Hot on the heels of the rather triumphant Poetry Season comes another group of programmes from the BBC intended to enlighten and entertain (that’s what they do, y’know). This time we’re looking at the moon – well, looking at and finding out about, probably – which is always a brilliant subject. In space, but just in reach, it has fascinated us for millennia, and the moon landings in ’69 will, I reckon, be one of those moments in the history of man that is never forgotten, no matter how much further we get.

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Later on in the season there will be programmes focussing on NASA, the dogs that ventured out there first, the ‘Apollo Wives’ left back on Earth, and, of course a profile of a certain Neil Armstrong. But first, BBC Two’s pop science presenter of choice James May will be experiencing something few of us ever will – zero gravity in the Vomit Comet. Here’s a couple of preview clips to whet your metaphorical whistle…