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First Man in Space - Days That Shook the World

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

How the Soviets won the race to put a man in space on April 12 1961 when Yuri Gagarin took a flight no human had taken before. With the Americans close to their own manned mission, the Soviets took a gamble on their converted ballistic missile.
First shown on BBC4

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Director:
Nic Young
Executive Producer:
David Upshal
Source: Radio Times

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