark Gatiss |
| Jim | Alex Riddell |
| Dad | Peter Forbes |
| Mrs Fitt | Julia Deakin |
| Chessocks | Lee Ingleby |
| Mum | Katherine Jakeways |
| Voice of Grand Lunar | Philip Jackson |
| Voice of Phi-Oo | Ian Hallard |
| Moon | Reece Shearsmith |
| Sun | Steve Pemberton |
| Director | Damon Thomas |
| Writer | Mark Gatiss |
| Producer | Julie Clark |
| Author | HG Wells |
Broadcasts
- Tue 19 Oct 201021:00
- Wed 20 Oct 201000:30BBC Four & BBC HD
- Sat 23 Oct 201023:15
- Sun 24 Oct 201002:45
Sat 30 Oct 201021:00BBC HD- Thu 18 Nov 201022:25
- Fri 19 Nov 201001:50
- Thu 30 Dec 201021:00
- Sat 5 Feb 201123:25
- Sun 10 Apr 201123:00
Sat 22 Dec 201220:25BBC HD- Tue 15 May 201822:00
