All those moonwalks were televised live back here (in black and white) without a single commercial break...During the Rover traverses, pictures were shown of MSC, our local commentators at the studio were furnishing the image break with their various explanations.

And I remember an opposite event on april 14th 1981...The french station Antenne 2 was showing a live political debate (before the presidential elections-won by Mitterrand) when that debate was interrupted by a live broadcast from Edwards AFB: Columbia was returning back from space and I was eagerly waiting for a smile on Joe Allen's face (he was the capcom). He smiled....