since astronaut neil armstrong took his giant leap for mankind that is if he ever really set foot on the moon believe it or not there are still many conspiracy theorists who say the whole thing was a huge hoax and that the moon landing was actually acted out on a secret film set while far fetched as those theories might seen the film industry has taken them seriously enough we're working on the we are currently down for fire . well that's embarrassing to say what this means nasa can do what they can't land man and come back. to cia agents were actually meant to uncover a russian spy of nasa but thanks to a wiretap they discover something much bigger you can make it feel good but as they say if you can't make it fake it so the agent suggest faking the moon landing on a film set. and none other than stanley kubrick had demonstrated just the year before how it's done with his film two thousand and one a space odyssey or did they

find out what we're doing to get corporate instead of gas to make sure the space movie looks like real friends and so we're going to use his face movie to make sure the real space movie works like space the film operation avalanche takes one of the most common conspiracy theories about the lunar landing and turns it into a totally new story funny and wacky but also thrilling for our. group with your man. what the hell is that there's no time to explain. what is the destination was supposed to be mars but the rocket launches without any astronauts on board the one nine hundred seventy s. film capricorn one takes its inspiration from a conspiracy theory that was already making the rounds some eight years after the lunar landings namely that they were all hoaxes when you know in. new york over thirty in this story the first manned mission. to mars can't be carried out

due to a technical fault so the astronauts are ordered to pretend it took place so as not to threaten the entire space program the public is lied to but that's not the real scandal when capricorn one makes its reentry into the earth's atmosphere it becomes clear to the crew that they cannot simply reappear in public. there's a show where on. our farm washers here we go red army property they realize that they're on a hit list and run for their lives ruthlessly hunted down. supposedly some fifteen to twenty percent of americans still believe that the us never put a man on the moon conspiracy theorists have even used images from capricorn one to illustrate their claims despite the fact that it is clearly the fiction.

and certainly very sinister take on things there melissa holroyd has joined me in the studio thanks for joining me melissa what what do you think of these conspiracy theories and why they even still exist well this conspiracy theory in particular is one of the most enduring conspiracy theories i i suspect it's perhaps because of the space race between the u.s.s.r. the u.s.s.r. usa also because of the unpopularity of these trips to the moon and also because of it's just incredible that people have actually landed on the moon now they've made like six trips since then so that would have been meant a lot of faking wouldn't that that's right. from the movie go to another m. word namely museums and more specifically the ones on berlin's museum island tell us something about why this island is so special. i think the island is so special because here you have five world class museums very close together on

a small island in the middle of a city you know it's lovely to be there it's very peaceful in some of people lying on the grass in combination ticket with a combination ticket museum island started in eighteen thirty with the altis museum the old museum and by eight hundred forty one there were already plans to build a sanctuary of awesome science on the island today there's the altus museum there's the noise museum the new museum there's the nets are now gallery the outside the old national gallery there's the board of museum and there's the pergamon museum the museum is famous for its monumental reconstructions it's been undergoing. some controversial i'm sure it's long winded renovations in recent years to what was a very expensive but yet one child on the museum in that way yes it lost its main

attraction it has the program on out that is been out of sight for the past four years and will continue to be our façade for the next five years so that's a long time but for people who are very interested in this ancient greek city of perth i'm on there's something else they can take a look at namely the panel me tough. the ancient city of pergamon is basically recreated in fine detail in a three thousand square metre space the colossal panorama is the work of artist assisi its public debut was in twenty eleven now i.c.c. is presenting an expanded version in what he's dubbed the pen ometer built for the purpose next to berlin's pergamon museum. want to kill its program on since i was a child and i've also been very fascinated with it in terms of the architecture and the way this acropolis was built which is a pile we say it's almost modern architecture also the way they found this location this mountain in terms of urban planning. in

preparation for his new panorama yet it got afifi has made six trips to the real park amman in turkey today the town of jericho. there he scrutinized the area from every angle hoping to find more inspiration for his project. he took photos on location for his original panorama but for this new version he staged additional scenes in berlin with some forty actors. among the scenes are stonemasons workshop . a slave market. and a sacrificial altar one of the highlights is the famous program on alter. we remain committed a lot more this time things that i would normally handle learn all part of the exhibition and things from the exhibition or in the panorama of. a species panorama brings the antiquities to life offering

a journey back through time to ancient nearly two thousand years ago. his use of light is really incredible there really is incredible and the piece takes you to a whole day and a whole on it's lovely so it's really more than just a substitute during the renovations you mentioned five buildings. are on the island is going to be a new addition that's right the james seaman gallery is in its final stages it's going to serve as the main entrance for older galleries and james simmons family made their money through wool cotton excuse me and and he lived in berlin between eight hundred fifty one and nineteen thirty so that that the james lehman gallery has been put together by a big shock attacked david chipperfield and he's played an ongoing role in the the museum on and over these so we could have a look at that. the newest museum on berlin's museum island its reconstruction completed in two thousand and nine set new standards. david

chipperfield integrated what remained of the original building with modern architecture in a way that had never been seen before. made a small contribution on the museum and we've been very. honored to be lucky to have been in this special city at a very special time and to be part of. burdens continuous. self description. david chipperfield firm is close to completing work on the james cmon gallery which will give the museum island a new central reception area the british architect has left his mark on berlin in many other spots as well. they have a cheaper feel is certainly an architect has had a long relationship with berlin and i think he quite liked the level of public

debate in this city found in my challenging melissa. what about your personal highlights of the museum newseum island what would be your hot tip for someone as my hot tip somebody who lives in berlin and who's just visiting the museum model and just taking a look at the big museum on it i would suggest that had a major bought. my personal favorite over the years has been the sculpture collection in the buddha museum when you got that one because i haven't actually been to that once put it on the top of my list thanks to that thanks very much melissa holroyd thanks for joining us and speaking of m. words michelangelo easy was his full name but he was best known as joe he telling a painter was active from the early fifty nine hundred to his death in sixteen ten and had a profound influence on baroque painting and his main innovation at the time was his hyper realistic style so realistic in fact that it gave this troupe of actors from naples

a nifty idea. the entombment of christ. caravaggio's famous painting as a tablo on stage. and here an actress strikes the pose of mary magdalen in ecstasy. modeled on caravaggio's portrayed from sixty six. these living pictures became popular in the late eighteenth century it's how arch was offered to royalty. and he then alleges that he believes theater director louis could run barely came up with his idea in two thousand and six when she gave a talk on caravaggio's working methods at the university innovators a question that was not the father once and me a little bit instead of giving a lecture she had a few students replicate the way kind of worked out in his studio that therefore

when she came to realize that this performance had something that spoke to everyone what i meant to keep on as michelangelo mary see the early baroque painter came to be known as caravaggio a name of a town where his family once lived known for his real ism and chiaroscuro which means stark contrast between light and shadow about joe's approach was revolutionary. he lives and works in naples among other places the city's more people inspired him he invited people he met on the street to serve as models for his paintings now all four hundred years on his work to come to life again at the diocesan museum in naples. the monitor traveling sambal trains several times a week. work requires physical strength concentration and teamwork. caravaggio wanted his paintings to be so realistic that observe. i would feel they are subject

suffering as pictures still have that power today the performers from throughout are creating a memorial to kind of joe and his art. and that's all for this time on arts and culture and with that thanks for watching and hope you'll join us next time.

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