THE LIGHTROOM
The Lightroom T he Moonwalkers is a multi-media showcase of the Apollo moon landings (1969-1972). It also looks forward to the resumption of manned flights to the moon in 2025 with the Artemis programme. In Greek mythology Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo. Unlike the young man next to me, glued to his iPad for the whole show, I really enjoyed this. But then, I was captivated by the space programme from the age of nine, with Laika the Soviet space dog aboard Sputnik 2. I'm old enough to remember, as a BBC engineer, recording hours of inactivity from the moon with Patrick Moore asleep in my VT cubicle, his tie stained with egg yolk. Also, on December 31, 1980, with not a great deal of affection, I recall being flown to New York for one night to record the Rose Bowl and carry the tapes safely back to earth. In those days it was a cheaper option than booking a satellite fe...