The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists: Jurassic Park & Prehistoric Fiction

Send me a voice message!In today’s episode we walk through the Natural History Museum as both a beloved London landmark and a working scientific institution, from its cathedral-like main hall to the hidden stories baked into the terracotta. Along the way, we unpack how Victorian ambition, dinosaurs, and modern conservation collide inside the UK’s most visited attraction. 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 

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 

Send me a voice message!Charles Dickens opened Bleak House with a megalosaurus waddling up Holborn Hill. This episode traces the stories we told about the bones in the rock before we knew what they were. I’m joined by Bexhill Museum curator Julian Porter and author Natalie Lawrence.For the extended interview with Natalie Lawrence, you can hear it by subscribing to the Plus version of the podcast in Apple Podcasts or clicking the ‘support the show’ link below.A huge thank you to Guy Adams for the opening narration!GuestsJulian PorterCurator at Bexhill Museum and author of Bexhill on Sea: A Historyhttps://amzn.to/4wL8eQ6 (affiliated link so I might earn commission on items bought)https://www.instagram.com/bexhill_museum?igsh=ZXh5Mm12c2R6Z2puNatalie LawrenceAuthor of Enchanted Creatures, a history of the monsters we have made from the natural worldhttps://amzn.to/4dQqtuK (affiliated link so I might earn commission on items bought)https://www.nataliejlawrence.com/https://www.instagram.com/natalie.j.lawrenceLinksMark Witton: Unicorns, dragons, monsters and giantsNatalie references Mark’s work in this episode, picking apart the arguments for mythological creatures being derived from fossil discoveries.https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2018/04/unicorns-dragons-monsters-and-giants.html?m=1Bexhill Museum: Dinosaurs and Geologyhttps://www.bexhillmuseum.org.uk/access-centre/museum-exhibitions-displays/dinosaurs-geology/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 

Send me a voice message!Before Season 2 begins, here’s every film episode from Season 1 in one place!Season 1 of The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists was called Road to Rebirth. Over the course of the season, we worked our way through all seven Jurassic films, from Spielberg’s original in 1993 to Jurassic World Rebirth in 2025. This compilation brings together all seven film episodes as a single listen. Perfect for catching up before Stones to Stories begins on 3rd June, or for new listeners wanting to understand where the show came from.Episodes included: Jurassic Park (1993) with Derrick Davis · The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) with Caleb Burnett · Jurassic Park III (2001) with Daniel Stephen · Jurassic World (2015) with Brad Jost · Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) with Samantha Endres · Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) with Sam Phillips and Jack Ewins · Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) with James Mottram and Derrick DavisSupport 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