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S1. Ep 2: Dirty Books
A series of strange, unexpected, human stories from the history of the culture wars.
1974. A church minister's wife in West Virginia learns of a brand new curriculum being introduced into her children's school. So she decides to read all 325 new textbooks herself. What she discovers horrifies her so much she instigates a State-wide insurrection. But were some of her concerns based on a misunderstanding?
Written and presented by Jon Ronson
Produced by Sarah Shebbeare
Assistant Producer Sam Peach
Original music by Phil Channell
With thanks to Trey Kay for helping us tell this story.
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Tue 16 Nov 2021
21:30
BBC Radio 4
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