Heads Up: 'When Britain had the Right Stuff' Tonight,8.00pm.

[MAN or ASTROMAN]

BBC Radio 4 are airing this programme tonight,as part of the 'Archive on 4' series.

It describes how Britain had a dynamic Space Programme in the 1950's and 60's,and how a British rocket put a satellite into orbit by 1971.

Then,because of Government disinterest,the programme was allowed to fizzle out.

 Should be interesting- Space travel had a grip on the British public imagination in those days-think 'Dan Dare', 'Journey into Space','Quatermass' et all.

[BritAngler]

Can watch it on Yourtube too

[MAN or ASTROMAN]

Well,I listened last night.

 Some interesting archive material there,including a pre S@N  (Sir ) Patrick Moore ,of the B.A.A., being interviewed in 1956,re manned Space Flight to the Moon and Planets.

Also,The 'Goon Show', Arthur C. Clarke saying that a British Space Programme "would only cost the tax payer a shilling a head"

and my favourite bit- Richard Dimbleby saying that "if we can travel to the Moon,then we'll finally find out whether it has CANALS or not".

 Pleased he wasn't doing the navigating!

[JamesF]

Recorded it, but haven't listened to it yet.

James