By Rob John. The first manned space flight was on 12 April 1961 when Russian cosmonaut Right Major Yuri Gagarin completed a single orbit of the earth in 89 minutes. Later that year he made a triumphant visit to Great Britain. Back on Earth, 11-year-old children all over England were sitting the 11-plus exam and awaiting decisions which would alter the course of their lives. This is the story of one of those children - Michael - and how his own life and that of Yuri Gagarin become briefly linked.
Director Roland Jaquarello