The Space Race in Colour
Season 1
48 min
S1 · E1 · Sep 26, 2026
Part One: Escaping Earth Episode 1
48 min
S1 · E2 · Sep 26, 2026
Part Two: A Shot at the Moon Episode 2
2 episodes in Season 1
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The 1950s and 1960s witnessed an unprecedented surge in space exploration, led by the USA and the USSR. This rivalry aka the ‘Space Race’ – climaxed with the greatest technological achievement in human history: the Apollo Moon Landings. The doc recaptures the drama of this competition for supremacy, which went on to define the nuclear age and explores the uneasy alliance between visionary rocket engineers and politicians’ desire for military supremacy. From the first satellite to the first man on the moon, and its impact on the Cold War, the doc shows how the race was about more than missiles: it was also a question of surveillance, espionage, and the possibilities for living in space.
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Cast
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Jonathan Mayo Director · Kate Beal Executive producer Tom Adams Executive producer
Total runtime 1h 36m · Episode length 48 min · Type Miniseries
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Premiered
September 26, 2026
Status
Returning series
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
48 min
Total runtime
1h 36m
Original language
English
Production
Woodcut Media
Production
United Kingdom
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Spoken on screen
English · Russian
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