Galileo's Battle for the Heavens

Summary

In this two-hour special, NOVA celebrates the story of the father of modern science and his struggle to get Church authorities to accept the truth of his astonishing discoveries. The program is based on Dava Sobel's bestselling book, Galileo's Daughter, which reveals a new side to the famously stubborn scientist—that his closest confidante was his illegitimate daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun.

Guest stars

• Liev Schreiber as Narrator (voice)
• Simon Callow as Galileo
• Laura Nardi as Maria Celeste
• John Fraser as Inquisitor
• Alexa Jago as Voice of Maria Celeste
• Cornelius Garrett as Voices of the Ambassador and Castelli