13 Minutes To The Moon

Publisher:
BBC

13 Minutes To The Moon

5.0/5

Critic Rating

Epic space stories. From the first Moon landing, to Apollo 13, to the Space Shuttle. Told by the people who made them happen.NEW: Season 3: The Space Shuttle. A sci-fi dream that changed spaceflight forever. From the boldest test flight in history to one of Nasa’s darkest days – the Challenger disaster. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells the awe-inspiring story of the programme that brought triumph and tragedy. Some scenes in this series use recreated sound effects. Season 2: Apollo 13. Apollo 13 should have been the third Moon landing, but after an explosion, it almost ended in tragedy. Told by the people who flew...


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Alice Florence Orr • PodcastReview.org Apr 26, 2024

"...what the BBC captures in 13 Minutes to the Moon is the sheer ambition that propelled America’s missions to the stars. Kevin Fong takes us to the moon on Apollo 11 with thorough research, original newsreel, and a cinematic soundscape by the film composer Hans Zimmer. Season two is equally compelling. It covers the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission in chilling detail."

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Score: 5

Dan Neilan • AV Club Jun 17, 2019

"Imagining these fresh-faced college graduates accomplishing something no human being thought possible for most of recorded history is deeply inspiring to say the least."

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