The Race for Space
A collection of programmes celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Featuring documentaries about space travel, life in our Universe, the Solar System, and much more.
Neil Armstrong - First Man on the Moon
Documentary telling the life story of the first man to set foot on the moon.
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Horizon: 40 Years on the Moon
Brian Cox uses the BBC archive to examine the story of man's relationship with the moon.
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For All Mankind
1989 documentary relating the story of the 24 men who travelled to the moon with NASA.
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The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles
A biography of the space shuttle, from triumphs to tragedies, using the BBC archive.
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One Small Step—NASA: Triumph and Tragedy
The story of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's mission to the Moon.
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The Moon, the Mission and the BBC—The Sky at Night
How the BBC reported the Apollo 11 mission, with special assistance from Nasa.
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Rocket Man: NASA's Welsh Hero
Tecwyn Roberts from Anglesey had a central role at NASA during the race to moon.
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A Place Beyond the Sky - Part 1—Chasing the Moon, Series 1
America's race to the moon begins with Soviet Russia's launch of Sputnik 1.
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Moon Landing Special—Stargazing
Prof Brian Cox and Dara O Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 mission began.
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8 Days: To the Moon and Back
The story of Apollo 11, told in the voices of the first men to step foot on the moon.
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Moon Mayhem—Horrible Histories, Series 8
Comedian Dara O Briain is Rattus' guest host for a show marking the 1969 moon landings.
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James May on the Moon
James May commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.
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