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Topic: Apollo 13 documentary, Channel 5, Nov 8th
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paulushumungus
Member Posts: 466
From: Burton, Derbyshire, England
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 11-02-2006 02:49 PM
   
Look out for the last programme in the "Stranger than fiction" series on UK TV Channel 5 next Wednesday,8th November at 8pm.It is called "The inside story of Apollo 13" and the programme listing boasts previously un-released NASA footage,testimonies from ground control staff, including James Lovell and Fred Haise...and it is not a repeat. |
robsouth
Member Posts: 769
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-02-2006 05:10 PM
I'll try to watch it. |
ApolloAlex
Member Posts: 390
From: Yeovil, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 11-08-2006 03:24 PM
Hi folks,
Just a quick message to say Apollo 13 Documentary on Channel 5,has just started.Cheers,
Alex. ------------------
"Why dont you fix your little problem and light this Candle?" |
jut2y
Member Posts: 260
From: worthing west sussex united kingdom
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 11-08-2006 03:25 PM
Cheers Alex
Great program just the refresher i need for March hope to see you there.Paul. |
nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 11-08-2006 03:26 PM
Thanks for the reminder, I watched it (missed the first ten mins) and enjoyed it. Good programme , I wished I had recorded it now.Adam |
paulushumungus
Member Posts: 466
From: Burton, Derbyshire, England
Registered: Oct 2005
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posted 11-08-2006 03:58 PM
Well done channel 5 - I really enjoyed the programme.It was very well made wasn't it - the tension was all there and it really reminded you of the amazing achievement that was made to bring the crew back alive with what was in effect an impossible situation on the face of it. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-08-2006 06:15 PM
I was pleasantly surprised by this decent documentary. I don't usually expect much from Channel 5, but this was a worthy re-telling of the Apollo 13 story without being obviously "over the top." It was an amazing story in real life [I remember it like it was yesterday!] and doesn't need to be sensationalised. The contributions by Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Gene Kranz, Glynn Lunney, Sy Liebergot and Charlie Duke added a great deal of authenticity. It's a pity they didn't mention why Jack Swigert couldn't contribute to the programme, but that's a small gripe. I give it 7/10. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-09-2006 06:21 AM
Anyone spot that some of the onboard footage of Lovell was actually from Apollo 8?
Apart from that it was a good documentary.Paul |
robsouth
Member Posts: 769
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-09-2006 06:36 AM
Very good documentary. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-09-2006 06:47 AM
Paul,They also managed to include footage of a "J" mission SIM bay, (Apollo 15 I think) along with the classic stills, at the point in the documentary when the SM seperated..... On the whole though I thought the show very good with far fewer misiniformed an inaccurate sequences than is the norm for this kind of programme. Regards, Rick |
Naraht
Member Posts: 232
From: Oxford, UK
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 11-09-2006 08:59 AM
Nothing much new, but it is always nice to see interviews with Sy Liebergot, Glynn Lunney and Gene Kranz.The only thing that I felt was seriously misleading was that they only mentioned the shift handover after the whole section about powering down the CM and moving into the LM. It definitely gave the impression (choice of footage and all) that Gene Kranz's team was still on duty during this part of the crisis. There was some video footage that I definitely hadn't seen before. Did anyone else spot Bill Tindall? |
C. Anderton
Member Posts: 14
From: Great Britain
Registered: Apr 2006
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posted 11-10-2006 04:06 PM
How about the few snippets of TV coverage that were shown? The quality was superb, because it hadn't been transferred from its original video format. There were just a couple of bits of Walter Cronkite, and a small piece of BBC coverage with James Burke.I wonder if Mark Gray can tell us what exactly has been the response of the TV networks when approached for their video footage?
That piece of Apollo 9 with Cronkite's commentary was one of my favourite pieces of all Mark's discs. Mark, do you think the networks will ever allow you access to this material? Colin.
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Naraht
Member Posts: 232
From: Oxford, UK
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 11-10-2006 04:10 PM
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Originally posted by C. Anderton:
How about the few snippets of TV coverage that were shown? The quality was superb, because it hadn't been transferred from its original video format. There were just a couple of bits of Walter Cronkite, and a small piece of BBC coverage with James Burke.
I'd seen the James Burke footage before actually, from "Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back."But I agree, very nice to have it included, along with some of the contemporary press conferences.
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C. Anderton
Member Posts: 14
From: Great Britain
Registered: Apr 2006
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posted 11-11-2006 10:06 AM
Yes, I'd seen it before as well. But the existence of this (and some other colour video footage I have from the BBC Apollo 13 coverage) seems to confirm that more of this footage exists.
There were a couple of pieces of James Burke/Patrick Moore/ Geoffrey Pardoe/ Tony Nicholson featured in a programme a year or so back. I, of course, recorded it - I think it was called "The Week We Watched".
These bits were recorded a short while before the main LM burn on the way home about 24 hours after the emergency began.I fear we may lose a lot of this material if the networks continue to refuse the public access to it. Colin.
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robsouth
Member Posts: 769
From: West Midlands, UK
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 11-11-2006 03:43 PM
Would it be against the copyright to post a clip of the TV news coverage here? |
C. Anderton
Member Posts: 14
From: Great Britain
Registered: Apr 2006
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posted 11-12-2006 03:24 AM
Unfortunately, I'm sure it would!Colin.
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Paul Littler
Member Posts: 70
From: Brentwood, Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 11-12-2006 02:17 PM
Hi Guys.I think we can agree that the programme was well received so lets's drop Channel 5 a line say thanks and ask for more.
http://www.channel5.co.uk/aboutfive/contact/general/ email
customerservices@five.tv Paul Littler |
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