BBC Radio Podcasts from 13 Minutes to the Moon
T-minus 4: Apollo 11
The countdown begins
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Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon, with an Apollo astronaut and former NASA engineer
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Hans Zimmer has composed the 13 Minutes to the Moon theme music. It’s his first podcast
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The final part of our audio countdown. Lift off is on 13 May 2019
Ep.01 ‘We choose to go’
With no idea how to get there, the race to the moon begins – "we intend to win"
Ep.02 Kids in control
Unsung heroes who saved the day. The "26-year-old kid who could stop the lunar mission"
Ep.03 Long Island Eagle
Ugly, angry, with four legs and wrapped in gold: a spacecraft like nothing on Earth
Ep.04 Fire to the Phoenix
"You heard ‘fire’. Then you heard a scream." The Apollo 1 tragedy and what happened next
Ep.05 The fourth astronaut
The computer that got us to the moon. There had never been anything like it
Ep.06 Saving 1968
War, riots, assassinations: “the year that shattered America”. But it ended with Apollo 8
Ep.07 Michael Collins: Third man
Without the astronaut who didn’t step on the moon, Apollo 11 wouldn’t have succeeded
Ep.08 ‘We’re go for powered descent’
The 13 minutes begin. Eagle is going too fast. There are communications problems
Ep.09 Tranquility Base
Tension is “through the roof”. Neil Armstrong takes control and fuel starts to run out
Ep.10 ‘For all mankind’
History as it happened, explained. Kevin Fong guides us through audio of the descent
Ep.11 The 13 minutes
History as it happened, uninterrupted: every word, every crackle, the tension and triumph
Ep.12 Live from Houston
“We choose to go.” The season finale comes from where JFK made his famous Moon speech
Bonus: The making of the music
Hans Zimmer in a special episode about creating the 13 Minutes to the Moon theme music
Countdown to Season 2
Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story
S2 Ep.01 Time bomb: Apollo 13
“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” To ignite catastrophe takes the flick of a single switch
S2 Ep.02 Death of the Odyssey
“We were in deep, deep trouble.” Mission Control like you’ve never heard it before
S2 Ep.03 Lifeboat
The astronauts are fighting for their lives – and have to escape to their lunar lander
S2 Ep.04 Power brokers
Power must be brutally rationed after the crew flies around the Moon
S2 Ep.05 Life support
“We were being poisoned by our own exhalation.” Carbon dioxide threatens to kill the crew
S2 Bonus 01: Jim Lovell
Special episode with Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell. An extended interview
S2 Ep.06 Earth in view
The crew are off course, 200,000 miles from home. And without a guidance computer
S2 Bonus 02: John Aaron
Special episode with Nasa legend, flight controller John Aaron. An extended interview
S2 Ep.07 Resurrection
"I still have nightmares about this." Can the crew survive the dangers of re-entry?