
13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle
Epic space stories. From the first Moon landing, to Apollo 13, to the Space Shuttle. Told by the people who made them happen.
NEW: Season 3: The Space Shuttle. A sci-fi dream that changed spaceflight forever. From the boldest test flight in history to one of Nasa’s darkest days – the Challenger disaster. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells the awe-inspiring story of the programme that brought triumph and tragedy. Some scenes in this series use recreated sound effects.
Season 2: Apollo 13. Apollo 13 should have been the third Moon landing, but after an explosion, it almost ended in tragedy. Told by the people who flew it and saved it. Presented and co-written by Kevin Fong.
Season 1: 13 Minutes to the Moon. The first Moon landing. In the final dramatic 13-minute descent to the Moon, the Apollo 11 mission came close to going badly wrong. Communication was breaking down, technology was failing and fuel was running out. This is the story of how the first Moon landing was saved. Presented by Kevin Fong.
13 Minutes is produced by the BBC Audio Science Unit for the BBC World Service.
Season 3 theme music by Hans Zimmer and Christian Lundberg and produced by Russell Emanuel, for Bleeding Fingers Music.
Episodes (36)

The Space Shuttle: 8. A major malfunction

The Space Shuttle: 7. Teacher in space

The Space Shuttle: 6. Satellite for sale

The Space Shuttle: 5. Space truck

The Space Shuttle: 4. The 35 new guys

The Space Shuttle: 3. Glass rocket

The Space Shuttle: 2. The greatest test flight

The Space Shuttle: 1. The spaceplane

Introducing: The Space Shuttle

Apollo 13: 7. Resurrection

Apollo 13: Bonus 2. John Aaron

Apollo 13: Bonus 1. Jim Lovell

Apollo 13: 6. Earth in view

Apollo 13: 5. Life support

Apollo 13: 4. Power brokers

Apollo 13: 3. Lifeboat

Apollo 13: 2. Death of the Odyssey

Apollo 13: 1. Time bomb

Apollo 13: Trailer, The Countdown
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Presenter: Kevin Fong
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13 Minutes to the Moon: Bonus - The making of the music

13 Minutes to the Moon: 12. Live from Houston

13 Minutes to the Moon: 11. The 13 minutes

13 Minutes to the Moon: 10. ‘For all mankind’

13 Minutes to the Moon: 9. Tranquility Base

13 Minutes to the Moon: 8. ‘We’re go for powered descent’

13 Minutes to the Moon: 7. Michael Collins: The third man

13 Minutes to the Moon: 6. Saving 1968

13 Minutes to the Moon: 5. The fourth astronaut

13 Minutes to the Moon: 4. Fire to the Phoenix

13 Minutes to the Moon: 3. Long Island Eagle

13 Minutes to the Moon: 2. Kids in control

13 Minutes to the Moon: 1. ‘We choose to go’, Apollo 11

13 Minutes to the Moon: Trailer, T-minus 1

13 Minutes to the Moon: Trailer, T-minus 2

13 Minutes to the Moon: Trailer, T-minus 3
