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BBC docudrama: "Space Race"
The cast and crew on location for 'Space Race', a BBC Two drama from 2005 which reveals the spectacular story of the rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union that spanned several decades.
Combining astounding CGI and dramatic reconstruction with previously unseen archive footage , this is the story of two men prepared to stop at nothing for the prestige of winning.
Two recklessly dring scientific leaders: the charismatic ex-Nazi Wernher von Braun in the American team, and the enigmatic Soviet project leader, Sergei Korolev, known mysteriously as 'The Chief Designer'.
See BBC Four's Space Race Collection
Image: BBC Copyright
BBC docudrama: "Space Race"
The cast and crew on location for 'Space Race', a BBC Two drama from 2005 which reveals the spectacular story of the rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union that spanned several decades.
Combining astounding CGI and dramatic reconstruction with previously unseen archive footage , this is the story of two men prepared to stop at nothing for the prestige of winning.
Two recklessly dring scientific leaders: the charismatic ex-Nazi Wernher von Braun in the American team, and the enigmatic Soviet project leader, Sergei Korolev, known mysteriously as 'The Chief Designer'.
See BBC Four's Space Race Collection
Image: BBC Copyright