The Moon
Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean – one of the handful of people who have walked on it – what the moon is really like.
The moon has fascinated humans everywhere and for all time. Why? Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean – one of the handful of people who have walked on it – what the moon is really like.
Producer: Richard Knight
(Image shows a full moon as seen from the sky at night. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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Fri 18 Jul 201418:32GMTBBC World Service Online- Sat 19 Jul 201413:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sat 19 Jul 201422:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 21 Jul 201401:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 21 Jul 201408:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 24 Aug 201511:04GMTBBC Radio 4
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