Monkey trial American experience (Television program) Lesiak, Christine screenwriter, producer, director. Mumgaard, Annie producer, director. Hunt, Linda 1945- narrator. Reed, Eloise commentator. Johnson, Phillip commentator. Larson, Edward commentator. Levine, Lawrence W. commentator. Strossen, Nadine commentator. Williams, John commentator. McKenzie, Jim commentator. Boyer, Paul S. commentator. Numbers, Ronald L. commentator. Tierney, Kevin commentator. Scott, Eugenie Carol 1945- commentator. McKenzie, Ben commentator. Moscu, Alexandru editor of moving image work. Moore, Allen cinematographer. Larson, Tom composer. Nebraska Educational Television Network WGBH Educational Foundation WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) PBS Home Video moving image videorecording Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary television programs. History. Nonfiction television programs. Trials, litigation, etc. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. mau 2006 monographic eng videodisc 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. In 1925, a biology teacher named John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of Tennessee state law. His trial became an epic event of the 20th century, a debate over free speech that spiraled into an all-out duel between science and religion. Featuring two of the century's greatest orators, attorneys Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, the Scopes trial was America's first major media event, with hundreds of reporters and live nationwide radio coverage dispersing the sensational news. Outside the courthouse, a circus atmosphere prevailed as a chimpanzee in a suit and hat vied with fire-and-brimstone preachers for the crowd's attention. This film explores the dramatic moment when a new fault line opened in society as scientific discoveries began to challenge the literal truth of the Bible. Often humorous and at times frightening, the story of two value systems colliding resonates today. written, produced, and directed by Christine Lesiak ; co-producer/director, Annie Mumgaard ; a Nebraska ETV Network production for American Experience ; WGBH Boston ; PBS. This disc has been recorded using DVD-R equipment and may not play in all DVD players or drives. Videorecording. Narrator, Linda Hunt; commentators, Eloise Reed, Phillip Johnson, Edward Larson, Lawrence Levine, Nadine Strossen, John Williams, Jim McKenzie, Paul Boyer, Ronald Numbers, Kevin Tierney, Eugenie Scott, Ben McKenzie. Originally broadcast by PBS as an episode of the television series American experience in 2002. DVD-R. Closed-captioned. Editor, Alexandru Moscu ; director of photography, Allen Moore ; original music, Tom Larson. n-us-tn Scopes, John Thomas Trials, litigation, etc Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925 Darrow, Clarence 1857-1938 Evolution (Biology) Study and teaching Law and legislation United States Evolution (Biology) History 20th century Evolution History 20th century Science History 20th century Bible and evolution Creationism Modernist-fundamentalist controversy Dayton (Tenn.) Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925 Darrow, Clarence 1857-1938 Scopes, John Thomas Bible and evolution Creationism Evolution Evolution (Biology) Evolution (Biology) Study and teaching Law and legislation Modernist-fundamentalist controversy Science Tennessee Dayton United States 1900-1999 fast KF224.S3 M66 2006 345.0288 M745 2006 AMER6406 PBS Home Video LAS 070122 20170928105214.0 in00003602020 eng