Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Launch | 20190715 | Adapted by Anita Sullivan
Part one of Apollo 11's five day journey to the moon. A verbatim drama, performed by actors, using the original NASA transcripts from the mission.
In this first episode - Launch - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins blast off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and prepare to leave Earth's orbit.
It's fifty years since Apollo 11 put human beings on another world. Over the anniversary week, Radio 4 tells the story of the five day journey to the moon, using the astronauts' own words, which are taken entirely from the transcripts of the mission. We travel with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their epic journey, experiencing everything as they did.
A unique perspective on the most historic journey in the history of humanity.
Thanks to Professor Chris Welch, International Space University.
Neil Armstrong.... Nathan Nolan
Directed by James Robinson
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part one in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. Apollo 11's five-day journey to the moon. A verbatim drama using original NASA transcripts |
| 02 | Translunar Injection | 20190716 | Adapted by Anita Sullivan
Part two of Apollo 11's five day journey to the moon. A verbatim drama, performed by actors, using the original NASA transcripts from the mission.
In this second episode - Translunar Injection - the crew initiate the burn that will power them out of Earth orbit, on a course with the moon.
It's fifty years since Apollo 11 put human beings on another world. Over the anniversary week, Radio 4 tells the story of the five day journey to the moon, using the astronauts' own words, which are taken entirely from the transcripts. We travel with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their epic journey, experiencing everything as they did.
A unique perspective on the most historic journey in the history of humanity.
Thanks to Professor Chris Welch, International Space University.
Neil Armstrong.... Nathan Nolan
Directed by James Robinson
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part two of Apollo 11's five day journey to the moon. Apollo 11's five-day journey to the moon. A verbatim drama using original NASA transcripts |
| 03 | Cislunar Transit | 20190717 | Adapted by Anita Sullivan
Part three in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. A verbatim drama, performed by actors using the original NASA transcripts from the mission.
In this third episode - Cislunar Transit - Apollo 11 coasts across the void between the Earth and the Moon at nearly 4,000 miles per hour.
It's fifty years since Apollo 11 put human beings on another world. Over the anniversary week, Radio 4 tells the story of the five day journey to the moon, using the astronauts' own words, which are taken entirely from the transcripts. We travel with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their epic journey, experiencing everything as they did.
A unique perspective on the most historic journey in the history of humanity.
Thanks to Professor Chris Welch, International Space University.
Neil Armstrong.... Nathan Nolan
Directed by James Robinson
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part three in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. Apollo 11's five-day journey to the moon. A verbatim drama using original NASA transcripts |
| 04 | Lunar Orbit | 20190718 | Adapted by Anita Sullivan
Part four in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. A verbatim drama, performed by actors using the original NASA transcripts from the mission.
In this fourth episode - Lunar Orbit - the astronauts wake to find themselves face-to-face with another world.
It's fifty years since Apollo 11 put human beings on another world. Over the anniversary week, Radio 4 tells the story of the five day journey to the moon, using the astronauts' own words, which are taken entirely from the transcripts. We travel with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their epic journey, experiencing everything as they did.
A unique perspective on the most historic journey in the history of humanity.
Thanks to Professor Chris Welch, International Space University.
Neil Armstrong.... Nathan Nolan
Directed by James Robinson
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Part four in the story of Apollo 11's journey to the moon. Apollo 11's five-day journey to the moon. A verbatim drama using original NASA transcripts |
| 05 | Landing | 20190719 | Adapted by Anita Sullivan
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Final episode of Apollo 11's epic journey to the moon. A verbatim drama, performed by actors using the original NASA transcripts from the mission.
In this fourth episode - Landing - Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin climb into the Lunar Module and begin their descent to the moon's surface.
It's fifty years since Apollo 11 put human beings on another world. Over the anniversary week, Radio 4 tells the story of the five day journey to the moon, using the astronauts' own words, which are taken entirely from the transcripts. We travel with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their epic journey, experiencing everything as they did.
A unique perspective on the most historic journey in the history of humanity.
Thanks to Professor Chris Welch, International Space University.
Neil Armstrong.... Nathan Nolan
Directed by James Robinson
Adapted by Anita Sullivan. Final episode of Apollo 11's epic journey to the moon. Apollo 11's five-day journey to the moon. A verbatim drama using original NASA transcripts |