Ted Koppel debate


Immediately after this originally aired on The Discovery Channel, they aired a live one-hour debate, mediated by Ted Koppel. As far as I know, this debate has never been repeated, and it's not included on the DVD. If anyone reading this recorded and saved that debate, please send me a private message. Thank you.

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It was released online awhile back. You can probably find it on youtube now (not just bit torrent).

I wonder if James Tabor is still supporting this? I'm too lazy to check his blog...

http://www.historyvsthedavincicode.com
History vs. the Da Vinci Code

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Nothing on bit torrent, and youtube has only a 10 minute excerpt. Does anyone out there have the entire hour?

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To be frank (I don't see a problem with downloading something that's only aired on TV), that's how I watched both the program itself AND the debate special.

I don't "have it" in the sense that I could give it to you, but if you search, you should find it. Ask one of the people who put it up to re-seed it for you (using the lingo of that scene).

I'm a little surprised it hasn't come out already, but then considering it questioned the program's entire thesis by giving quotes from experts to the effect that were backing out of the statements attributed to them in the doco... it would be really bad PR to include them in any "official" DVD release. That is... because Simcha/Cameron are too cheap to include the special (and to save face they'd really need to tape a video response to it, which would take time and $$$ which cuts into their profit) and/or because they're too cowardly to include honest criticism of the production's assertions.


It WAS out there, commercial free, uncut. Interest in the program seems to have really waned since it came out (despite two DVD releases), but I'm sure you will eventually be able to locate it. Maybe Ted Koppel has a website or something?

http://www.historyvsthedavincicode.com
History vs. the Da Vinci Code

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It's out there. Seems inordinately hostile to the film makers. Short on relevant thought processes and big on skepticism.

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