To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, this major docudrama series (from B7 Media in association with Boffin Media) charts the definitive story of the past, present and future of humankind’s exploration of space. Narrated by Kate Mulgrew (Golden Globe-nominee, Emmy-nominee, Orange is the New Black, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Nemesis).
THE SPACE RACE uses archive, original interviews, dramatic reconstructions and first-hand accounts to tell the story of mankind’s first amazing steps off our world towards the future of our civilization.
With unprecedented access THE SPACE RACE gives listeners access to Virgin Galactic’s space programme in the Mojave Desert, features conversations with Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, Sergei Krikalev, Tim Peake and numerous key players at mission control, and pulls back the curtain on untold aspects of the space-exploration story.
Production Credits
THE SPACE RACE was a B7 Media production in association with Boffin Media for Audible Originals
Narrated by Kate Mulgrew
Writers Richard Kurti, Patrick Chapman and Colin Brake
Original Music Imran Ahmad
Sound Design and Post Production Kirsty Gillmore and Alistair Lock
Sound Engineer Rohan Onraet and Elliott Elsey
Production Co-ordinator Fiona McAlpine
Script Consultant Stephen Gibson
Assistant Producer Julia Johnson
Production Manager (Audible) Hayley Nathan
Series Line Producer Helen Quigley
Producer Sue Nelson
Executive Producer (B7 Media) Andrew Mark Sewell
Executive Producer (Audible) Katie Arlett and Steve Carsey
Series Producer(s) Richard Hollingham and Andrew Mark Sewell
THE SPACE RACE was a B7 Media production
in association with Boffin Media for Audible Originals
EPISODE 1: Return to the Moon
Commander Armstrong Corrinne Wicks
Moon Base Control Alistair Lock
Co-Pilot Sarah Borges
Space Advert Voice Helen Quigley
NewsPresenter Richard Hollingham
Chief of Staff Adonis Kapsalis
NASA Representative Anne Wittman
EPISODE 2: Cold War in Space
Captain of the Starship Von Braun Dianne Weller
Wernher Von Braun Raad Rawi
Lieutenant Colonel Tilley Jonathan Rhodes
Newsreader Sam Devereaux
President Eisenhower John Chancer
EPISODE 3: Space Warriors
John Stapp Robert G. Slade
Lillian Lanese Kelly Burke
Nurse Lucy Newman Williams
Janey Hart Sarah Borges
Jerrie Cobb Hilary Connell
Randolph Lovelace Jonathan Rhodes
Yuri Gagarin Tom Hendryk
Psychologist Elina Alminas
Sergei Korolev Greg Kolpakchi
Valentina Tereshkova Sandra Veronica Stanczyk
Yevgeny Vasilyevich Denis Khoroshko
EPISODE 4: Reaching for the Moon
Pavel Belyayev Denis Khoroshko
Alexei Leonov Yordan Krushkov
Sergei Korolev Greg Kolpakchi
Kremlin Representative Max Bollinger
Tom Stafford William Lester
Wally Schirra Christopher Duncan
CapCom Robert G. Slade
Neil Armstrong Edward Hole
Dave Scott Reed Stokes
Gene Cernan John Chancer
EPISODE 5: Tragedy to Triumph
Vladimir Komarov Max Bollinger
Vasilil Mishin Yordan Krushkov
Yuri Gagarin Tom Hendryk
Wally Schirra Christopher Duncan
Walter Cunningham William Lester
Deke Slayton Brandon Burke
CapCom Adonis Kapsalis
Tom Stafford William Lester
Gene Cernan John Chancer
EPISODE 6: For all Mankind
President Nixon Robert G. Slade
Buzz Aldrin Olivier Leclair
Neil Armstrong Edward Hole
Deke Slayton Brandon Burke
Admiral McCain Victor Perez
James Lovell Sam Devereaux
CapCom Reed Stokes
Gene Cernan John Chancer
PR Advisor William Lester
Chat Show Host Raad Rawi
EPISODE 7: United in Space
Aleksei Yeliseyev Greg Kolpakchi
Nikolai Kamanin Tom Hendryk
Peter Conrad Eric Stroud
CapCom Sam Devereaux
Jerry Carr George Arvidson
Tom Stafford William Lester
Alexei Leonov Yordan Krushkov
Deke Slayton Brandon Burke
EPISODE 8: Space Shuttle
John Young George Arvidson
Robert Crippen Sam Devereaux
Anatoly Vitali Malko
Bogdan Marek Oravec
Reporter Helen Goldwyn
NASA PR Sam Devereaux
NASA Engineer Eric Stroud
Mission Controller Raad Rawi
EPISODE 9: Home in Space
Lobbyist Hilary Connell
Hayden Reed Stokes
Special Advisors Lucy Newman Williams and Robert G. Slade
Helen Sharman Helen Goldwyn
Civil Servant Sam Devereaux
Sergei Krikalev Marek Oravec
Aleksandr Volkov Vitali Malko
Russian CapCom Sandra Veronica Stanczyk
Chris Cassidy Eric Stroud
Luca Parmitano Marco Biagioli
US CapCom George Arvidson
EPISODE 10: Infinity and Beyond
Presenter Helen Goldwyn
Captain of the Starship Von Braun Dianne Weller
Lucy Kelly Burke
Williams Jonathan Rhodes
Co-ordinator Adonis Kapsalis
Ed Haydn Isaac Watts
Mother Corrinne Wicks
Thomas Dean Harris
Hope Sarah Borges
Atlanta Anne Wittman
Announcer Sam Devereaux
Commander Alistair Lock
Alien Helen Quigley
Other roles were played by members of the cast.