Samantha Cristoforetti and Tanita Tikaram - Royal Albert Home Book/Science Shambles Special

A Science Shambles - Book Shambles crossover episode as we returned (virtually) to the Royal Albert Hall. Robin Ince, Helen Czerski and Josie Long are joined by very special guest, astronaut Captain Samantha Cristoforetti. Samantha holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut (199 days, 16 hours) and is also the first Italian woman in space. She chats with the Shambles crew about her time aboard the ISS and her new book, Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut. Later we're also joined by musical guest Tanita Tikaram for a couple of songs and a chat about why her songs are often taken to space! Watch the episode on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/cosmicshambles and get bonus content and extended conversations with guests by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles