THE MONKEY TRIAL

This eye-opening program delves deep into the "Monkey Trial," dispelling the mythology around it and explaining its origins (local boosters pushed Scopes to challenge state law, hoping that it would gain their town notoriety—and business), its growth into the first "media circus," the strategies opposing lawyers Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan employed, and its legacy. Archival photographs, newsreel footage, reenactments, and expert commentary help paint a colorful picture of one of America’s most legendary legal battles.