Stones To Stories: The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs with Mark Witton

Send me a voice message!Plymouth, summer of 1841. Richard Owen stepped before the British Association for the Advancement of Science and coined a word that would reshape our understanding of the deep past: Dinosauria. This episode follows that word from Owen’s meeting hall to South London, where sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins turned fragmentary bones into life-size stone giants.I am joined by palaeoartist and author Mark Witton for a conversation about the history of the site and then Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs trustee Andrew Brady, and Jurassic Outpost’s Caleb Burnett and I go for a walk through the world’s oldest surviving prehistoric animal park.For the extended interview with Mark Witton, you can hear it by subscribing to the Plus version of the podcast in Apple Podcasts or clicking the ‘support the show’ link below.GuestsMark WittonPalaeoartist, palaeontologist and authorMarkwitton.co.uk@mark_wittonAndrew BradyTrustee of the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, the charity formed in 2013 to conserve and celebrate the geological court at Crystal Palace Park. Follow the ongoing restoration and find out how to support the project.Cpdinosaurs.org@CPDinosaursFacebookLinksReport of the 11th Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Plymouth 1841https://archive.org/details/reportofeleventh42londThe Art and Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs by Eleanor Michel and Mark WittonAll author proceeds go to the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs.https://cpdinosaurs.org/projects/the-art-and-science-crystal-palace-dinosaursThe Dragon of St Paul’s by Reginald Bacchus and Cyril Ranger GullThe 1899 story referenced in the episode, in which a prehistoric creature thaws from a block of ice and runs amok across London. It can be found in Richard Fallon’a brilliant prehistoric story collection here:https://amzn.eu/d/0ceDiAs4 (this is an affiliate link so might earn commission when using)Support the showIf you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this show find more Jurassic fans like you!Presented and produced by Roland SquireTheme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed)Cover artwork: @thejurassicartistFind us: @JurassicPiratesPod on Instagram