Chronicle - The Ape Man That Never Was
Contains language which may offend.
Contains discriminatory language
First transmitted in 1973, Chronicle reports on the controversy surrounding the bones found in Piltdown, Sussex that some claimed proved the "missing link" between man and ape.
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