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Radio 4,18 mins

Why was the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial not really a trial at all?

The Secret History of Science and Religion

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Why was the Scopes 'Monkey' Trial not really a trial at all? Nick Spencer speaks to Ed Larson, historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion". Producer: Dan Tierney.

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