The Life Of Galileo
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The Sunday Play: The Life of Galileo Sun 5th Mar 1995, 21:40 on BBC Radio 3 by Berthold Brecht Richard Griffiths plays Galileo in David Hare's intimate version, originally commissioned by the Almeida Theatre. The play starts in Padua in 1609. Andrea, aged 10 Andrea, aged 24:…..Stephen Tompkinson Virginia:…..Natasha Pyne Signora Sarti:…Jill Graham Old Cardinal:….Maurice Denham Inquisitor:……John Moffatt Cardinal Baberini:….Bernard Hepton Cardinal Bellamin:…David Collings Little Monk:….Mark Lambert Federzoni:,,,,,George A Cooper Philosopher:….Peter Howell Mathematician:…..Ian Masters Sagredo:….Gavin Muir Ludovico:….Andrew Branch Chancellor:…..Derek Waring Vanni:…..Michael Tudor-Barnes Cosimo, aged 9:…..Benjamin Guy Cosimo, aged 33:…Jonathan Keeble Monk:…..Oliver Senton Boy singer:….Connor Burrowes Considered by many to be one of Brecht’s masterpieces, Galileo explores the question of a scientist's social and ethical responsibility, as the brilliant Galileo must choose between his life and his life's work when confronted with the demands of the Inquisition. Through the dramatic characterization of the famous physicist, Brecht examines the issues of scientific morality and the difficult relationship between the intellectual and authority.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.