One Small Step: A BBC Moon Landing Collection

by James Burke (Author and Narrator), Brian Cox (Author and Narrator), Buzz Aldrin (Author and Narrator)

A collection of BBC radio documentaries celebrating the lunar landings and their legacy

On July 20th 1969, for the first time in history, man walked on the moon. Over 50 years later, this 'giant leap for mankind' still captures our imagination, and in this 4-part collection, we bring together some of the most fascinating and insightful BBC documentaries about our ever-changing relationship with our only natural satellite.

9 pages, Audible Audio

Published January 5, 2022

About the author

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James Burke is a Northern Irish science historian, author and television producer best known for his documentary television series called Connections, focusing on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humour.

Reviews

[Eric Sullenberger · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's always fun to have an outside perspective on what happened in america. It's part of why I love listening to BBC's short daily headline podcast to find their perspective on what they think is important in the States. However, by the very nature of this being a collection of radio broadcasts there was inevitably a lot of repetition. There's one big new story that I don't think I've heard before about the space program. Some of the interviews, especially the ones led by James Burke, we're very well done and getting the details straight from astronauts perspective is always great.

[Millie Dinsdale · Rating 2 out of 5]

The BBC are unbelievably good at their job. Each report by itself is engaging, detailed, and well worth listening.

But this compilation contains tens of exact duplications, and I can't understand how it was allowed to go ahead under one title.