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Space Race

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

3/4. Race for a Space Man. Sputnik's success in encourages both sides to redouble their efforts. But in contrast to the fanfare as the first US astronauts are paraded, Soviet recruitment is so secretive that even those selected have no idea what the mission is.
Writer/Director Chris Spencer ; Series producer Debbie Cadbury

Contributors

Director:
Chris Spencer
Producer:
Debbie Cadbury
Sergei Korolev:
Steve Nicolson
Von Braun:
Richard Dillane
Cooper:
Benjamin Kolot
Debus:
Rupert Wickham
Gagarin:
Vitalie Ursu
Gilruth:
Robert Jezek
Valentin Glushko:
Ravil Isyanov
Isayev:
Boris Isarov
Jiminez:
Sevan Stephan
Kraft:
Antony Edridge
Nedelin:
Tim Woodward
Shepard:
Todd Boyce
Titov:
Alex Humes
Source: Radio Times

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