Channel 4 Commissions Moon Landing Live

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission next July, Channel 4 has commissioned Moon Landing Live from 72 Films.

The multiplatform commission includes two major documentaries, several short films and online content.

With testimony from those who were there, the documentaries will tell the story of this historical feat in forensic detail. The project makes use of news archives from around the world as well as exclusive NASA footage.

The Twitter takeover, happening six days between the launch and landing, will see updates tweeted out of the mission as they happened at that time of day leading up to the historic event. Additionally, five three-minute films will go out after Channel 4 News on the week between launch day (Sunday) and landing day (following Saturday) with an update on the mission from that day.

Head of Factual Danny Horan said: “From the launch to the landing, our audience will experience, across several platforms, the Apollo 11 mission. Bold and ambitious, this speaks to our desire to look at events in history with a sharp focus to engage a new audience.”

David Glover, executive producer for 72 Films, said: “The exciting thing is to try to get viewers in 2019 into a similar headspace as those in 1969.”