22 one-hour programs giving a truly balanced and entertaining perspective of the most exciting, topical and human interest events of 1970 to 1991. There's something for everybody! The politics, fashions, music, stars, personalities, conflicts and the disasters which touched all our lives.
1. 1970
Troops shoot students at Kent State. First 'Jumbo' lands at Heathrow. Edward Heath...
In 1961, when President Kennedy pledged to put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade, no rocket existed with the power or capability to rise to the challenge. In order to win the race to Space, the United States would need to establish a multi-billion dollar space program. One man; Werner Von Braun, believed he had the knowledge and vision to make Kennedy's dream a reality...
At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.
1969年7月20日，乘坐着阿波罗11号的美国人尼尔·阿姆斯特朗成功登陆月球，迈出对人类来说具有重要意义的一大步。与此同时，资深宇航员吉姆·洛维尔（汤姆·汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰）和亲人好友们通过电视密切关注着这历史性的一刻。吉姆曾乘坐阿波罗8号飞到月球附近，他同样希望在有生之年实现登陆月球的梦想。这个时刻很快来临，就在3个月后，吉姆被任命为阿波罗13号的指挥官，他将连同伙伴佛瑞·德汉斯（比尔·帕克斯顿 Bill Paxton 饰）、杰克·史威吉特（凯文·贝肯 Kevin Bacon 饰）再次升空前往月球。他们满怀着希望，却没想到有无限的磨难等在前方……
本片根据真实事件改编，并荣获包括1996年奥斯卡金像奖最佳剪辑和最佳音效奖在内的20多个奖项。
