Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Beep Heard Around The World | 20071001 | Sputnik 1 launched and modernity was born in the mind of Barnsley schoolboy Ian McMillan. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 01 | A Beep Heard Around The World | 20080512 | Sputnik 1 launched and modernity was born in the mind of Barnsley schoolboy Ian McMillan. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 02 | A Beep Heard Around The World | 20071002 | Zinovy Zinik tried to escape his playground by leaping up to hitch a lift on Sputnik. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 02 | A Beep Heard Around The World | 20080513 | Zinovy Zinik tried to escape his playground by leaping up to hitch a lift on Sputnik. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 03 | A Beep Heard Around The World | 20071003 | News of Sputnik and rock and roll arrived together in South Africa for Christopher Hope. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 03 | A Beep Heard Around The World | 20080514 | News of Sputnik and rock and roll arrived together in South Africa for Christopher Hope. Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |
| 04 | 20071004 | Monica Grady, space scientist at the Open University, discusses how Sputnik gave her a job Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. | |
| 04 | 20080515 | Monica Grady, space scientist at the Open University, discusses how Sputnik gave her a job Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. |