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Tales from the Jungle

Series 1

Episode 1: Margaret Mead

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Three-part documentary series about great yarns from the world of anthropology.

This edition tells the story of the epic clash between Margaret Mead, arguably the most famous anthropologist of all time, and Derek Freeman, the Australian maverick who hounded her for years.

They and their supporters would fight it out over two decades as they struggled with that fundamental question - which governs human nature more, nurture or nature? Show less

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