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13 Minutes to the Moon

Epic space stories.Season 1: the first Moon landing, Apollo 11.Season 2: the near disaster of Apollo 13.Coming soon: Season 3, the space shuttle.Theme music: Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Ble... Read more

Ranked #1

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Ep.12 Live from Houston

Ep.12 Live from Houston

“We choose to go.” The season finale comes from where President John F Kennedy made his famous Moon speech to rally the ... Read more

19 Jul 2019

59mins

Ranked #2

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Ep.11 The 13 minutes

Ep.11 The 13 minutes

History as it happened, uninterrupted: every word, every crackle, the tension and triumph. Hear how Neil Armstrong and B... Read more

14 Jul 2019

18mins

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Ranked #3

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Ep.09 Tranquility Base

Ep.09 Tranquility Base

We are five and a half minutes to the moon. Tension goes “through the roof”. Neil Armstrong takes control and the fuel s... Read more

7 Jul 2019

38mins

Ranked #4

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Ep.07 Michael Collins: Third man

Ep.07 Michael Collins: Third man

Without the astronaut who didn’t step on the moon, Apollo 11 wouldn’t have succeeded. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ... Read more

23 Jun 2019

41mins

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Ep.06 Saving 1968

Ep.06 Saving 1968

War, riots, assassinations: “the year that shattered America”. And then NASA took the biggest risk in its history. There... Read more

16 Jun 2019

46mins

Ranked #6

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Ep.08 ‘We’re go for powered descent’

Ep.08 ‘We’re go for powered descent’

The 13 minutes begin. Eagle is going too fast. There are communications problems. We have met the people and heard about... Read more

30 Jun 2019

41mins

Ranked #7

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Ep.10 ‘For all mankind’

Ep.10 ‘For all mankind’

History as it happened, explained. Kevin Fong guides us through the descent to the Moon from start to finish, using Capc... Read more

14 Jul 2019

46mins

Ranked #8

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S2 Ep.01 Time bomb: Apollo 13

S2 Ep.01 Time bomb: Apollo 13

“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” To ignite catastrophe would take just the flick of a single switch. Why Nasa’s third bid... Read more

9 Mar 2020

43mins

Ranked #9

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S2 Ep.03 Lifeboat

S2 Ep.03 Lifeboat

The astronauts are fighting for their lives. As the oxygen level plummets, they must escape to the lunar lander. It's a ... Read more

23 Mar 2020

44mins

Ranked #10

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S2 Ep.04 Power brokers

S2 Ep.04 Power brokers

Power must be brutally rationed after the crew fly around the Moon. As systems are switched off, their cold, dark ship i... Read more

29 Mar 2020

45mins

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