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The Space Race in Colour

2026 · 1 season

Awe-inspiring and tense, with restored footage making the Cold War rivalry vivid and immediate.

Created by
Jonathan Mayo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tracy-Ann Oberman, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Tim Peake
Overview
The 1950s and 1960s witnessed an unprecedented surge in space exploration, led by the USA and the USSR. This rivalry aka the ‘Space Race’ – climaxed with the greatest technological achievement in human history: the Apollo Moon Landings. The doc recaptures the drama of this competition for supremacy, which went on to define the nuclear age and explores the uneasy alliance between visionary rocket engineers and politicians’ desire for military supremacy. From the first satellite to the first man on the moon, and its impact on the Cold War, the doc shows how the race was about more than missiles: it was also a question of surveillance, espionage, and the possibilities for living in space.

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Created by
Jonathan Mayo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tracy-Ann Oberman, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Tim Peake
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • politics
  • exploration
  • power
  • war
Places
  • space
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Jonathan Mayo
Starring
Tracy-Ann Oberman, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Tim Peake, Ed Dwight Jr.
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Russian

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