The Wonder Podcast

Hello Wonder! 

Welcome to the first episode of The Wonder Podcast. It tells the story of Buzz Aldrin – fighter pilot, astronaut and member of the first manned space mission to another world – and how he lent his name to a famous Space Ranger superhero. You guessed it, Buzz Lightyear.

Due to the current lockdown, we can only dream of adventures to far-off places but 51 years ago two men stepped onto the moon. Back on earth some 600 million people watched, spellbound, as together Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong planted the American flag on the lunar surface. The world was mesmerised, and even now this story is captivating.

The Wonder podcasts are for everyone – for children and their parents. With each episode, there is a quiz. You will find the Buzz quiz in theI WONDER section of this website.

There are some incredible photographs of the Apollo 11 Mission. You can see some of them by following us on Instagram and Facebook. To find out more about the moon landings and other space projects, the brilliant people at NASA have launched a new activity hub called Nasa at Home. 

The Buzz podcast is read by the actor Oliver Milburn, with sound editing by Max Watson. The script was written by Camilla Akers-Douglas, with editing and fact checking by Henrietta McMicking.

Our theme music is by the amazing James Burrell. Thanks also to Oli Morgan, mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios, and the actor Rory Kinnear for his voice-over welcoming you to the Wonder podcast. 

We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us what you think about space or about any other wonderings you might have. Pictures and jokes are welcome too. 

To contact us, email camilla@wonderaudio.co.uk or henrietta@wonderaudio.co.uk 

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