Professor Brian Cox (who has recovered from the neck injury shown above) takes a look through nearly 50 years of BBC archive at the story of man’s relationship with the Moon.
From the BBC’s space fanatic James Burke testing out the latest NASA equipment to 1960s interviews about the bacon-flavoured crystals that astronauts can survive on in space, to the iconic images of man’s first steps on the Moon and the dramatic story of Apollo 13, Horizon and the BBC have covered it all.
But since President Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s was reached, no one has succeeded in reigniting the public’s enthusiasm for space travel and lunar voyages. Why?
On his journey through the ages, Professor Brian “Lovely” Cox explores the role that international competition played in getting man to the Moon and asks if, with America no longer the world’s only superpower, we are at the dawn of a bright new space age.
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Say that out loud.
Brian “lovely” Cox
Is it just my mind in the gutter?
Is it even possible to bend your neck that way
Nice to get a reprise of the race to the moon, especially with some little seen TV footage from the time, but to skip straight from Alan Shepard’s sub-orbital hop to the Apollo 1 fire, missing the whole of the Mercury and Gemini programs (with their scary early space-walks), was disappointing, despite the limited time available.
“bacon-flavoured crystals that astronauts can survive on in space”
If we could persuade the Palestinians to move to the Moon. Do you think this would obviate the possibility of them being plagued by future illegal settlement? I wonder if Brian has ever brought his brilliant brain to bear on the posit, that it might be a good idea to sort out the mess we’re making here. Before venturing into the business of exporting it.
i really dont like this guy… he has this annoying way of staring into the camera to make his statements seem more profound!
Oh BBC! just because he looks justin bieber, doesnt mean physics and astrology are going to be cool all of a sudden
Oh dear @ry above… astrology never was or ever will be cool, ASTRONOMY however is the dog’s bollocks.
What is the soundtrack at the credits of this documentary?? Someone must know this, please post!!! Thanks
I really love professer Brian Cox.
He tolk soft, gently.
His english pronunciation is very good for like me japanese.
His looks is very national,
I am look forword to see him again ,and again on TV.
It will be very nice to see him real life.
Emiko
The phases of the Moon are caused by the Earth’s shadow:
Brian Cox wrote, “I apparently said in a radio interview that the phases of the Moon are caused by the Earth’s shadow, which is clearly bollocks! Unless I was talking about a lunar eclipse, I can’t understand what I must have been thinking. Probably the end of a long day.” [37] Steve C wrote, “Here’s a fact for you: Brian Cox believes that the phases of the Moon are caused by the shadow of the Earth falling on the surface of the Moon. This was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales on 19th January 2012. I have the recording if anyone wants it, and I have been trying to ‘undo’ this damage in conversation with people for weeks since. For me, any suggestion of scientific credibility he held prior to this collapsed in on itself instantly.” [38] T