The Moon

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20190610

An intimate and profound portrait of the Moon.

Ranging across science, art and mythology, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives and lays out the history and future of our relationship with the Moon.

Reader Robin Laing

Abridger Anna Magnusson

Producer Eilidh McCreadie

An intimate portrait of our nearest neighbour ranging across art, myth and science.

20190611

In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives.

Since Galileo's day, humans have been fascinated by the geography of the Moon and the forces that created its many craters.

Reader Robin Laing

Abridger Anna Magnusson

Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Oliver Morton explores our fascination with the moon and the forces that have shaped it.

20190612

In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives.

Thanks to post-WWII advances in rocketry, scientists in the late 1940s were daring to dream about the prospect of man walking on the Moon.

Reader Robin Laing

Abridger Anna Magnusson

Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Post-war, scientists are daring to dream about the prospect of man walking on the moon.

20190613

In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives.

After the excitement of the Apollo missions comes inevitable disappointment as the focus shifts to further flung parts of the solar system. But is a return to the Moon imminent?

Reader Robin Laing

Abridger Anna Magnusson

Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Writer Oliver Morton explores the disappointment that followed the Apollo missions.

05 LAST

20190614

In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives.

If humans were to return to the Moon what would compel us - and how long might we stay for?

Read by Robin Laing

Abridged by Anna Magnusson

Producer Eilidh McCreadie

Science writer Oliver Morton explores the likelihood of a human return to the moon.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20190610	An intimate and profound portrait of the Moon. Ranging across science, art and mythology, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives and lays out the history and future of our relationship with the Moon. Reader Robin Laing Abridger Anna Magnusson Producer Eilidh McCreadie An intimate portrait of our nearest neighbour ranging across art, myth and science.
02	20190611	In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives. Since Galileo's day, humans have been fascinated by the geography of the Moon and the forces that created its many craters. Reader Robin Laing Abridger Anna Magnusson Producer Eilidh McCreadie Oliver Morton explores our fascination with the moon and the forces that have shaped it.
03	20190612	In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives. Thanks to post-WWII advances in rocketry, scientists in the late 1940s were daring to dream about the prospect of man walking on the Moon. Reader Robin Laing Abridger Anna Magnusson Producer Eilidh McCreadie Post-war, scientists are daring to dream about the prospect of man walking on the moon.
04	20190613	In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives. After the excitement of the Apollo missions comes inevitable disappointment as the focus shifts to further flung parts of the solar system. But is a return to the Moon imminent? Reader Robin Laing Abridger Anna Magnusson Producer Eilidh McCreadie Writer Oliver Morton explores the disappointment that followed the Apollo missions.
05 LAST	20190614	In this intimate and profound portrait of the Moon, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth's closest neighbour occupies in our lives. If humans were to return to the Moon what would compel us - and how long might we stay for? Read by Robin Laing Abridged by Anna Magnusson Producer Eilidh McCreadie Science writer Oliver Morton explores the likelihood of a human return to the moon.