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The Space Race in Colour

Miniseries · 2 episodes · Sep 26, 2026

A two-part examination of the unprecedented surge in space exploration during the 1950s and 1960s, led by the rival superpowers of the United States and the USSR.

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    Episode 1

    Part One: Escaping Earth

    Sep 26, 2026

    The story of one of humanity's greatest technological triumphs. Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun gives NASA his secrets but the Soviets claim a series of spectacular firsts.

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    Episode 2

    Part Two: A Shot at the Moon

    Sep 26, 2026

    How the space dreamers beat the odds to reach the moon. Stunning colour footage reveals the tragedies and triumphs of the 1960s space surge culminating in Apollo 11's lunar landing.