The forgotten films of Apollo

In recent years, interest has grown in the original film and TV footage of the Apollo Moon-landing missions, particularly that of Apollo 11. Much of the original film has remained unseen for decades. Some was even thought to have been lost until recently uncovered by extensive research. Modern digital techniques have been used to clean up and enhance the films so that we can now relive those historic moments more vividly than ever before.
Writer and film-maker Christopher Riley talks about the origins of the NASA film archive and the technical challenges of making movies on the Moon and broadcasting live pictures from its surface. Hear behind-the-scenes stories of the making of the documentary In the Shadow of the Moon, and watch some of the rarely seen and newly restored footage of humanity's greatest adventure.

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About Chris Riley

Dr Christopher Riley is a broadcaster and film maker specialising in history and science documentaries. He has worked on many BBC science programmes including Tomorrow's World, Rough Science, The Sky at Night, and the All Night Star Party. He was a producer of the award-winning documentary In the Shadow of the Moon and the 2009 restored version of NASA's original Apollo 11 documentary Moonwalk One. He has worked on the restoration and preservation of the NASA film archives for over 12 years and is the founder of the archive film company Footagevault

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