We got the countdown, Eagle.

Tangle, it's a baby, the Eagle has landed.

What we wanted to do when we set out to make this podcast was to look at the landing of Apollo 11 from a fresh angle.

And we found that in the final 13 minutes.

From the moment they lit their engine to begin their descent to Armstrong's immortal words on the surface of a new world.

We wanted to take that audio and pick and unravel every word, every phrase, every pause and every silence to tell you the stories behind the story.

Black and trove, they're off to your descent to your grip.

So this is what we've been building up to in this episode and the next one with 13 minutes in all its glory for you to listen to, hopefully with fresh ears and the added insight that comes from the incredible cast of characters we've had the privilege to hear from.

We're going to fly. We're going that alarm. Roger, we got you. We're going that alarm.

Roger, you're taking it at the stage now. Roger.

I'm going to take you through the final descent from start to finish.

And every now and again, I'll pause the archive tape.

And I'll share some of my reflections as we listen to NASA's recording of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin approaching their place in history.

And after that, some of the men and women who we've got to know through the series will talk about the legacy of what they've achieved.

Then, in episode 11, you'll get the chance to experience the descent to the moon the way Capcom Charlie Duke heard it through his communication loop from start to finish without interruption.

We choose to go to the moon. Capcom, we're go for landing.

We go to your go for landing over.

We're going to be ready on the 12th of the 3rd program alarm.

Hold it at 18 foot. We're going to make it a thing.

Roger. No level. 60. 60 seconds. We've had chest down. We got me a down ego.

I'm Kevin Fong and from the BBC World Service, this is 13 minutes to the moon.

Episode 10. But all mankind.

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