Timeshift How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank (Season 15, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

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How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank (Season 15, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

A look back at the history of Jodrell Bank, and how the telescope won its reputation in the Space Race.

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Maxine Peake Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Theory of Everything (2014)
Bernard Lovell Self - Cosmologist (archive footage) Self - Cosmologist (archive footage) See fewer	Our World (1986)
Boris Chertok Self - Engineer, Soviet Space Programme Self - Engineer, Soviet Space Programme See fewer	Ukroshcheniye ognya (1972)
Bryan Lovell Self - Geologist (as Dr Bryan Lovell) Self - Geologist (as Dr Bryan Lovell) See fewer	Timeshift (2002)
Tim O'Brien Self - Associate Director, Jodrell Bank Observatory (as Professor Tim O'Brien) Self - Associate Director, Jodrell Bank Observatory (as Professor Tim O'Brien) See fewer	The Universe (2007)
Alan Garner Self - Novellist Self - Novellist See fewer	Spooky (1983)
Teresa Anderson Self - Director, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (as Dr Teresa Anderson) Self - Director, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre (as Dr Teresa Anderson) See fewer	Timeshift (2002)
Francis Graham-Smith Self - Astrophysicist (as Prof Francis Graham-Smith) Self - Astrophysicist (as Prof Francis Graham-Smith) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Fred Hoyle Self - Cosmologist (archive footage) Self - Cosmologist (archive footage) See fewer	A for Andromeda (1961)
Margaret Kettle Self - Local Resident Self - Local Resident See fewer	Timeshift (2002)
Jon Agar Self - University College London (as Prof Jon Agar) Self - University College London (as Prof Jon Agar) See fewer	Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)
James Burke Self - Broadcaster Self - Broadcaster See fewer	The Trigger Effect (1996)
Jocelyn Bell Burnell Self - Astrophysicist (as Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell) Self - Astrophysicist (as Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell) See fewer	The Space (2023)
Anthony Frewin Self - Former Assistant to Stanley Kubrick Self - Former Assistant to Stanley Kubrick See fewer	Anthropoid (2016)
Stewart Short Bernard Lovell (uncredited) Bernard Lovell (uncredited) See fewer	Dad's Army (2016)