483 - The Kidnapping of Alfred The Gorilla
Do Go On22 Jan 2025

483 - The Kidnapping of Alfred The Gorilla

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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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.


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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