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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This week, we go back to 2005, when a group of young Brits were chosen to be the first British tourists sent to space. But there was more to this adventure than they realised ...

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:38 (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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Cadets_(TV_series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3O33KeG5g&list=PLAgjUkCrumNJCMFB0VGizdfF6Iq9Ki-kL&index=1

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/17/ipswich-we-have-a-problem-space-cadets-the-reality-show-that-never-left-the-ground

Space Cadets (2005)

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Recorded in front of a HOT Dublin crowd, we hear the story of Ireland's tennis champ, Vere St Leger Goold... and the story takes quite a few twists and turns along the way!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:02 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat

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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

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.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62072294

https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1116/1336515-the-irish-wimbledon-finalist-who-became-a-convicted-murderer/

https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/goold-marie.htm

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-herald-1907-murder-of-mme/15902623/

https://galaxypress.com/a-penal-colony-in-french-guiana%E2%80%95the-infamous-devils-island/

https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/editorial/papillon-a-trip-to-devils-island#:~:text=The%20place%20was%20cursed%20as,it%20nearly%20impossible%20to%20escape

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henri-Charriere

https://www.wimbledontennistickets.co.uk/blog/11-interesting-facts-about-wimbledon-tennis/

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More than 125 years since the character debuted, Dracula remains the quintessential vampire. But why is he so famous and what led to him enduring for so long? On this episode we explore the life of Dracula creator Bram Stoker and his most famous character's journey through popular culture.

Also, check out the two most recent episodes of Dave's spin off podcast Book Cheat where he explores the plot of Dracula with Cass Paige and Jackson Baly (episodes 106 and 107)

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:16 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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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.bramstokerestate.com/life 

https://www.npr.org/2008/10/30/96282132/defining-dracula-a-century-of-vampire-evolution

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/icelandic-translation-dracula-actually-different-book-180963346/ 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dracula-novel

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/21/100-best-novels-dracula-bram-stoker

https://www.britishlibrary.cn/en/works/dracula/

https://lithub.com/on-draculas-lost-icelandic-sister-text/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csv0rv

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula_in_popular_culture#

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In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an international mystery!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:58 (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. 

Resources/Further Reading:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-09-17/sri-lankas-handball-team-vanishes/553214

https://www.ranker.com/list/sri-lankan-handball-team-vanishing/tracey-graham

https://journalnews.com.ph/the-entire-sri-lankan-handball-team-vanished-in-germany-but-did-the-team-even-exist/#gsc.tab=0

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/how-an-entire-23-member-sri-lankan-handball-team-vanished-without-a-trace-in-germany-6220499

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3658966.stm

https://www.dw.com/en/sri-lankans-pull-off-disappearing-act-in-bavaria/a-1332926

https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/31714

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/sri-lanka-handball-team

https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.230213797121857&type=3

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/100404/Sports/spt10.html

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/070325/TV/023tv.html

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Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Let's celebrate with a very jolly topic indeed ... the story of a string of bombings in 1980 at multiple Woolworths stores in New South Wales...

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 06:00 (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. 

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This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confident to the powerful Oda Nobunaga during one of the most tumultuous periods in Japan's history.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:35 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report)

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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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.britannica.com/biography/Yasuke

https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/

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

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-yasuke-japans-first-black-samurai-180981416/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Samurai_Sword/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga

https://www.nichibun-g.co.jp/data/web-magazine/manabito/history/history109/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/arts/assassins-creed-shadows-yasuke-samurai-japan.html

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In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire country. Recorded live at The Monkey Barrel Comedy Club in Edinburgh.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:36 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:

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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

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:

• The Darien Venture: The Colony that Bankrupted Scotland (Geographics)

https://youtu.be/ykrZCtlwyL4?si=zHp5VLxz3m9cFBCx

• Empire, episode 186 - Scotland: A nation in crisis

https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/empire

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html#:~:text=Sir%20William%20Paterson%20lived%20from,Acts%20of%20Union%20in%201707.

https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/companies/company-of-scotland-trading-to-africa-and-the-indies.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari%C3%A9n_Gap

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Here it is, the number one most voted for topic for Block 2024! On the evening of the 5th of April, 1815 the sounds of massive explosions rang out across modern day Indonesia. This lead to1816 becoming the year without summer!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report about the murders begins at approximately 06:31 (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:

The Year Without Summer: 1816 by William K Kingaman and Nicholas P Kingaman

theconversation.com/how-a-volcano-in-indonesia-led-to-the-creation-of-frankenstein

britannica.com/place/Mount-Tambora

theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/16/1816-year-without-summer-dark-masterpieces-beethoven-schubert-shelley

nps.gov/articles/000/1816-the-year-without-summer

history.com/news/bicycle-history-invention

historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=2054

smithsonianmag.com/history/blast-from-the-past-65102374/

history.com/topics/inventions/history-of-cholera

irishtimes.com

english-heritage.org.uk

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On the second most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about Anastasia Romanov (daughter of Tsar Nicholas II) and her Many Imposters!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report about the murders begins at approximately 07:40 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

Check out our other podcasts:

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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russia

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/05/110617/anna-anderson-anastasia-romanov-impostor

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

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

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On the third most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about one of the most successful and fearsome leaders in human history, the founder of the Mongol Empire; Genghis Khan.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report about the murders begins at approximately 08:57 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

*Content warning for sexual assault, at approximately: 1:48:34

For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod

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Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/

Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas

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.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-wrath-of-the-khans-series/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Genghis_Khan/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan/Legacy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan#Legacy_and_historical_assessment

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

https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/genghis-khan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/08/the-frustrating-hunt-for-genghis-kahns-long-lost-tomb-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/

https://www.iflscience.com/fact-check-are-one-in-200-people-descended-from-genghis-khan-65357

https://historyofyesterday.com/subutai-the-general-who-conquered-the-most-territory-in-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_and_conquests#Death_toll

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