Alan Davies

Somehow that gravitational relationship between the Earth and the moon is keeping us on this tilt.

The real magic of the moon has always been how it unlocks new chapters for us down here in our science, our tech and our stories.

Now, I'd like to think we've done a decent job of saying sorry to the moon, so it might consider coming back, and next time we see a full moon, we can enjoy it.

And remember Maya Angelou's lines, just like moons and like suns with the certainty of tides, just like hope springing high, still we'll rise.

Thank you to my brilliant guests, Sarah Russell and Luke Jerram.

Next time on Life Without, the unwanted relatives who colonised our city's underworld suddenly vanish.

Join me for a life without rats.

Life Without the Moon was produced by Rhian Moussa with support from Michelle Martin.

Rubina Babani is the executive producer, Emily Jarvis is production manager and sound design is by Nick Handley and Tom Butler.

The commissioning editor for Radio 4 is Rhian Roberts.

This is an ITN production for BBC Radio 4.

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I've been given a delete button for the universe.

I press it, and one thing in our lives disappears.

No warning, no workarounds.

Just me, you, and life without.

And each episode, I take something away from the sum of our existence, a constant in our equation, with the snap of my fingers, just gone.

For BBC Radio 4, this is Life Without with me, Alan Davis.

My choice can fall on anything, from the moon right down to earthworms.

I venture into life without bees, salt and even rats.