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The Beeb is hosting a season of special programmes to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of the moon landing, which occurred in July 20, 1969. These include a Stargazing Special in which Professor Brian Cox and Dara Ó Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 mission began to meet CAPCOM (capsule communicator), Charlie Duke who shares what it was like to guide Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the surface of the moon. Also screening is 8 Days: To the Moon & Back, a featurelength drama documentary which chronicles the full story of the iconic mission as it really happened. Meanwhile, on the CBeebies channel, Michael Palin takes viewers on an adventurous journey with Tom Percival’s bedtime story, By The Light of the Moon.

And there’s a very special edition of The Clangers, in which our moon-based heroes are joined by an Earthling in astronaut gear.

With Would I Lie To You? proving so popular, E4 is preparing a new series entitled Pants on Fire, to be hosted by Emma Willis, which will see new and emerging faces from the world of comedy go head-to-head in an extreme bluffing show. In each show, three teams of fearless comics will plot their outrageous challenges; from swimming with sharks to winning a pro-wrestling battle royale. They will then have to prove to a studio audience and celebrity jury that they have indeed completed these audacious stunts.

Fans of the award-winning series, The Good

Place, co-starring

Ted Danson and

Kristen Bell, will be disappointed to hear that the show will definitely finish its run at the end of its fourth season in 2020. The stars of the show have been tweeting their reactions to the news. “Much respect,” commented Ted Danson. “I know we do fart jokes, but this is a serious show. Any padding or overtelling a really great story would be a shame.”