About this programme

2/5. Profile of 16th-century Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, whose observations through a telescope of his own invention led him to defend the Copernican thesis that Earth orbited the sun instead of vice versa - a view that got him into trouble with the Inquisition. Presented by Allan Chapman.

Cast and crew

Cast

Presenter: Allan Chapman

Crew

Director: Stephen Kemp
Executive Producer: Nick Godwin
Executive Producer: Martin Durkin

Categories: Documentary

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