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Last broadcast on Sat, 21 Nov 2009, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
In 1925, the same year that Franz Kafka's The Trial was published, one of the most unusual trials ever seen in a United States courtroom took place. Earlier that year, the state of Tennessee had passed the Butler Act, which made the teaching of evolution illegal. In the stifling July heat, and in a courtroom hung with banners proclaiming 'Read Your Bible Daily', 24-year-old teacher John Scopes stood trial.
Adapted from the original trial transcript by Peter Goodchild.
John Scopes ...... Neil Patrick Harris
William Jennings Bryan ...... Edward Asner
Dudley Field Malone ...... Stacy Keach
Clarence Darrow ...... John de Lancie
Judge John Raulston ...... Jerry Hardin
Attorney General Stewart ...... Rob Nagle
Arthur Garfield Hays ...... Arye Gross
Howard Morgan ...... Tirosh Schneider
Mr Riley ...... David Selby
Mr Robinson ...... James Gleason
Mr White ...... David Alan Novak
Court Usher ...... Matt Gaydos
Directed by Kate McAll.
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Sat 21 Nov 200914:30
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