483 - The Kidnapping of Alfred The Gorilla

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

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🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Alfred the gorilla was an icon of Bristol Zoo, known and loved around the world, when he died his body was put on display at the Bristol City Museum. One morning in 1956, staff arrived at the museum to find his body had been stolen! Who would do such a thing? Find out on this episode recorded live at The Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:49 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/mar/04/bristol-alfred-gorilla-theft-mystery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Gorilla

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/acBlyEkETBKkpOIII5QdvQ

https://collections.bristolmuseums.org.uk/stories/alfred-the-gorilla/#:~:text=A%20mysterious%20disappearance&text=In%20March%201956%20the%20curator,caretaker%2C%20and%20was%20later%20returned.

http://www.factfiend.com/alfred-turd-throwing-hero-gorilla-bristol

https://epigram.org.uk/10-weird-and-wonderful-things-bristol-university-students-did-to-raise-money-for-rag-week/

https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/is-there-truth-behind-the-bristol-zoo-parking-attendant-myth/

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/there-truth-behind-urban-myth-4941098

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0:00.0	Do Go On's 500th episode is coming to Melbourne at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, April 26, and here's a ticket update with now sold 80% of all tickets.
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0:13.4	That's Saturday, April 26, of Do Go On, Bristol, how you doing out there?
0:41.1	Oh, my God. episode of Do Go On. Bristol, how you doing out there? Oh my goodness, thank you so much.
0:44.1	Man, it's good to be here in the city of the bridge.
0:47.8	Yeah.
0:48.8	We love that bridge.
0:49.8	Yeah, what a...
0:50.9	We went over a different bridge today, and as we went over, we were like, fuck you.
0:56.9	Boo, what do you even...
0:58.0	Exist.
1:00.9	There's a better bridge just over there.
1:02.9	What's that bridge called?
1:04.5	The one that we love?
1:05.5	Yeah.
1:06.5	Your favourite bridge, what's it called?
1:08.0	What's it called?
1:08.5	Your favourite bridge in the whole wide world?
1:10.7	Obviously, you know the name.
1:12.7	It's one of my favourites.
1:14.8	Where's it sit in the top five?
1:16.8	I'd say two.
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