We (that is the Royal ‘We’) record interesting TV programmes to watch at times of the year when we are less busy. Now, for instance.
We’ve been watching a fascinating 4-part series about the space programme – both from an American and from a Russian perspective. Of course, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the perspectives are quite different.
If you like space and human stories and have a spare 4 hours, I can highly recommend this mini-series. It was first shown at the end of October 2025 and is a joint production between the BBC and the Open University.
But hurry, it’s only on i-Player for another 6 days – although in another place it says it’s available for 9 months…
It doesn’t seem to be available outside the UK yet, but as it’s a BBC production, it might soon be bought by commercial networks around the world. But, for now, the accompanying booklet produced by the OU is available here (although that doesn’t bear a lot of resemblance to the series!),
Debster
Yes I enjoyed that. Knew a lot of the people involved.
Blue Witch
How come Debster?
Definitely a programme that needs ‘watching’ though. A programme like they used to make…
delcatto
I shall book mark that although when I saw the page on Space Law I did wonder whether anyone had informed the Klingons?!
Debster
Dad was a space scientist. He was good friends with Arthur C Clarke and Patrick Moore and Reg Turnill as well as a lot of Nazis which mum always complained about entertaining at home. He also knew a lot of the Russians.
Blue Witch
Debster – Wow! That must have been a much smaller profession then than now.
Debster
I guess although they accomplished more. I remember telling Patrick Moore that I was going to marry him. I was about 7. He said gravely that he couldn’t because he only had a bicycle and lived with his mother but gave me a book by her with the cutest aliens in. I’ve still got it somewhere.