The Great Geordie Space Race : Radio Show
Last updated : 10-Aug-24
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The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #9
10th August 2024
The nineth edition of The Great Geordie Space Race will air on Sunday 11th August 2024 at 2200 hours BST.
The running order looks like this:
Music : Muse, Starlight1. Introduction, The Planets & Saturn Music : Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun 2. Hang gliding on Titan Music : Pink Floyd, Dakr Side of the Moon 3. T-Corona Borealis & Moonbase Alpha Music : Space, Magic Fly 4. Quickie Section, The Perseids & Vera Music : ZZ Top, Planet of Women
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #8
20th June 2024
The eighth edition of The Great Geordie Space Race was broadcast on Friday 19th June 2024 at 1800 hours BST.
The running order looks like this:
Music : Thomas Dolby, Europa and the Pirate Twins1. Introduction & May's Aurora Music : David Bowie, I took a ride on a Gemini Spaceship 2. The future of the Hubble Space Telescope, China's Change-E Moon Lander Music : Guitarmy of One, Solar Angel Island 3. Noctilucent Clouds Music : Guitarmy of One, Never end the rocket century 4. The Joys of Summer Astronomy Music : The Church, Under The Milky Way 5. Is the Sun going to flip? 6. Farewell Vulcan? Music : ZZ Top, Doubleback
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #7
27th April 2024
The seven edition of The Great Geordie Space Race was broadcast on Friday 26th April 2024 at 1800 hours BST.
The running order looks like this:
Introduction Music : Ultravox, Brilliant News : North American Solar Eclipse, P/14P Pons-Brookes, Voyager Music : Voyager, Promise Review : North Tyneside Solar Trail Music : Japan, European Son Review : Space Investigators @ The Great North Museum: Commentary : Falling Objects, Chris Cross Obituary Music : Ultravox, Satellite
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #6
11th March 2024
The sixth edition of The Great Geordie Space Race will be broadcast on Tuesday 12th March 2024 at 1800 hours BST.
The running order looks like this:
Introduction Music : EurasianEyes, Far off Land A new comet, P/14P Pons-Brookes Music : rote8, Solar Eclipse North Tyneside Solar Trail & Voyager #1 woes Music : Ian Boddy, Beyond the Event Horizon Space Investigators @ The Great North Museum: Orion Music : rote8, Sedatio The Sun is very active... Music : Babylon Zoo, Spaceman The Search of Techno-signatures Music : Nigel Stanford, One Hundred Hunters
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #5
2nd February 2024
The fifth edition of The Great Geordie Space Race was broadcast on Friday 2nd February 2024 at 1800 hours BST.
The running order looks like this:
Introduction Music : A Flock of Seagulls, Space Age Love Song Peregrine Lander Music : Hans Zimmer & Alan Walker, Time (Official Remix) Ingenuity Helicopter Music : David Bowie & The Pet Shop Boys, Hallo Spaceboy Constellations : Orion Music : David Bowie, The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Astronomy Night with the Freemen of Newcastle Music : Foo Fighters, February Stars Osiris Rex comes home Music : Moby, We Are All Made Of Stars
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #4
24th November 2023
The fourth edition of The Great Geordie Space Race was broadcast on Friday 24th November 2023 at 1800 hours BST.
The running order looks like this:
Introduction Music : Aha, The Sun Always Shines On TV Starship updates Music : Venus Hum, Soul Sloshing Euclid Space Telescope Music : Nigel Stanford, Cymatics The Planets : , Jupiter Music : John Foxx, A Falling Star Aurora Starship Launch, analysis Music : Duran Duran, Planet Earth
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #3
8th September 2023
The third edition of The Great Geordie Space Race was broadcast on Friday 8th September 2023 at 1800 hours BST. The theme of tonight's programme is The Moon.
The running order looks like this:
Introduction Music : Frank, Fly me to the Moon Welcome to The Moon Music : The Police, Walking on the Moon The Moon, Origins Music : Ultravox, Moon Madness The Moon, What does the Moon taste like? Music : OMD, The Moon and the Sun The Moon, as a Calendar Music : Tangerine Dream, Dancing on a White Moon The Moon, Exploration Music : Duran Duran, New Moon on Monday Earth's Other Moons Music : Tangerine Dream, Moon River (cover)
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #2
4th August 2023
The second edition of The Great Geordie Space Race was broadcast on Tuesday 2nd August 2023 at 2200 hours BST. The theme of tonight's programme is Meteors.
The running order looks like this:
Introduction Music : The Church, Under the Milky Way Welcome to The Perseid Meteor Shower Music : Ultravox, Satellite Alexander Herschel, the Meteor Man Music : Tenek, Sunlight (Instrumental version) The Boomerang Meteor Music : Thomas Dolby, Europa and the Pirate Twins Revelations, The US government's secret stash of UFO hardware Music : Ultravox, There goes a beautiful world The Dart Mission Music : Churches, Night Sky
Running time : 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours
You can contact the show via our Facebook page here
The Great Geordie Space Race: Prog #1
27th June 2023
The first edition of The Great Geordie Space Race will be broadcast on Tuesday June 27th 2023 at 2200 hours BST. There will be multiple repeat broadcasts throughout the week (and the following month) so if you miss it there will be plenty of other opportunities to catch the show.
The running order looks like this:
Introduction Music : Motorhead, Heroes (David Bowie cover) Welcome to The Great Geordie Space Race Music : Tunnel Club, Moon Road What’s in the sky tonight? Music : David Bowie, I took a ride on a Gemini Space Ship Question Time : Is it a UFO? Music : Pet Shop Boys / David Bowie, Hello Space Boy Question Time : Are we alone in the Universe, with Dave Newton Music : A Flock of Seagulls, Space Age Love Song Battlesteads Observatory, with Roy Alexander Music : David Bowie, Space Oddity
Running time 59 minutes
Repeat broadcasts will appear as follows: Tuesday @ 2200 hours Wednesday @ 2200 hours Friday @ 1800 hours Sunday @ 2200 hours