Like a lost scene torn from one of Bach’s great Passions, the opening chorus of Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden plunges us into the heart of the circle of disciples in the aftermath of Jesus death and resurrection. First heard on the same weekend as the revived St John Passion in 1725, it moves from an exquisite aria for alto accompanied by cor anglais through a breathtaking solo for piccolo cello, to a melancholic tenor aria where hope and doubt exist side by side as we contemplate the road still to be travelled.
On 6 April 2026, Artemis II carried humans farther from Earth than ever before, as its crew of four astronauts completed a historic lunar flyby. What drives us to keep pushing beyond the horizon? Libby Jackson explores our urge to go further into the unknown and what the landmark mission means for the future of space travel. As Head of Space at the Science Museum in London and former UK Space Agency spokesperson for Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station, Libby Jackson brings an insider perspective. She is the author of A Galaxy of Her Own.
