Space Race (TV series)
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| Genre | Docudrama |
| Written by | Christopher Spencer |
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| Narrated by | Robert Lindsay |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Executive producer | Jill Fullerton-Smith |
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| Running time | 240 minutes |
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| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 14 September – 5 October 2005 |
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| Nuclear Secrets | |
Space Race is a BBC docudrama series first shown in Britain on BBC2 between 14 September and 5 October 2005, chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race up to the first landing of a man on the Moon. It focuses on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart. The series was a joint effort between British, German, American and Russian production teams.