Our digital Age.- TV that 'Comes Alive'.- Location, Location, Location.- A Place in Space.- The Mouse that Roared.- Achieving the Breakthrough.- Astra: The name is very popular!.- Europe's Dish and Box Wars.- Astra Cracks the German Market.- Overcoming the Barrier.- Astra Adds Up for Canal+.- Countdown to Launch.- The Brave Pioneers.- Did you own one of these?.- Satellites: The 'Early Birds'.- The Satellite Miracles.- Beyond the Shannon Limit.- The Future for the Box.- How on Earth?.- Hard Science or Science Fiction?.- The Astra Chronicles.- Acknowledgements.- Bibliography.