Things Fell Apart   /     2. Dirty Books

Description

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.

Subtitle
Strange tales from the culture wars by Jon Ronson.
Duration
1909
Publishing date
2022-01-25 07:05
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0011ldn
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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Enclosures
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