Space for us to think

THANKS to ITV1’s Star Trek prequel Strange New Worlds, last week we boldly went where no man (or woman) has gone before.

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But if you want something a little more grounded and factual, then this fascinating new four-part documentary series should be right in your stratosphere.

Director James Bluemel is the man behind the multi-award-winning Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland and Once Upon a Time in Iraq. Here, he's turning his attention to space exploration, using little-seen archive footage and firsthand testimony to chart the human story of our journeys into the unknown.