Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.

My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.

It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs,

moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.

And the BBC's position, at the heart of British music

means we can tell those stories like no one else.

We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative.

So whether you want an insightful take on music right now

or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music,

check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds. L.H. is minus 2,900.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are deep into their 13-minute descent to the surface of the moon.

Their attention is focused firmly inside the cabin of their lunar module Eagle,

as they monitor the vast array of readouts and controls.

But just for a moment, seconds before the 1202 computer alarm crisis that will threaten their landing,

Aldrin's eyes are drawn briefly back home.

Roger, we copy.

That's the Earth, right out our front window.

The Earth, outside their window, rising majestically above the lunar surface, an arresting sight.

But they're not the first people to witness it.

That honor had been taken seven months previously by the crew of the most daring mission of the whole Apollo program.

Apollo 8.

We've got it. We've got it. Apollo 8 now in lunar orbit. There's a cheer in this room. This is Apollo Control Houston.

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