Judgment day : intelligent design on trial / produced by Joseph McMaster, Gary Johnstone, Vanessa Tovell ; written by Joseph McMaster ; directed by Gary Johnstone, Joseph McMaster ; a production by NOVA and Vulcan Productions, Inc. ; in association with The Big Table Film Company.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionWidescreen ed.
Publication Info[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, [2008]
Description1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Supplemental ContentEpisode website
Subjects

Other author/creatorMcMaster, Joseph producer, director, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorJohnstone, Gary, 1959- producer, director.
Other author/creatorTovell, Vanessa, producer.
Other author/creatorSanders, Jay O., 1953-
Other author/creatorVulcan Productions.
Other author/creatorBig Table Film Company.
Other author/creatorWGBH Video (Firm)
Portion of title Intelligent design on trial
Variant title Subtitle on container: Evolution vs. intelligent design
Contents Darwin in the classroom -- Evolution or intervention? -- Taking stands -- Darwin and the human genome -- Dover divided -- The bacterial flagellum -- The smoking gun -- The wedge -- The verdict and its aftermath.
Abstract "Judgment day: intelligent design on trial" captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania, in a landmark battle over the teaching of evolution in public schools. In 2004, the Dover school board ordered science teachers to read a statement to high school biology students about an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution called intelligent design--the idea that life is too complex to have evolved naturally and so must have been designed by an intelligent agent. The teachers refused to comply, and both parents and teachers filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of violating the constitutional separation of church and state. ... Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants and expert scientists, this program presents the case of Kitzmiller v. Dover School District."--Container.
General noteOriginally broadcast on Nov. 13, 2007 as an episode of the PBS television program, Nova.
General noteCopyright date on credit frame: 2007; copyright date on container: 2008.
General noteDVD-ROM features: Teaching materials (PDF); access to the Nova website.
CreditsEditor, Jonathan Sahula ; music, Rob Morsberger ; directors of photography, Christopher Titus King ... [et al.].
Cast Lewis Hancock, Nigel Whitney, Richard Laing, James Jordan, Debora Weston, Glenn Wragg, Jay Benedict, Jeff Harding.
Performer Narrator: Jay O. Sanders.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageClosed-captioned; with optional audio description for the visually impaired.
Genre/formDocumentary television programs.
Genre/formEducational television programs.
Genre/formScience television programs.
Genre/formTelevision programs.
Genre/formTelevision programs United States.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formVideo recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Other title Nova (Television program)
ISBN1593757190
ISBN9781593757199
UPC 783421416994
Publisher numberWG41699 WGBH Boston Video

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Compact DVDs QH362 .J83 2008 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold