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13 Minutes to the Moon
Hosted by Andrea Debortoli · EN
How the first moon landing was saved. The full story of the people who made Apollo 11 happen and prevented it from going badly wrong. Theme music by Hans Zimmer.
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Update: Live show and season 3!
May 17, 202300:01:51Tap to summarizeNews about the next season and our live episode recording at The Podcast Show 2023 in London. What would you like to ask Nasa space shuttle astronaut and engineer Kay Hire? Kay became the 34th woman to fly in space when she flew as a mission specialist aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. She returned to orbit aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. What questions do you have for her about the space shuttle, or perhaps the plans to return to the Moon and even reach Mars? You can submit your question via our website: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutes #13MinutestotheMoon
Transcribe →Bonus: The Lazarus Heist Episode 1
May 24, 202100:35:14Tap to summarizeIntroducing our new original podcast. Here’s episode 1: Hacking Hollywood. A movie, Kim Jong-un and a devastating cyber-attack. The story of the Sony hack. How the Lazarus Group hackers caused mayhem. And this is just the beginning…Search for The Lazarus Heist wherever you get your podcasts. #LazarusHeist
Transcribe →Introducing The Bomb
Aug 12, 202000:02:56Tap to summarizeEmily’s grandad worked on the bomb that fell on Hiroshima. Could another man – Leo Szilard - have stopped it? This is the new series from the BBC World Service – search for The Bomb wherever you get your podcasts.
Transcribe →S2 Ep.07 Resurrection
Jun 7, 202001:00:32Tap to summarize“I still have nightmares about this.” Can the crew survive the dangers of re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere? An error could see them either incinerated or becoming lost forever in deep space. #13MinutestotheMoonFor more Apollo films and photos: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring Jim LovellJohn AaronDave ReedHal LodenJerry BostickJim KellyFred HaiseCharlie DukeJoe KerwinGene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History ProjectChuck DietrichMarilyn LovellGerry GriffinWritten by Kevin Fong and Andrew Luck-Baker Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers MusicBBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
Transcribe →S2 Bonus 02: John Aaron
Apr 16, 202000:40:06Tap to summarizeSpecial episode with Nasa legend, flight controller John Aaron. This extended interview ranges from John first learning about the explosion, tohis doubts and fears during Apollo 13¹s descent through the Earth¹satmosphere. #13MinutestotheMoonTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding FingersMusic
Transcribe →S2 Bonus 01: Jim Lovell
Apr 14, 202000:41:33Tap to summarizeSpecial episode with Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell. An extended interview.The true space pioneer talks to Kevin Fong about everything from the shocking moment of the explosion to the enormous relief of the splashdown.#13MinutestotheMoonTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music
Transcribe →S2 Ep.06 Earth in view
Apr 12, 202000:31:25Tap to summarizeThe crew are off course, 200,000 miles from home and without a guidance computer. Their lives now depend on their flying skills - and Jim Lovell’s wristwatch. #13MinutestotheMoonFor more Apollo films and photos: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring Chuck Deiterich Jim Lovell Poppy Northcutt Fred Haise Jim Kelly John Aaron Joe Kerwin Written by Kevin Fong and Chris Browning Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
Transcribe →S2 Delay to Episode 7
Apr 11, 202000:03:53Tap to summarizeProducer Andrew Luck-Baker explains why the season finale will be delayed.
Transcribe →S2 Ep.05 Life support
Apr 5, 202000:34:58Tap to summarize“We were being poisoned by our own exhalation.” Carbon dioxide threatens to kill the crew. Mission control must improvise as the most fragile system of all is under threat: the astronauts themselves. #13MinutestotheMoonFor a film about how the crew made the makeshift CO2 adaptors: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring:Jim LovellMerlin MerrittAnthony EnglandEd Smylie, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project Fred HaiseMarilyn LovellKen MattinglyCharles A BerryJoe Kerwin Gerry GriffinWritten by Kevin Fong and Chris Browning Theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
Transcribe →S2 Ep.04 Power brokers
Mar 29, 202000:45:25Tap to summarizePower must be brutally rationed after the crew fly around the Moon. As systems are switched off, their cold, dark ship is reduced to little more than a husk coasting in space. #13MinutestotheMoonWatch videos about the Apollo 13 mission: www.bbcworldservice.com/13minutesPresented by Kevin Fong.Archive: NasaStarring:Gerry GriffinJim KellyGene Kranz, courtesy of the Johnson Space Center Oral History Project John AaronJim Lovell Fred HaiseDave ReedJerry BostickChuck DeiterichMerlin MerrittBill Peters Written by Kevin Fong and Mark RickardsTheme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg for Bleeding Fingers Music BBC Radio Science Unit for the BBC World Service
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