Space Race

TV Series
2005– 2005–
4h

Space Race (2005)

Documentary Drama

The BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race, leading up to the first moon landing. The series concentrates on Se... Read allThe BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race, leading up to the first moon landing. The series concentrates on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counte... Read allThe BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race, leading up to the first moon landing. The series concentrates on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart, as their rivalry intensifies and the pressure to be the first builds.

Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Richard Dillane

Werner Von Braunas Werner Von Braun

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Sergej Koroljovas Sergej Koroljov…

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Glushkoas Glushko

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Russian Cosmonautas Russian Cosmonaut

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Mishinas Mishin…

2 episodes2 eps • 2005

Dieter Huzelas Dieter Huzel…

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Mariya Mironova

Ninaas Nina…

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Narratoras Narrator

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Staveras Staver

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Nedelinas Nedelin

2 episodes2 eps • 2005

Colonel Toftoyas Colonel Toftoy…

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Derowas Derow…

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Gaidukovas Gaidukov…

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Debusas Debus

2 episodes2 eps • 2005

Propulsion Engineeras Propulsion Engineer

2 episodes2 eps • 2005

Castenholzas Castenholz

1 episode1 ep • 2005

Yuri Gagarinas Yuri Gagarin

1 episode1 ep • 2005

Leonovas Leonov

1 episode1 ep • 2005

The BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race, leading up to the first moon landing. The series concentrates on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart, as their rivalry intensifies and the pressure to be the first builds. —badcommand

reenactment docudrama

Genres
- Documentary
- Drama
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
According to Deborah Cadbury in her book Space Race, just a few days before three months of filming was to begin in Romania a truck containing all the props for filming was stolen in ilford, England. Among the props inside the truck were countless Nazi Uniforms, period Soviet and NASA space suits, a replica of the first Russian satellite and a life size V-2 rocket that when assembled was three stories high.

Goofs
The Jupiter-C Redstone boosters shown all carry the production code "UE", which was only used for the extended Redstone (as part of the "Juno I" rocket) that carried Explorer 1 aloft.

Quotes
Sergei Korolev: Without a rocket as powerful as the Saturn, we will *lose*

Connections
Featured in MoonFaker: Carrying the Liar (2007)

Top review

3/10

Russians are disappointed

I've just visited Russian forum of our TV-channel that had showed this film. Well... 99 per cent of active Russian audience is disappointed. We wanted to see more true facts of our space achievements in this film. But authors had in mind something else... :( We are big and beautiful country with intelligent people living here. We are proud of all our space dreams, real achievements on the one hand in this field and in science on the other hand. So I'd like to ask authors: Where is our LUNOHOD? And where, the Hell our MIR station? Ah? I'm quite sure, that LUNOHOD events took place much earlier Armstrong's "walk on Moon". And to comment numerous technical and science mistakes - I really have no time and enough space here! Se our constructive critics in Russian forum on www.1tv.ru

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Apr 13, 2006

Release date
- September 14, 2005 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- Rymdkapplöpningen
Filming locations
- MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania
Production companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Mediapro Studios
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Runtime
4 hours
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1

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