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Ponto Was the Lion's Name

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Exploring our fascination with escaped zoo animals roaming the suburban landscape, with Judith Palmer.
There's Goldie the eagle, who evaded capture in Regent's
Park for several days in 1965, Sheila the tiger, who slipped her enclosure in Glasgow in 1949, and various big-cat sightings from Devon to Kent. Plus a look at the effect that wild beasts have on children's dreams. Producer Miles Warde

Contributors

Unknown:
Judith Palmer.
Producer:
Miles Warde
Source: Radio Times

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