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The Real War in Space: We Are Entering the Post-Nuclear Era
First transmitted in 1978, this 25th anniversary edition of Panorama with Tom Mangold continues with a report on space weaponry, directive energy weapons, particle beam weapons and high energy lasers.
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Mon 23 Oct 197821:25
BBC One except West
A Sputnik-like Event
BBC Four Space Race Collection
This is part of a selection of archive programmes charting America and Russia’s attempts to reach for the moon and beyond, as both competitors and allies.
BBC Four Space Race Collection
BBC Four Space Race Collection
About BBC Four Collection programmes
Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current BBC editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Mangold |
| Producer | John Penycate |
| Editor | Christopher Capron |
| Deputy Editor | Elwyn Parry |
| Film Editor | David Hope |
Broadcast
- Mon 23 Oct 197821:25BBC One except West
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The Space Race
Programmes charting America and Russia's attempts to reach for the moon and beyond.
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Space on BBC Four
Programmes about space travel, our Solar System and the Universe.
