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The Moon (Omnibus)

Oliver Morton lays out the history and future of our relationship with the Moon in an intimate, profound portrait of our nearest neighbour. Read by Robin Laing

An intimate and profound portrait of the Moon.

Ranging across science, art and mythology, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth’s closest neighbour occupies in our lives.

From Galileo and the earliest theories of Moon geology through the highs of the Apollo missions to the current debate over whether humans should return, Morton lays out the history and future of our relationship with the Moon.

Omnibus read by Robin Laing.

Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Jul 202402:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Jun 201909:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 16 Jun 201920:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 20 Jul 202407:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 20 Jul 202412:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 20 Jul 202418:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 21 Jul 202402:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra