Summary 12 April 1633 and 12 April 1961 Two days on which science challenged the conventional view of our place in the universe: April 12, 1633 when Galileo stands trial for heresy for claiming the sun and not the Earth is the centre of the known universe, and exactly 328 years to the day later (1961) when Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin steps from the Earth into space.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Peter Guinness Stephen Beckett Adrian Fear Benjamin Till
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Nov 7, 2004
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC Documentaries BBC Four
Language : English
Filming locations : Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) History Channel Lion Television
Summary 12 April 1633 and 12 April 1961 Two days on which science challenged the conventional view of our place in the universe: April 12, 1633 when Galileo stands trial for heresy for claiming the sun and not the Earth is the centre of the known universe, and exactly 328 years to the day later (1961) when Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin steps from the Earth into space.
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Nov 7, 2004
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC Documentaries BBC Four
Language : English
Filming locations : Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) History Channel Lion Television