Sunday 12th April 1981 BBC1 

A short but nice piece of TV history from 43 years ago. On an unrelated note: I've always felt the Space Shuttle looked more beautiful when the external tank was painted white, though I understand why very early on they stopped painting it.

Remember this. I couldn't wait for it to launch

Peter Brook on BBC 1 announcing duty.

Ah, the good old days, before the main presenters name was part of the titles. ‘The Space Shuttle launch with Alan Carr’

I would have been not yet eleven and in my last year at junior school back then!