Parachuting monkeys & volcanic eruptions: an extraordinary Victorian zoo

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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With parachuting monkeys, volcanic eruptions and performances of Beethoven’s symphonies, Surrey Zoo was no ordinary Victorian attraction. Dr Joanne Cormac joins Rob Attar to discuss the story of this eye-opening pleasure park, and reveals what the rise of zoos can tell us about science, leisure and empire in the Victorian age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:05.0	A bit of a different thing going on this week.
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0:10.3	And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.
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0:15.7	Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.
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0:26.2	And remember, it's just between us.
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