Neil Armstrong taking his first steps on the moon is the TV moment we would most like to see in modern high definition, it has been revealed. The dark, grainy footage, showing the US astronaut stepping onto the lunar surface whilst declaring: ‘One small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind’, was beamed around the world on July 21, 1969.
Conspiracy theorists later claimed the footage was fake and was in fact shot in the Nevada desert, citing a lack of stars in the background, and the fact while Armstrong’s boots made a visible imprint in the dust, the ten tonne spaceship did not.
England’s famous 1966 victory over West Germany was second, with Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech coming third.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation was fourth, and Jayne Torvil & Christopher Dean winning gold at the Winter Sarajevo Olympics was fifth.
Tarek Boudour, senior marketing manager at Toshiba UK, said:
“It is interesting to see from our research which broadcast moments the nation values most – from famous speeches to winning goals, we are all keen to re-live these culturally-relevant historical events again in better quality.”
The research was commissioned to mark the launch of Toshiba’s new Ultra High Definition 9 Series TV.
Top 10 historic TV broadcasts Brits would like to re-watch in high quality:
1. Neil Armstrong taking the first steps on the moon
2. England beating Germany in 1966
3. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
4. Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation
5. Torvil & Dean winning gold at the Winter Sarajevo Olympics
6. Fall of the Berlin Wall
7. The Beatles’ first TV appearance
8. Prince Charles and Diana’s Wedding
9. Ian Botham’s Ashes
10. Queen Elizabeth’s II’s Silver Jubilee
