This documentary is like gold dust, James Burke always had the ability to simplify complex ideas for the audience. The BBC must have had such a great reputation in those days to gain access to the command module, mission control and Gene Krantz.
@@analogueman123456787To be fair in those days the BBC would commission a documentary and let the filmmakers get on with it. The standard they expected of their programme makers was a very high bar to get over.
@@atmakali9599 - Why is it you Conspirasists refuse to stick to your own lonely little corner of the internet, and instead insist on inflicting your hogwash on 99.999% of the population who only have the utmost contempt for you? Are you all closet masochists or something?
@eoinf2773 I hope you’re not vaccine damaged because you’ve obviously had multiple jabs. Only the vaccinated are gullible enough to believe thIs BS. You’re jabbed alright. 100% certain.
As American, I'm not familiar with many BBC presenters/hosts. His cadence, energy, and directness reminds me a lot of the Top Gear boys. Particularly James May.
James Burke was a very rare television presenter - he actually knew what he was talking about. A very clever guy. Even NASA liked him! He's still with us today, now in his late eighties, and continues writing books people take notice of. Without doubt, one of the best presenters of science and technology the UK has ever had.
And the thing was, he wasn't a Science guy, but got his degree in English!!! When he was put on the BBC Apollo team he read up on every NASA document that he get his hands on and taught himself rocket science. He said in an interview that it was the hardest thing he had ever done.
@@richardvernon317 - Absolutely true. His talent though was to take something, usually in technology or science, and explain it in a way ordinary people could understand. It's probably the reason why my generation, who remembers him on telly when we were kids, still hold him in such high regard.
@@analogueman123456787 He is a classic example where English Language Skills are just as important as STEM. Of course, he added some wit into what he did. Destination....The Moon...or Moscow!!! The Planets or Peking!!!
he also has the legend clip where he times a piece to camera that ends with a rocket take off. literally to the 1/2 second. its on youtube. easy to find.
Even after all these years, James is without a doubt the best Science and Technology Presenter who has ever graced a screen. The viewer isn't treated like a moron but it is aimed at everyone however with enough technical detail for those who know what is being discussed.
@@fuzzblightyear145 - Don't forget the late great Reg Turnill on Newsround! Anything space-related, and Reg would be there in the studio explaining it. 😊
This dated documentary is still the best explanation about celestial navigation for bringing a spacecraft back to a landing spot on earth. This presentation also accurately depicts the decent procedure for our Apollo landings. Timeless work, much appreciated.
James Burke always talked up to the viewer: Here, listen here, this is what this does, for this reason...and his whole perfectly written script engaged and enthralled, nothing superfluous that could confuse. Just a really smart, educational presenter.
Oh yea he's great, even though his documentaries don't really cover things I haven't already seen documentaries on being an American I never saw his shows, he's so good I love watching them even though the vast majority of stuff I've already been exposed to, and he's still alive to, I looked him up and God bless his soul he's still with us. David Attenborough also, love watching his stuff all the way back to the early 60's special he did on Elsa the Lion made famous by the book Born Free and even more famous later by the 1966 movie of the same name. I was born in 65 a year after my sister, so we grew up watching Born Free and in the early 70's especially at that age of being little kids every time it came on the television was a big treat for us, about 6 months ago I watched it here on TH-cam and was pleasantly surprised to find Attenborough's circa 1962 special on Elsa and her cubs, he was so young then he practically looked like he was 18.
@@dukecraig2402 The same couple who made Born Free also made a lovely charming movie called "Ring of Bright Water". This time it's otters in Scotland. Worth a worthy watch. One of my all time favorites. Peace.
That whole James Burke PBS Series called "Connections" was among the best Television I've ever watched. For a STEM Fan, J. Burke managed to keep your attention while you learned of some obscure or little known facts within the "6 degrees of separation" realm. You couldn't always see where he was taking you, but you were All In for the answers that all came together at the end of the story. For my second point, my source is a Rocket Scientist Manager, whom is a very good friend, that worked at TRW (the contractor for the throttleable Rocket Engine that enabled the Landing & Takeoff of the LEM. TRW was later absorbed by Northrop Grumman, the builder of the LEM). What I was told was that at least One of the Computer Overload Alarms, the 1201 and/or 1202 alarm, that occurred during Apollo 11 landing was later found to be generated when Buzz Aldrin switched on the Altimeter Radar without following prescribed training procedures. IOW, he didn't tell Niel Armstrong or Mission control what he'd done until after theye'd returned and done an investigation.
@@needleonthevinyl nothing at all, people will believe anything. They’re always going on about colonising space so why haven’t they gone back and built a moonbase? You explain to me how the astronauts passed through the Van Allen radiation belt?
@@swaneknoctic9555Why? You won't believe it. You can also pull your head out of the sand and find it out for yourself rather than just make ignorant comments and the whine when others point it out. The burden of proof is on you as there are mountains of evidence to support the facts of moon landings. But you are closed to the truth and won't accept it.
James Burke, David Attenborough and Carl Sagan are on a level very few others have ever been or will ever be. Just the first sound of their voices snaps my attention around 100%.
Attenborough is a globalist climate change propaganda pushing journalist, not a naturalist. David Bellamy was far more qualified but he would not go with the globalist narrative, and died in obscurity.
@RogueCylon - the James Burke show "The Day The Universe Changed" touched on a number of surprising developments. In the last episode Burke pulled out what in his opinion was Numero Uno, the Big One if you will... the granddaddy of great inventions. Take a guess.
This was the BBC when programming was good, and high quality. No distracting music, no pointless images, no dumbing down, no fear of silence. Just plain facts, teaching and respect for the intelligence of the viewing audience. We need a return to those values, as a matter of urgency.
All hail James Burke! To acquire knowledge as complicated as that needed to operate the Apollo program and break it down to layman's terms without so much as a hint of dumbing down is a totally unique gift. Today's TV presenters would do well to study his style very vigorously - and then just give up.
A brilliant journalist and purveyor of scientific knowledge. He made a big mark on my formative years and did it without gizmos, gadgets or AI. Why he wasn't knighted escapes me. Anyone who likes this video must try to see his Connections series. Absolute gold.
The deep message he says is institutions are built to protect them selves they use gobblegook to stop outsiders getting in. He is anti establishment, removing the curtain to show how it can be broken down into simple steps, not magic
It may well be that he has been offered honours over the years, but politely turned them down. I agree though, it does seem a little odd that a guy of his standing hasn't received a single gong to date.
My interest in science was born watching James Burke, and some years later, Carl Sagan. Their contribution to make science easier to understand by common people is an enormous legacy for next generations.
@@richardvernon317 How convenient. They knew the content wouldn’t bare scrutiny in our time. NASA lost all the technology on how to travel to the moon. They must have the same clumsy tape wiper working for them. Ya load of blue pilled brainwashed fools.
So Nice to see " my pal" James Burrke again...He was a childhood hero...Im 67 now and still fondly think about him Along with Tomorrow's World ! Thanks for posting this video. Very enjoyable
you wouldn't understand, we had loving parents and have seen a wide cut of it. some of us have deep scars from fighting our satanic people at the lodge that it is forbidden to mention, but that's still 1979 right there. we can have memories without being dupes. all you got is commenting on this guy's post huh. free west papua huh.
James Burke really bought the excitement of the missions to life. His knowledge and expertise of how to explain things that a layman could understand was unique.
I enjoyed the video, It took me back to beening a kid watching as much of this as I could find on tv. Their is a lots of great information on going to the moon and explaining the 1202 and 1201 alarms that came up befor landing. I am glad you made it available Thank you!
Because they didn't talk to the audience as if they were dumb, and they didn't feel the need to change camera angles every 1.3 seconds to cater for gnat-like attention spans.
Well we don't have any dramatic sounds or irritating music for one thing, or endless rewinding of what has been covered, plus advanced information on what will be covered next.
I was alive back then and remember it well. What you're detecting is indicative of a major difference in American/Western society in general back then vs today. Watch documentaries and "man on the street" interviews from the '80s and before. Listen to how even common people spoke, young people included, some who had just been through trauma such as having their house destroyed in a storm. Complete, well thought out sentences, no self centered drama, no victimhood hysterics or profanity, just calm, "we'll get through it" self assurance. Even the interviewers/reporters were different, with far less hyperbole and dramatics. I've watched several great examples of this lately here on YT, such as a 1970s documentary about labor troubles in the auto industry, and another doc about the 1974 "Super Outbreak" of tornados in the Midwest and SE, consisting completely of TV and radio reports as it was happening and reporter interviews of witnesses and victims soon after the event. Some were interviewed while still standing in the rubble of their home. Contrast the reluctance of the people in those interviews to make it about themselves vs what we see and hear today.
What an absolutely incredible video, I knew James Burke was responsible for the greatest shot in television, but I did not know of this amazing archive report. I was born in 1979, seeing the analogue technology and the seemingly 'wing and a prayer' approach to progressing human evolution absolutely blows my mind. It reemphasises that even with an unlimited budget and acceptable risks, getting to the Moon is a rollercoaster. Those risks are not acceptable these days and the budget is many fractions from the 60's in comparison. A sobering video, but a story so beautifully and eloquently told by the great James Burke. I LOVE knowing I may very well see a human Mars landing in my lifetime, without James Burke, the telling of the story might seem a barrier to those without a degree in astrophysics. I think Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut could be our modern day equivalent of James Burke, they are special people bringing the extraordinary to us normal folk, to inform and inspire future generations, a priceless talent which I am incredibly thankful for.
The full doc is on TH-cam. Just search it. Also "the other side of the moon" which was the sister documentary released back to back with this one and even better in some ways. Highly recommended
James Burke is such a treasure! 📺 Thank you for bringing all the diverse elements together to present his in-depth and broadly scoped dives into why and how and who brought us to these magnificent projects of engineering and ingenuity. Thank you! 🙏
This is an excellent video clearly showing just how involved the first Apollo Moon Landing was. The lesson here is to never underestimate what your fellow man is capable of doing, once he sets his collective mind to a seemingly impossible task !
@@rozzgrey801 I have no interest whatsoever in convincing anyone to what is completely obvious and apparent. If people wish to remain ignorant then get on with it.
@@atmakali9599 It’s completely obvious that the Apollo landings are real. In 50 years, no one has presented even a single shred of evidence to the contrary. Ignorance is falling for the ridiculous claims made by the moon landing deniers.
The greatest story teller of my childhood. To this date there isn’t anyone who can even remotely come close to this man’s clarity of genius in explaining the complex theories of engineering, space and science. He is a great man even to this day. Thank you JAMES BURKE for your intelligence, kindness, humility and genuine love for learning.
@@atmakali9599 - Have you really nothing better to do with your time than spam YT videos? I'm sure the nurse will be along with your medication shortly...
@@analogueman123456787 anyone in 2024 that can’t see through this BS has had all of their meds regularly. BBC have some brass neck posting this nonsense.
Leave it to James Burke to give us the best look at the lunar landing I've ever seen. I still re-watch "Connections" and "The Day the Universe Changed" occasionally.
James Burke was brilliant. They found out after the first landing that they had more fuel than they thought. But a sloshing motion in the fuel tank was giving unreliable data. For the following flight, baffles were mounted in the fuel tanks to negate this problem. I just eat this stuff up with a shovel 😀
In 1993, I had just married, we moved into our 1st home, and we found Janes Burke, and "Connections" on our cable tv network, we watched every show, with amazement 😀.. He has this sometimes, not so subtle, though healthy sarcasm, that just drew us in, no matter what the topic of his show. It would society some good, 😊 to bring Connections back, for for streaming And regular TV, what's left of it. I 🤔 think it, could still help develop young minds today... And maybe help save some older, broken minds as well.. Thanks James., for everything.....
This is pure gold, what a fantastic explanation of complex operations. I wish they still made documentaries like this, incredible. Thanks for sharing, God Bless.
@@canister6344 so trolls are people who have a different opinion to you? That’s how the evil perpetrators of the vaccines were able to get so many people to take them. The voice of descent was nothing more than trolls. Now look at the mess you’re all in.
Burke is a national treasure. His documentaries; "Connections, The day the Universe Changed, Connections 2 and 3, The Real Thing" , and others, are masterpieces. They still should be shown in classrooms. I must have seen Connections and The Day the Universe Changed literally dozens of times. I even went so far as to spell correct the subtitles and add music references. As a matter of fact, NO, I'm not OK. 😅
Makes it very hard to believe the moon landing was fake. You can feel the tension and authenticity. What an amazing piece of history. Well done gentlemen.
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv You believe in fairy tales and you're telling me to grow up? Ok old man, you tell me how we made it to the moon with those high levels of radiation that make it impossible to go anywhere outside of our orbit. It's the same reason why musk isn't sending people to Mars, you won't make it alive. Does the Van Allen's belt mean anything to you? Probably not since it's not in the children's book section. What's easier to do? Actually going to the moon or telling stories about it to appear superior to your greatest adversary? Especially when none of your equipment worked during the testing phase. You believe in unicorns too?
Most of this footage is from two programs shown in 1979 by the BBC for the tenth Anniversary of Apollo 11. They where the "The Men Who Walked on the Moon" which covered the nuts and bolts of how NASA got to the Moon and the "The Other Side of the Moon" that covered the politics that lead to the rise and fall of the Apollo program, plus insights into things that went wrong like Apollo 1. Both are on TH-cam.
What still amazes me most: when talking about "the computer" , we are talking about some thing which possessed less calculation power than any schoolboy's calculator nowadays... Imagine that. Those guys really were "The right stuff" for sure !
Such a stunning lesson on how to very quickly explain complex ideas in the simplest of terms. I know a lot about Apollo but didn't know so much of what I just learned.
I love the older docs. They didn't see a need for special fx and or annoying background music to get viewers attention, just well oresented facts (better have a disclaimer for YT complainers: facts as they were seen at the time of production 😊)
I find it amazing that so many people think all of these men are lying, that we never went to the moon. I see their faces, the pride in the accomplishment, the recollection in their expressions and the smiles on their faces: These are not men who are lying and participating in a hoax.
Motivated reasoning is a powerful drug and very hard kick especially when combined with the Dunning Kruger effect. The internet makes it trivially easy to learn just enough about a subject to think you're right without learning nearly enough to know you're wrong, and then seal yourself in an echo chamber of like minded individuals only interested in amplifying evidence which reinforces those beliefs and dismissing all evidence to the contrary. 🫤
These guys in my opinion in flight control were the luckiest people in. The world to be in that room when they landed on the more , there woulda only been two places i would have wanted to be and thats in the lem or in flight control on one of the most historic missions ever concieved
Imagine! You have all of this brilliant engineering, bravery and science explained to you by the best communicator available. But you insist on going with Bob, the flatard, moon denier from down the pub 😂
Probably the clearest recounting of the landing procedures and the personal experiences and the landing itself that there is. One quibble, however. 0:15 The explanation of the hand controllers is wrong. The right one, a conventional looking joystick, controls roll, pitch, and yaw, like the one on a airplane. The left one controls going front, back, and sideways. It doesn't control power like the throttle in an airplane. A movement from each controller causes a single burst from one or more of the reaction control thrusters. The number of bursts applied determines the "oomph". That's the closest thing that's analogous to a throttle.More bursts means a faster roll rate or faster movement in whatever direction, etc. Opposite bursts are then used to arrest this motion.
Unfortunately, the ultimate destination of technological progress is something, because of my age, I won't live to see. One thing for certain, is that innovation has become increasingly constrained by the need for it to make a profit. Back during the politically motivated space race, ambitious targets were set simply because we wanted to, not because it had to make money.
@@Mkbshg8 - Oh absolutely. A hundred years ago, a man stood at the foot of a mountain would decide to climb it simply 'because it was there'. Today, he would only do so if he could be commercially sponsored, broadcast live on social media, and gain a profitable career in the media upon his return. Our reasons for doing things have vastly altered since the start of the space race.
The 1201 and 1202 alarms were caused by the guidance computer being overloaded with additional data as Buzz Aldrin decided to leave the rendezvous radar switched on in case they had to abort the landing. This radar was feeding unnecessary data into the computer whiched caused the alarms. These radar alarms could have had someone panic and abort the landing when it was not needed if the radar was turned off as it should have been.
I'm not sure that Buzz decided to leave the rendezvous radar on - but rather, they did not realize leaving the radar on would be a problem until those alarms happened - - - and once they realized what caused those alarms, turning the rendezvous radar off became part of procedure. In other words, I don't think Buzz "failed" to turn the radar off; it was just that the flight plan didn't call for it because the possibility of overload wasn't thought of.
James Burke, the best TV presenter ever. And as for the NASA guys, they were amazing to a man (and woman - yes there were women involved). Those who talk about faked landings need to bow down before these guys (and gals).
@@volpeverde6441 - Presumably you also assert the Earth is flat, Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't a lone shooter, and Area 51 is overrun with little green men from Mars? Priceless... 😄
@@analogueman123456787 NO ITS QUITE ALRIGHT....I CHOOSE TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS.... you should see a professional about your o.c.d. and FEAR of capital letters.... SYCOPHANTS TH-cam REPEATEDLY REMOVES COMMENTS TO PROTECT THE MONKEY MIND....
Ah, the moon landing deniers, the flat earthers of rocket science. “You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West.”
This documentary is like gold dust, James Burke always had the ability to simplify complex ideas for the audience. The BBC must have had such a great reputation in those days to gain access to the command module, mission control and Gene Krantz.
It wasn't the BBC's reputation that gained them occasional exclusive access. That was down to James Burke. NASA liked the guy.
@@analogueman123456787To be fair in those days the BBC would commission a documentary and let the filmmakers get on with it. The standard they expected of their programme makers was a very high bar to get over.
@@atmakali9599 - Why is it you Conspirasists refuse to stick to your own lonely little corner of the internet, and instead insist on inflicting your hogwash on 99.999% of the population who only have the utmost contempt for you? Are you all closet masochists or something?
@eoinf2773 I hope you’re not vaccine damaged because you’ve obviously had multiple jabs. Only the vaccinated are gullible enough to believe thIs BS.
You’re jabbed alright. 100% certain.
@@atmakali9599
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They don't make them like that anymore.
James Burke is gold.
Yes they do. Spool back and look at all the scientific covid propaganda. Same deal.
sweeeeet gold - for knowledge is far better than anything you must break your back, to carry
@@johneagle4384 sir james burke ?
As American, I'm not familiar with many BBC presenters/hosts. His cadence, energy, and directness reminds me a lot of the Top Gear boys. Particularly James May.
James Burke was a very rare television presenter - he actually knew what he was talking about. A very clever guy. Even NASA liked him!
He's still with us today, now in his late eighties, and continues writing books people take notice of.
Without doubt, one of the best presenters of science and technology the UK has ever had.
And the thing was, he wasn't a Science guy, but got his degree in English!!! When he was put on the BBC Apollo team he read up on every NASA document that he get his hands on and taught himself rocket science. He said in an interview that it was the hardest thing he had ever done.
@@richardvernon317 - Absolutely true. His talent though was to take something, usually in technology or science, and explain it in a way ordinary people could understand. It's probably the reason why my generation, who remembers him on telly when we were kids, still hold him in such high regard.
@@analogueman123456787 He is a classic example where English Language Skills are just as important as STEM. Of course, he added some wit into what he did. Destination....The Moon...or Moscow!!! The Planets or Peking!!!
he also has the legend clip where he times a piece to camera that ends with a rocket take off. literally to the 1/2 second. its on youtube. easy to find.
Perfect BBC stooge like David Attenborough et al. Of course NASA liked him, he was happy to propagate their fraud convincingly. Gold dust.
Even after all these years, James is without a doubt the best Science and Technology Presenter who has ever graced a screen. The viewer isn't treated like a moron but it is aimed at everyone however with enough technical detail for those who know what is being discussed.
absolutely. Burke, Sagan, Attenborough and Jonny Ball were my teachers as a child
@@fuzzblightyear145 - Don't forget the late great Reg Turnill on Newsround! Anything space-related, and Reg would be there in the studio explaining it. 😊
@@fuzzblightyear145 sweeeet truth
@@analogueman123456787 i'll find him - i probably know him just - not the name? British?
@@prestonburton8504 - Indeed, yes.
This dated documentary is still the best explanation about celestial navigation for bringing a spacecraft back to a landing spot on earth. This presentation also accurately depicts the decent procedure for our Apollo landings. Timeless work, much appreciated.
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James Burke always talked up to the viewer: Here, listen here, this is what this does, for this reason...and his whole perfectly written script engaged and enthralled, nothing superfluous that could confuse. Just a really smart, educational presenter.
Why the ellipsis?
Oh yea he's great, even though his documentaries don't really cover things I haven't already seen documentaries on being an American I never saw his shows, he's so good I love watching them even though the vast majority of stuff I've already been exposed to, and he's still alive to, I looked him up and God bless his soul he's still with us.
David Attenborough also, love watching his stuff all the way back to the early 60's special he did on Elsa the Lion made famous by the book Born Free and even more famous later by the 1966 movie of the same name.
I was born in 65 a year after my sister, so we grew up watching Born Free and in the early 70's especially at that age of being little kids every time it came on the television was a big treat for us, about 6 months ago I watched it here on TH-cam and was pleasantly surprised to find Attenborough's circa 1962 special on Elsa and her cubs, he was so young then he practically looked like he was 18.
@@dukecraig2402 The same couple who made Born Free also made a lovely charming movie called "Ring of Bright Water". This time it's otters in Scotland. Worth a worthy watch. One of my all time favorites. Peace.
One of the best popular science communicators we've ever had.
That whole James Burke PBS Series called "Connections" was among the best Television I've ever watched. For a STEM Fan, J. Burke managed to keep your attention while you learned of some obscure or little known facts within the "6 degrees of separation" realm. You couldn't always see where he was taking you, but you were All In for the answers that all came together at the end of the story.
For my second point, my source is a Rocket Scientist Manager, whom is a very good friend, that worked at TRW (the contractor for the throttleable Rocket Engine that enabled the Landing & Takeoff of the LEM. TRW was later absorbed by Northrop Grumman, the builder of the LEM). What I was told was that at least One of the Computer Overload Alarms, the 1201 and/or 1202 alarm, that occurred during Apollo 11 landing was later found to be generated when Buzz Aldrin switched on the Altimeter Radar without following prescribed training procedures. IOW, he didn't tell Niel Armstrong or Mission control what he'd done until after theye'd returned and done an investigation.
It was a BBC show that PBS picked up. Like Horizon and Tomorrow’s World, which were pure gems.
James Burke's the GOAT of documentary telling... and making.
Is this the man who made the most perfectly timed shot in TV history?
It is indeed!
It was not ANY rocket launch... It was Voyager 2
Yes! He and his team. That was amazing.
He certainly is - th-cam.com/users/shorts_jQ5JjvDtKA
Yes
The late 70s was a nice time for Apollo documentaries. Everyone's memories were still fresh
Fresh from what? The acting?
@@swaneknoctic9555 Well that blatantly proves that you're an ignorant simpleton.😁
@@swaneknoctic9555 what is wrong with you
@@needleonthevinyl nothing at all, people will believe anything. They’re always going on about colonising space so why haven’t they gone back and built a moonbase? You explain to me how the astronauts passed through the Van Allen radiation belt?
@@swaneknoctic9555Why? You won't believe it.
You can also pull your head out of the sand and find it out for yourself rather than just make ignorant comments and the whine when others point it out.
The burden of proof is on you as there are mountains of evidence to support the facts of moon landings.
But you are closed to the truth and won't accept it.
James Burke, David Attenborough and Carl Sagan are on a level very few others have ever been or will ever be. Just the first sound of their voices snaps my attention around 100%.
Attenborough is a globalist climate change propaganda pushing journalist, not a naturalist. David Bellamy was far more qualified but he would not go with the globalist narrative, and died in obscurity.
Attenborough took the globalist shilling.
There was a number of others. Loved Tomorrow’s World and Horizon, absolutely the best shows of their time.
@RogueCylon - the James Burke show "The Day The Universe Changed" touched on a number of surprising developments. In the last episode Burke pulled out what in his opinion was Numero Uno, the Big One if you will... the granddaddy of great inventions. Take a guess.
Attenborough has disgraced himself by faking footage. Burke and Sagan are titans.
This was the BBC when programming was good, and high quality. No distracting music, no pointless images, no dumbing down, no fear of silence. Just plain facts, teaching and respect for the intelligence of the viewing audience. We need a return to those values, as a matter of urgency.
Spot on truth there
James Burke - worra bloke. One of the best commentators and reporters ever. His ability to communicate has not faded to this day.
All hail James Burke! To acquire knowledge as complicated as that needed to operate the Apollo program and break it down to layman's terms without so much as a hint of dumbing down is a totally unique gift. Today's TV presenters would do well to study his style very vigorously - and then just give up.
Very well said. I hung on his every word back then.
A brilliant journalist and purveyor of scientific knowledge. He made a big mark on my formative years and did it without gizmos, gadgets or AI. Why he wasn't knighted escapes me. Anyone who likes this video must try to see his Connections series. Absolute gold.
I loved that Connections series he made.
You’re right, after Cosmos, The Day the Universe Changed and this, he really should have been Knighted. 🎉
The deep message he says is institutions are built to protect them selves they use gobblegook to stop outsiders getting in. He is anti establishment, removing the curtain to show how it can be broken down into simple steps, not magic
It may well be that he has been offered honours over the years, but politely turned them down.
I agree though, it does seem a little odd that a guy of his standing hasn't received a single gong to date.
My interest in science was born watching James Burke, and some years later, Carl Sagan. Their contribution to make science easier to understand by common people is an enormous legacy for next generations.
James Burke's reporting was better than what the US networks were producing. I'm so glad I can watch the BBC content all these years later.
Don’t be silly. It’s all BBC 1970s propaganda. He was one of their main men.
The real pity is the BBC wiped a lot of their video tapes of the stuff he did for the Apollo missions in the early 1970's.
@@richardvernon317 How convenient. They knew the content wouldn’t bare scrutiny in our time. NASA lost all the technology on how to travel to the moon. They must have the same clumsy tape wiper working for them.
Ya load of blue pilled brainwashed fools.
We had Carl Sagan doing the outstanding Cosmos series. He was quite good though James had an entire team of talented people backing him up.
@@ChatGPT1111 entire team of BBC shills
...great times...great men...was wonderful to watch live...will never forget.
A voice from my childhood. James Burke legend 👏
So Nice to see " my pal" James Burrke again...He was a childhood hero...Im 67 now and still fondly think about him Along with Tomorrow's World !
Thanks for posting this video. Very enjoyable
This was stunning - Thank you. A boyhood memory I will never forget.
you wouldn't understand, we had loving parents and have seen a wide cut of it. some of us have deep scars from fighting our satanic people at the lodge that it is forbidden to mention, but that's still 1979 right there. we can have memories without being dupes. all you got is commenting on this guy's post huh. free west papua huh.
"So he is looking out the window as if his life depended on it. Which it does." Totally cracked me up!😂 5:37
because he used the secret code two minutes (tomb innits)
We were so lucky to have this guy, Raymond Baxter and William Woollard. - all giants of TV, with voices you could listen to all day.
I loved watching James Burke as a kid. He always instilled in me a curiosity, of how interconnected and wonderfully sublime our world can be.
James Burke really bought the excitement of the missions to life.
His knowledge and expertise of how to explain things that a layman could understand was unique.
I enjoyed the video, It took me back to beening a kid watching as much of this as I could find on tv. Their is a lots of great information on going to the moon and explaining the 1202 and 1201 alarms that came up befor landing. I am glad you made it available Thank you!
this is the most elaborately explained documentary from 70's . addressing every point that i am curious about.
James Burke. So good. What a communicator of ideas.
@@atmakali9599 - Nurse! He's got hold of the computer again... 😄
Another example of why James Burke is a legend. Easy to understand and completely relatable. And even prophetic if you listen to his several series.
for some reason these old tech explainer videos are 10 times better than midern ones.
Because they didn't talk to the audience as if they were dumb, and they didn't feel the need to change camera angles every 1.3 seconds to cater for gnat-like attention spans.
Well we don't have any dramatic sounds or irritating music for one thing, or endless rewinding of what has been covered, plus advanced information on what will be covered next.
I was alive back then and remember it well. What you're detecting is indicative of a major difference in American/Western society in general back then vs today. Watch documentaries and "man on the street" interviews from the '80s and before. Listen to how even common people spoke, young people included, some who had just been through trauma such as having their house destroyed in a storm. Complete, well thought out sentences, no self centered drama, no victimhood hysterics or profanity, just calm, "we'll get through it" self assurance. Even the interviewers/reporters were different, with far less hyperbole and dramatics.
I've watched several great examples of this lately here on YT, such as a 1970s documentary about labor troubles in the auto industry, and another doc about the 1974 "Super Outbreak" of tornados in the Midwest and SE, consisting completely of TV and radio reports as it was happening and reporter interviews of witnesses and victims soon after the event. Some were interviewed while still standing in the rubble of their home. Contrast the reluctance of the people in those interviews to make it about themselves vs what we see and hear today.
James Burke is the best !
The Best science presenter Ever. Sublime!
What an absolutely incredible video, I knew James Burke was responsible for the greatest shot in television, but I did not know of this amazing archive report. I was born in 1979, seeing the analogue technology and the seemingly 'wing and a prayer' approach to progressing human evolution absolutely blows my mind. It reemphasises that even with an unlimited budget and acceptable risks, getting to the Moon is a rollercoaster.
Those risks are not acceptable these days and the budget is many fractions from the 60's in comparison.
A sobering video, but a story so beautifully and eloquently told by the great James Burke.
I LOVE knowing I may very well see a human Mars landing in my lifetime, without James Burke, the telling of the story might seem a barrier to those without a degree in astrophysics.
I think Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut could be our modern day equivalent of James Burke, they are special people bringing the extraordinary to us normal folk, to inform and inspire future generations, a priceless talent which I am incredibly thankful for.
James Burke was one of a kind. God bless him, his connection series is still my favourite all time documentary series.
Thank you BBC Archive for sharing this. One of engineering's greatest feats presented by a master communicator.
Probably the best science reporter ever. His "Connections" series is classic.
Kudos for the director and/or editor and/or writer... very well told... slow build, tension increases... landing!
There's a very good chance Burke wrote it himself, he usually did.
I always wanted to see this. Thank you so much.
The full doc is on TH-cam. Just search it. Also "the other side of the moon" which was the sister documentary released back to back with this one and even better in some ways. Highly recommended
I grew up watching Connections over and over. First time I've ever seen this. It's great! James Burke is the best!!
James Burke is such a treasure! 📺 Thank you for bringing all the diverse elements together to present his in-depth and broadly scoped dives into why and how and who brought us to these magnificent projects of engineering and ingenuity. Thank you! 🙏
This is an excellent video clearly showing just how involved the first Apollo Moon Landing was. The lesson here is to never underestimate what your fellow man is capable of doing, once he sets his collective mind to a seemingly impossible task !
I've watched a thousand moon landing documentaries but not one explained it all better than this.
I never, ever tire of hearing about all those little details. 😀
Tell me lies tell me sweet little lies 🎼
@@atmakali9599 You're not going to convince anyone with that attitude.
@@rozzgrey801 I have no interest whatsoever in convincing anyone to what is completely obvious and apparent.
If people wish to remain ignorant then get on with it.
@@atmakali9599 You can't even convince yourself with that attitude.
@@atmakali9599 It’s completely obvious that the Apollo landings are real. In 50 years, no one has presented even a single shred of evidence to the contrary. Ignorance is falling for the ridiculous claims made by the moon landing deniers.
James Burke was a educated genius. How we miss this excellent reporter in these days and time. Brilliant man.....
The greatest story teller of my childhood. To this date there isn’t anyone who can even remotely come close to this man’s clarity of genius in explaining the complex theories of engineering, space and science. He is a great man even to this day. Thank you JAMES BURKE for your intelligence, kindness, humility and genuine love for learning.
Enviable Access Mr.Burke!!
@@atmakali9599 - Have you really nothing better to do with your time than spam YT videos? I'm sure the nurse will be along with your medication shortly...
@@analogueman123456787 anyone in 2024 that can’t see through this BS has had all of their meds regularly. BBC have some brass neck posting this nonsense.
Wow. That's the greatest 15 minutes about space I've ever seen.
Agreed.
Leave it to James Burke to give us the best look at the lunar landing I've ever seen. I still re-watch "Connections" and "The Day the Universe Changed" occasionally.
Absolutely the best explanations of Apollo systems I've ever seen!
No matter what the subject if you saw the words (James Burke) you knew it was worth watching ... probably the best presenter the XXX ever had
This video is gold dust. No, better than that... moon dust!
James Burke is the greatest science historian and science popularizer-explainer of our age. Not even Sagan was as good.
Burke was the best !!
This video is showing me stuff Ive always wanted to see and explaining things about which Ive only had a minor grasp. Love it!
I've always liked James Burke. Fascinating look back at explaining, what is, an incredibly complex thing to do and making it understandable.
James Burke was brilliant. They found out after the first landing that they had more fuel than they thought. But a sloshing motion in the fuel tank was giving unreliable data. For the following flight, baffles were mounted in the fuel tanks to negate this problem. I just eat this stuff up with a shovel 😀
Epic. The guys were giants. What an adventure!
I am pretty sure James Burke and James Lovell can calm any crisis.
James Burke never ceases to amaze.
I was holding my breath just watching this. James sure knows how to make a documentary.
Wonderful! They don't make'm like that anymore. TV treats everyone like a moron now. Recommend: James Burke Connections is a must see.
In 1993, I had just married, we moved into our 1st home, and we found Janes Burke, and "Connections" on our cable tv network, we watched every show, with amazement 😀.. He has this sometimes, not so subtle, though healthy sarcasm, that just drew us in, no matter what the topic of his show. It would society some good, 😊 to bring Connections back, for for streaming And regular TV, what's left of it. I 🤔 think it, could still help develop young minds today... And maybe help save some older, broken minds as well.. Thanks James., for everything.....
1993 Discovery, History, and The Learning Channel. What the hell happened to us?
These shows were fantastic. They should all be made available to the public again. We’re all stupider for them not being around.😢😊
All stupid for watching them. All NASA BBC PROPAGANDA lies.
How amazing. Proper documentary. No gimmicks and no dumbing down. Just scientific explanation.
This is pure gold, what a fantastic explanation of complex operations. I wish they still made documentaries like this, incredible. Thanks for sharing, God Bless.
One of the better documentaries about the moon landing.
@@atmakali9599 - Have you ever considered hiring a professional handyman? I believe they can help if you have a screw loose... 😄
@@atmakali9599 - As opposed to the twaddle you come out with...
@@atmakali9599 be gone, troll
@@canister6344 so trolls are people who have a different opinion to you? That’s how the evil perpetrators of the vaccines were able to get so many people to take them. The voice of descent was nothing more than trolls. Now look at the mess you’re all in.
wow the troll actually disappeared lol
This is Gold
James Burke - Spaceman!
Burke is a national treasure. His documentaries; "Connections, The day the Universe Changed, Connections 2 and 3, The Real Thing" , and others, are masterpieces. They still should be shown in classrooms. I must have seen Connections and The Day the Universe Changed literally dozens of times. I even went so far as to spell correct the subtitles and add music references. As a matter of fact, NO, I'm not OK. 😅
"Cosmos" and "Connections" where my favourite tv shows in high school. The latter was translated as "Relaciones" here in Uruguay.
Mr. Burke is so sharp. Really enjoy his documentaries.
Makes it very hard to believe the moon landing was fake. You can feel the tension and authenticity. What an amazing piece of history. Well done gentlemen.
Orwell made people break out in a panic when he transmitted War of the worlds. Good storytelling is just that, storytelling. Doesn't mean it's real.
@@SureYouRight These people aren't storytellers.
@@DECODEDVFX Could've fooled me.
@@SureYouRight... grow up.
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv You believe in fairy tales and you're telling me to grow up? Ok old man, you tell me how we made it to the moon with those high levels of radiation that make it impossible to go anywhere outside of our orbit. It's the same reason why musk isn't sending people to Mars, you won't make it alive. Does the Van Allen's belt mean anything to you? Probably not since it's not in the children's book section. What's easier to do? Actually going to the moon or telling stories about it to appear superior to your greatest adversary? Especially when none of your equipment worked during the testing phase. You believe in unicorns too?
Wow, I wasn't going to watch the whole thing but...
That was excellent!
Most of this footage is from two programs shown in 1979 by the BBC for the tenth Anniversary of Apollo 11. They where the "The Men Who Walked on the Moon" which covered the nuts and bolts of how NASA got to the Moon and the "The Other Side of the Moon" that covered the politics that lead to the rise and fall of the Apollo program, plus insights into things that went wrong like Apollo 1. Both are on TH-cam.
@@richardvernon317
Thanks, I'll have to check those out!
@@Dan0__ The Men who walked on the Moon.
th-cam.com/video/E-57A7vV1fk/w-d-xo.html
The Other Side of the Moon
th-cam.com/video/uFFse7WQ12w/w-d-xo.html
What still amazes me most: when talking about "the computer" , we are talking about some thing which possessed less calculation power than any schoolboy's calculator nowadays... Imagine that. Those guys really were "The right stuff" for sure !
@BBCArchive Thanks for sharing practically anything with James Burke!
Such a stunning lesson on how to very quickly explain complex ideas in the simplest of terms. I know a lot about Apollo but didn't know so much of what I just learned.
The only thing I can think of as frightening as this, would be watching
Fred Dibnah " laddering a chimney and climbing up over an overhang
I love the older docs. They didn't see a need for special fx and or annoying background music to get viewers attention, just well oresented facts (better have a disclaimer for YT complainers: facts as they were seen at the time of production 😊)
I find it amazing that so many people think all of these men are lying, that we never went to the moon. I see their faces, the pride in the accomplishment, the recollection in their expressions and the smiles on their faces: These are not men who are lying and participating in a hoax.
Motivated reasoning is a powerful drug and very hard kick especially when combined with the Dunning Kruger effect. The internet makes it trivially easy to learn just enough about a subject to think you're right without learning nearly enough to know you're wrong, and then seal yourself in an echo chamber of like minded individuals only interested in amplifying evidence which reinforces those beliefs and dismissing all evidence to the contrary. 🫤
@@GlutenEruption this missing evidence . 🤣
The fact that James Burke interviewed the masterminds in the Apollo program is an absolute gem. This is truly a historical part in science!
Was there ever a better science journalist? I doubt it. Utter magic and very fond memories of that time. Thanks.
These guys in my opinion in flight control were the luckiest people in. The world to be in that room when they landed on the more , there woulda only been two places i would have wanted to be and thats in the lem or in flight control on one of the most historic missions ever concieved
Imagine! You have all of this brilliant engineering, bravery and science explained to you by the best communicator available. But you insist on going with Bob, the flatard, moon denier from down the pub 😂
Imagine! You invoke appeal to authority and smear anyone who has not handed over their thinking to that authority
All those engineers working together to accomplish a goal. Imagine how smart you had to be to work for NASA.
@@porkpie2884 You appear not to have the ability to think.
@@torqueover It's those who invoke appeal to authority who have handed over their thinking to someone else because of their lack of ability to think.
@@porkpie2884 They don't have any thinking to hand over which is the problem.
Probably the clearest recounting of the landing procedures and the personal experiences and the landing itself that there is. One quibble, however.
0:15 The explanation of the hand controllers is wrong. The right one, a conventional looking joystick, controls roll, pitch, and yaw, like the one on a airplane. The left one controls going front, back, and sideways. It doesn't control power like the throttle in an airplane. A movement from each controller causes a single burst from one or more of the reaction control thrusters. The number of bursts applied determines the "oomph". That's the closest thing that's analogous to a throttle.More bursts means a faster roll rate or faster movement in whatever direction, etc. Opposite bursts are then used to arrest this motion.
This is probably the best, most concise explanation of the Apollo guidance system I've ever seen, bar none.
What an incredible privilege, to be allowed the degree of access that Burke was given!!
It was basicallly yesterday in the grand scheme of things, we are barely scratching the surface at this point so it's gonna get interesting!
Unfortunately, the ultimate destination of technological progress is something, because of my age, I won't live to see.
One thing for certain, is that innovation has become increasingly constrained by the need for it to make a profit.
Back during the politically motivated space race, ambitious targets were set simply because we wanted to, not because it had to make money.
@@analogueman123456787 Wasn't the line not because we need to but because we can, or something similar? But yes, something to consider, cheers.
@@Mkbshg8 - Oh absolutely.
A hundred years ago, a man stood at the foot of a mountain would decide to climb it simply 'because it was there'.
Today, he would only do so if he could be commercially sponsored, broadcast live on social media, and gain a profitable career in the media upon his return.
Our reasons for doing things have vastly altered since the start of the space race.
@@analogueman123456787 That's the one. And thanks for your cynical yet realistic comment lol
@@Mkbshg8 - LOL! You're welcome my friend. 😄
At 4mins onwards... they just played the blue danube waltz... and this docks you automatically
the GATE generation
The 1201 and 1202 alarms were caused by the guidance computer being overloaded with additional data as Buzz Aldrin decided to leave the rendezvous radar switched on in case they had to abort the landing. This radar was feeding unnecessary data into the computer whiched caused the alarms. These radar alarms could have had someone panic and abort the landing when it was not needed if the radar was turned off as it should have been.
I'm not sure that Buzz decided to leave the rendezvous radar on - but rather, they did not realize leaving the radar on would be a problem until those alarms happened - - - and once they realized what caused those alarms, turning the rendezvous radar off became part of procedure. In other words, I don't think Buzz "failed" to turn the radar off; it was just that the flight plan didn't call for it because the possibility of overload wasn't thought of.
Simply great! The fantastic report, what it is about and the stories of those involved. It is always a great pleasure to see Burke reports.
JAMES BURKE IS/WAS NO BERK ! ! !👍👍👍
And that was _the day the universe changed_ !
The greatest show on earth
If anyone needs to be honoured by this country its James Burke, thanks for a great post.
Words cannot describe how much I admire James Burke.
James Burke, the best TV presenter ever. And as for the NASA guys, they were amazing to a man (and woman - yes there were women involved). Those who talk about faked landings need to bow down before these guys (and gals).
so speaks the monkey mind....
@@volpeverde6441 - Presumably you also assert the Earth is flat, Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't a lone shooter, and Area 51 is overrun with little green men from Mars? Priceless... 😄
@@analogueman123456787
ANOTHER NARCISSIST PROJECTING THEMSELVES....MOST CONSPIRACIES END UP BEING THE TRUTH....
WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU TO CATCH UP....
@@volpeverde6441 - Your Caps Lock key appears to have jammed. 😄
@@analogueman123456787
NO ITS QUITE ALRIGHT....I CHOOSE TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS....
you should see a professional about your o.c.d. and FEAR of capital letters....
SYCOPHANTS TH-cam REPEATEDLY REMOVES COMMENTS TO PROTECT THE MONKEY MIND....
It's weird to think the average age in Mission Control was under 30!
A mature bunch!
The average age of scientists at Los Alamos on the Manhattan project was lower still; 25.
Seems they picked the staff based on skill and no seniority.
Steve Bales was 25
Your life depends on it, which it does 😊😊, that pretty much says it all, man what guts,😊
So glad I got to see this video with James Burke. He is the best
James Burke is a fantastic presenter. If you like this , his BBC series called connections will blow you away
There are people that need this more than us aka flat earthers and moon landing deniers
Ah, the moon landing deniers, the flat earthers of rocket science. “You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West.”
@@DinoAlberini "You know. MORONS!"🤣
@DinoAlberini Hahaha, Blazing Saddles