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b"Thomas Huxley and Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, were among the prominent figures discussing Charles Darwin\\u2019s theory of evolution at the Oxford University Museum on 30th June 1860; an encounter sometimes referred to as \\u2018The Great Debate\\u2019.\\xa0\\nThe confrontation is best remembered for a heated exchange in which Wilberforce supposedly asked Huxley whether it was through his grandfather or his grandmother that he claimed his descent from a monkey. Huxley is said to have replied that he would not be ashamed to have a monkey for his ancestor, but he would be ashamed to be connected with a man who used his great gifts to obscure the truth.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how both men came to believe they had \\u2018won\\u2019 the \\u2018debate\\u2019; trace back the origins of the men\\u2019s nicknames \\u2018Darwin\\u2019s Bulldog\\u2019 and \\u2018Soapy Sam\\u2019; and consider whether Darwin himself was keen on causing such controversy\\u2026\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The Great Debate\\u2019 (Oxford University Museum of Natural History): https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/great-debate\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Did Huxley really mop the floor with Wilberforce?\\u2019 (National Geographic, 2008): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/repost-did-huxley-really-mop-the-floor-with-wilberforce\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Darwin\\u2019s Dangerous Idea\\u2019 (PBS, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=povYofKYqJM\\n\\xa0\\n#Science #Victorian #UK\\nWe'll be back on Monday - unless you join\\xa0\\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\U0001f334, where we give you ad-free listening AND a full-length Sunday episode every week!\\nPlus, weekly bonus content, unlock over 70 bonus bits, and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0or\\xa0Patreon.\\xa0Thanks!\\n\\xa0\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"