[News] 50 Years Ago Today Man Landed On The Moon

[Official Old Man]

First up, I thought James Burke was dead simply because he seems to have been ignored by the BBC, and yet he was the face and voice of the moon landings in the UK (along with Patrick Moore). The superb 8 Days to the Moon (BBC iplayer) had US hosts when it would have been easy to use Burke.
Then suddenly he pops up on BBC Breakfast for a short interview. His voice hasn't changed a bit.
I was 14 and stayed up all night to watch it on our colour TV, along with many neighbors.

 

[carteater]

-29

 

[Chicken Run]

-29

Weeks, months years [emoji23]

 

[aberllefenni]

I was six at the time and remember being allowed to stay up and watch the landing, and being woken up in the early hours of the morning to see the space walk.

 

[jessiejames]

8 1/2 months

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The moonwalk was broadcast in the morning approximately breakfast time because we didn't have live transatlantic broadcasts then. We didn't even have daytime tv.

The landing was broadcast in sound only the previous evening.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

13 years old. My school was able to record and play back black-and-white TV on a giant piece of kit on wheels. This was the school's pride and joy as it was SO advanced! We all sat in the Chemistry lecture room to watch the recording.

 

[Nobby]

13 years old. My school was able to record and play back black-and-white TV on a giant piece of kit on wheels. This was the school's pride and joy as it was SO advanced! We all sat in the Chemistry lecture room to watch the recording.

I think we were the same - I was 11 and watched it at school, I’m sure I watched the landing and the first step so it must have been recorded

 

[NEASTGULL]

I was 29 days old. Don't really remember a lot about the event.

 

[Fungus]

Love this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQq3NQN1E8

 

[drew]

The moonwalk was broadcast in the morning approximately breakfast time because we didn't have live transatlantic broadcasts then. We didn't even have daytime tv.

The landing was broadcast in sound only the previous evening.

Are you sure?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_television_Apollo_11_coverage

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

Or did they ?

 

[AnotherArch]

We had Patrick Moore and the BBC dark green 'Outside Broadcast' vans up our road in Patcham all that week. A guy called George Hole had built as huge telescope in his back garden and they were showing views of the moon from his telescope. Couldn't see the space capsule though.
I was working the summer before going away to university. Listened to launch at work in the week, watched the moon landing early on the Sunday evening, then went into town for a few pints. Came back, went to a friend's, waited for the moonwalk to start - which was an age. When they finally did it was about 4am. Then went home, got washed and then went to work!

 

[Sirnormangall]

I was 11 at the time. Stayed up all night, mesmerised.