I think I might be in the minority when I say that, I don't really care whether Neil Armstrong landed on the moon or not, because I like the conspiracies about the lunar landing AND the official line equally. They're both fascinating and make me look starward and wonder what it would be like to float around in the void in a great big spaceship. So with that, I'm rather looking forward to NASA: Triumph and Tragedy (BBC Two, Wednesday, 24 June, 9pm) which is a two-parter, kicking off with 'One Small Step'. The whole space race thing is fascinating in itself. The West had John F Kennedy assuring us all that we'd definitely get a man on the moon by the close of the '60s. NASA had to get a wriggle on as pop-culture went into an intergalactic frenzy.

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This first show looks at the missions that lead up to Apollo 11. Mercifully, the archive footage has been tarted up digitally, so we can see everything, warts and all, without squinting through the analogue soup.

It's almost impossible to understand what it must've been like at the time... the feeling of awe and wonder at the possibility of a man going into space and walking around and the moon. It's a silly notion. Floating around in the still blackness of space and planting a flag on alien soil. It's straight out of the comic books. Of course, that gives credence to the conspiracy theorists, but also, adds even more wonder to those that believe in this as a great human achievement.

What I find weird is that, the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, is only really famous by name. Think about it. He could probably walk through your home town and kick you up the arse and you wouldn't know who it was. His lack of chest-beating and willingness to talk with any great enthusiasm is something that has puzzled many. Thankfully, we'll get to see him in this show (apparently looking a bit bored by the whole thing) as well as meeting the astronauts' wives, who provide the real gems in this show.

Should be great!