Episode 2

Available for 27 days

Funny, off-beat but true account of the history of space flight. * How Wernher Von Braun went from SS officer to American space supremo to Disney children's presenter * America's home-grown rocket genius Jack Parsons and his unhealthy interest in Satanism * The surprising story of Fix the French Space Cat Starring: Helen Keen Peter Serafinowicz Susy Kane Written by Helen Keen and Miriam Underhill. Producer: Gareth Edwards First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.