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The Moon

Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean – one of the handful of people who have walked on it – what the moon is really like.

The moon has fascinated humans everywhere and for all time. Why? Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean – one of the handful of people who have walked on it – what the moon is really like.

Producer: Richard Knight

(Image shows a full moon as seen from the sky at night. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Mon 24 Aug 2015 11:04GMT
BBC Radio 4

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