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.
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
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