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The Raelian cult

A visit to the headquarters of the cult which has claimed it has cloned the first human

A visit to the headquarters in Quebec of the cult which has claimed it has cloned the first human being.

The cult began in 1973 when Frenchman Claude Vorilhon - who later changed his name to Rael - says he encountered alien life forms on the side of a volcano. Two religious specialists assess the cult’s claim.

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26 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project