Bitter Moon

A bitter, man-hating widow is raising her two daughters in a depressing and dysfunctional atmosphere. As her mother wallows in her alcoholism and her older sister withdraws into ennui, the younger daughter tries to do well in school and maintain a healthy attitude toward life.

Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan: turn Apollo 8 from an earth-orbit mission into a daring sprint to the moon while relying on untried new technologies. Fifty years after the historic mission, the Apollo 8 astronauts and engineers recount the feats of engineering that paved the way to the moon.

Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan: turn Apollo 8 from an earth-orbit mission into a daring sprint to the moon while relying on untried new technologies.

MAD World examines how the world was changed forever by the Cold War. Over eight episodes, remarkable film from the time shows how the build up of nuclear arms and the mistrust between West and East instilled terror across the globe.