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Radio 4 Extra,23 Mar 2011,15 mins

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Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science

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Funny, off-beat but true account of the history of space flight. * The breathtaking drama of the space race and its evil twin the Cold War * The brilliant but secret life and tragically banal death of the Soviet Union's best rocket scientist * The surprising tale of the last man on the moon (so far) and the songs he sang. 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.

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