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by Roland Squire
From Jurassic Park to Jules Verne, Roland Squire explores how dinosaurs captured human imagination across 200 years of fiction. Season 2 — Stones to Stories — traces prehistoric literature from Victorian fossil hunters to Cold War science fiction, taking in Michael Crichton, Arthur Conan Doyle, and beyond. For fans of Jurassic Park, dinosaurs, natural history, and the books that put teeth into deep time.
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- 3 days ago39 min
Stones To Stories: Before the Word “Dinosaur”
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!...
- 3 weeks ago7h 41m
Road to Rebirth: The Film Episodes
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 understa...
- Jan 21, 202622 min
Stones To Stories: The Book List
Hello and welcome to the first episode of Season 2 of ‘The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists’. The subtitle this year is ‘Stones to Stories’ and I will be looking at how we went from fossil folklore to alien planets populated with dinosaurs and taking in a whole host of other exciting dinosaur tales. The season starts in earnest sometime in the Spring. Send me a voice message! Support the show If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Appl...
- Jan 7, 202647 min
What Jurassic Can Learn from Star Wars with Mark Newbold (FanthaTracks)
What can Jurassic learn from Star Wars? Would Jurassic work as a TV show or would it loose it’s special cinematic exclusivity? All of these questions and more are discussed in today’s special episode with my wonderful guest Mark Newbold! If you want to follow Mark’s work then please head to @prefect_timing on Instagram and visit FanthaTracks.com Here is also a link to Mark’s interview with David Vickery for ILM.com - https://www.ilm.com/jurassic-world-rebirth-david-vickery-interview-ilm...
- Dec 31, 20251h 14m
Jurassic 2025 - End of Year Special with Tom Jurassic and Conor O’Keeffe
To round out the year and to launch the brand new podcast look and name I am joined by Conor O’Keeffe and Tom Jurassic to chat all things Jurassic’25. Tune in next week for part 2 with my interview with journalist Mark Newbold and a tease about the new upcoming 2026 season. Thanks for all the support in 2025 and Happy New Year! Send me a voice message! Support the show If you enjoy the show then it would mean a lot to me if you could rate & review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps this s...
- Aug 14, 202530 min
The “Final Episode” with (nearly) everyone
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Hello! I’m here with the ‘final episode’ of ‘Road to Rebirth’. Thank you all so much for listening along. Stay tuned for future announcements! Send me a voice message! Support the show If 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 Rol...
- Jul 23, 20251h 27m
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) SPOILER Review with Derrick Davis and James Mottram
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 It’s finally here! Grab a Snickers, some Doritos and a can of Dr.Pepper and listen to our Spoiler review of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ You can find more about Derrick and his fantastic book, ‘Invertiverse’ at derrickdavismedia.com And more on British Cinematographers Magazine here (James’s interview with ‘Rebirth’ cinematographer John Mathiseon is in July’s issue) Send m...
- Jul 9, 202556 min
Jurassic Graphics with Matthew Clark (Lead Graphic Designer for ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’)
🦖 Got a minute? Help shape the future of the podcast by filling in this quick form: https://forms.gle/wsz1wNygN4uhe39y5 Today I am joined by the Lead Graphic Designer of ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, Matthew Clark, as we discuss the visual world building in the original 1993 movie. The conversation has made me see this film I love and have watched multiple times in a new light. If you want to follow Matthew and see some behind the scenes pictures from the new film then you can find him on I...
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From Jurassic Park to Jules Verne, Roland Squire explores how dinosaurs captured human imagination across 200 years of fiction. Season 2 — Stones to Stories — traces prehistoric literature from Victorian fossil hunters to Cold War science fiction, taking in Michael Crichton, Arthur Conan Doyle, and beyond. For fans of Jurassic Park, dinosaurs, natural history, and the books that put teeth into deep time.
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