The Apollo 11 story

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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 Apollo 11 story

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The final part of our audio countdown. Lift off is on 13 May 2019

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The Apollo 11 story

Ep.01 ‘We choose to go’

With no idea how to get there, the race to the moon begins – "we intend to win"

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Ep.02 Kids in control

Unsung heroes who saved the day. The "26-year-old kid who could stop the lunar mission"

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Ep.03 Long Island Eagle

Ugly, angry, with four legs and wrapped in gold: a spacecraft like nothing on Earth

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Ep.04 Fire to the Phoenix

"You heard ‘fire’. Then you heard a scream." The Apollo 1 tragedy and what happened next

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Ep.05 The fourth astronaut

The computer that got us to the moon. There had never been anything like it

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Ep.06 Saving 1968

War, riots, assassinations: “the year that shattered America”. But it ended with Apollo 8

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Ep.07 Michael Collins: Third man

Without the astronaut who didn’t step on the moon, Apollo 11 wouldn’t have succeeded

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Ep.08 ‘We’re go for powered descent’

The 13 minutes begin. Eagle is going too fast. There are communications problems

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Ep.09 Tranquility Base

Tension is “through the roof”. Neil Armstrong takes control and fuel starts to run out

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Ep.10 ‘For all mankind’

History as it happened, explained. Kevin Fong guides us through audio of the descent

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Ep.11 The 13 minutes

History as it happened, uninterrupted: every word, every crackle, the tension and triumph

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Ep.12 Live from Houston

“We choose to go.” The season finale comes from where JFK made his famous Moon speech

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Bonus: The making of the music

Hans Zimmer in a special episode about creating the 13 Minutes to the Moon theme music

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Apollo 13

Countdown to Season 2

Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story

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Apollo 13

S2 Ep.01 Time bomb: Apollo 13

“Houston, we’ve had a problem.” To ignite catastrophe takes the flick of a single switch

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S2 Ep.02 Death of the Odyssey

“We were in deep, deep trouble.” Mission Control like you’ve never heard it before

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S2 Ep.03 Lifeboat

The astronauts are fighting for their lives – and have to escape to their lunar lander

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S2 Ep.04 Power brokers

Power must be brutally rationed after the crew flies around the Moon

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S2 Ep.05 Life support

“We were being poisoned by our own exhalation.” Carbon dioxide threatens to kill the crew

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S2 Bonus 01: Jim Lovell

Special episode with Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell. An extended interview

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S2 Ep.06 Earth in view

The crew are off course, 200,000 miles from home. And without a guidance computer

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S2 Bonus 02: John Aaron

Special episode with Nasa legend, flight controller John Aaron. An extended interview

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S2 Ep.07 Resurrection

"I still have nightmares about this." Can the crew survive the dangers of re-entry?

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