Author Topic: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary - TV documentary content (Read 5060 times)

mtakala24 · « **on:** 07/17/2019 05:39 pm »

Its really been good to be a documentary fan, with large amounts of quality documentaries on various channels both in the US and EU regions. I though it might be good to have them collected in one thread, as the less known content really do not warrant a thread of their own.

American Experience: Chasing The Moon
NSF thread:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48459.0

BBC/PBS: 8 Days To The Moon and Back
- part documentary, part drama, specializing on the perceptions of the flight in public and for astronauts themselves. Includes mostly close-up mixed CGI shots of astronaut actor faces mixed with the real footage.
Runtime: 1h 30min
https://www.pbs.org/show/8-days-moon-and-back/

BBC One Wales:
Rocket Man: NASA's Welsh Hero (18 July 2019) In this special programme, marking 50 years since the first moon landing, comedian Tudur Owen tells the remarkable story of Tecwyn Roberts - a Welshman who was instrumental in the Apollo missions at NASA.

BBC Sky At Night: The Moon, The Mission and The BBC
special episode, focus on BBC's reporting efforts. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006vqt

National Geographic: Apollo Back To The Moon
two-part series.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/apollo-back-to-the-moon/

Smithsonian channel: Apollo's Moon Shot
Multi-part series covering rocket development and the main missions and tragedies.
https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/apollos-moon-shot/1005833

Science Channel: Mysteries of Apollo
5-part series covering some of the highlights of Apollo flights.
https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/mysteries-of-apollo/

PBS Nova: Back To The Moon
overviews the current interest in Moon missions.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/back-to-the-moon/
NSF thread: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48475.0

Science Channel: Truth Behind Moon the Moon Landing
5-part series debunking the main conspiracy theorist arguments one by one. Includes Astronaut Leland Melvin.
https://www.space.com/truth-behind-moon-landing-science-channel.html

From The Earth to The Moon re-release on Bluray:
NSF thread: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48495.0

Then of course there are
new Armstrong documentary movie narrated by Harrison Ford: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48287.0
Apollo 11: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47285.0

Things released earlier this year, but reserve a mention:

Smithsonian Channel: America's Secret Space Heroes
multi-part series on the America's space achievements.
https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/americas-secret-space-heroes/1004649

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mtakala24 · « **Reply #1 on:** 07/17/2019 10:24 pm »

Of course, if something is missing, please post. Impossible to keep up with everything!

catdlr · « **Reply #2 on:** 07/18/2019 06:56 am »

History Channel: Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes

On July 16, 1969, the world watches as the three Apollo 11 astronauts attempt the impossible: to ride a controlled explosion off Planet Earth, land on another celestial body and return home. As the nine-day mission proceeds, audio from mission control captures the drama as it unfolds—each moment revealing new dangers, new decisions and new wonders. For the first time on television, this documentary utilizes “lost tapes” of the astronauts, recorded before and after the mission, along with rare film and photos. The documentary reveals the doubts and fears of the astronauts as they stand on the brink of history. The mission was nearly aborted twice, as the crew faced a mysterious alarm sounding in the spacecraft, and when fuel levels ran dangerously low. The Americans were not the only ones trying for the moon in July of 1969…the Soviets were there, too. President Nixon had already prepared a eulogy for the possible death of the astronauts on their mission to the moon. On the 50th anniversary of NASA’s most audacious achievement, Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes reveals the incredible true story of mankind’s greatest leap.

Aired on: Jul 14, 2019 Available Until:Aug 20, 2019 Duration:42m 40s

https://www.history.com/specials/moon-landing-the-lost-tapes/full-special

catdlr · « **Reply #3 on:** 07/19/2019 04:49 am »

Apollo's New Moon - 4k

SpaceRip
Premiered July 18, 2019

This extraordinary film features NASA film footage enhanced by AI-based software and other digital processing. The clarity of the images gives viewers a whole new perspective on what it was like to step onto lunar soil and ramble about the alien landscapes. The film shows how teams of astronauts collected evidence that has revolutionized our understanding of the origin of both Earth and the moon.

catdlr · « **Reply #4 on:** 07/19/2019 05:13 am »

PBS - When We Were Apollo

Premieres July 18, 2019

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WHO were the men and women of Project Apollo? WHERE are they today? WHAT do they think of the extraordinary effort they helped make possible?
When We Were Apollo is an intimate and personal look at the Apollo Space Program through the lives and experiences of some of its most inspiring behind-the-scenes figures: engineers, technicians, builders and contractors who spent the better part of a decade working to get us to the moon and back.

https://whenwewereapollo.com/mission

Trailers

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catdlr · « **Reply #5 on:** 07/19/2019 11:17 am »

PBS - Space Chase USA

Special | 56m 46s

This new one-hour documentary film explores the extraordinary, transformative events Cocoa Beach residents found themselves engaged in during the 1950s and 1960s as the exploration of the future arrived on their sleepy shores.

Aired: 07/10/19

Rating: NR

Original airdate Jul 10, 2019

https://www.pbs.org/show/space-chase-usa/

Currently airing on local PBS stations.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #6 on:** 07/22/2019 09:47 am »

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

http://realscreen.com/2019/04/10/exclusive-discovery-science-channel-ready-apollo-the-forgotten-films/

mtakala24 · « **Reply #7 on:** 07/24/2019 06:12 pm »

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, MAKE IT TO THE MOON (narrated by Canadian actor Stephan James) features four trailblazing teams – contracted by NASA – who take up President Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade. These ‘unsung heroes of the unsung heroes’ must invent from scratch the innovative technology necessary to create the lunar module spacecraft, the onboard computer, the moon suit, and track it all through space.

https://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Make-it-to-the-Moon

mtakala24 · « **Reply #8 on:** 07/24/2019 09:43 pm »

Confessions From Space: Apollo

50 years ago we landed on the moon. In this special event, legendary Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collins, Charlie Duke, and more, come together to share stories of mankind's greatest adventure.

https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/confessions-from-space-apollo/full-episodes/confessions-from-space-apollo