The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists: Jurassic Park & Prehistoric Fiction
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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Do you remember the first time you saw a dinosaur?
The first episode of Road to Rebirth lands on the 9th April.
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If you are as excited as I am about Jurassic World Rebirth which is releasing this summer this is the podcast for you. Each week in the lead up to the film I am going to be sitting down with a guest to discuss an entry or aspect of the Jurassic franchise.
This is episode one and it’s all about Michael C...
If you are as excited as I am about Jurassic World Rebirth which is releasing this summer this is the podcast for you. Each week in the lead up to the film I am going to be sitting down with a guest to discuss an entry or aspect of the Jurassic franchise.
This is episode two and it’s all about ‘Jurassic Park’, the Oscar winning 1993 film that launched a billion dollar franchise.
We talk about our f...
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I think genius of Michael Crichton lies not in his warmth but in his coldness – the clinical precision with which he constructed scientifically plausible nightmares that became billion-dollar franchises.
Speaking with authors Guy Adams and James Lovegrove, I explore how Crichton – the Harv...
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1993 was a huge year for Steven Speilberg. He released 'Jurassic Park' and 'Schindler's List' to great critical and commercial success. He took a few years off but he couldn't stop thinking about returning to the world of the dinosaurs
This week I sit down with composer Caleb Burnett and discuss our memories...
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Are you ready for a #SpinosaurusSummer?
In 1998 the fact that there would be a Jurassic Park 3 was almost a mere formality however what the story would be was far from certain.
This week I’m joined by Daniel Stephen the host and creator of the amazing ‘Stuck on Sorna’ podcast to dissect one o...
Steven Ray Morris has spent ten years hosting See Jurassic Right — one of the longest-running Jurassic podcasts around. In this episode he joins me to talk about what keeps a fandom alive, his own journey into podcasting, and his hottest Jurassic takes.
We swap series rankings, debate what Gareth Edwards brings to the franchise, and Steven shares some of the best fan stories he has collected over a decade of conversations.
Find...
This week I’m excited to bring you an episode all about the wonder of John Williams.
Joining me is composer, pianist, writer and broadcaster Neil Brand.
We discuss Williams' influence on film music, the collaboration between Williams and director Steven Spielberg over the years, and the thematic elements of wonder and life present in the score for ‘Jurassic Park’.
You can follow Neil on Insta...
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The Jurassic Franchise might not be the ‘everything is connected’ style of series like Marvel or Star Wars but there are looks of interesting expanded media that have been created.
Me and @Tom_Jurassic dig into all of the stuff that’s out there. We also talk about canon in general and what w...
How accurate are the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? Conor O'Keeffe works in museum education and spends his days answering exactly that question for the public.
We go through the franchise's most iconic animals, dig into the real science behind them, and explore the surprisingly dramatic history of palaeontology itself. Conor also has a suggestion for a future Jurassic scene that I haven't been able to stop thinking about.
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In 2015 ‘Jurassic World’ roared into cinemas and audiences turned out in their droves to see it.
Now as we embark on a brand new story it’s time to look back at the last 10 years of a film that changed a the brand from ‘Jurassic Park’ to ‘Jurassic World’
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Fallen Kingdom is the gothic sheep of the family. It continues to divide fans but since its release is it well worth a rewatch?
In this episode I'm joined by the fantastic Samantha Endres from ‘Jurassic Outpost’
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We’ve made it!
2022’s ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ was heralded as the end of the Jurassic Era bringing back the original Big Three Sam Neil, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum but did the series have anything new to say?
Locusts anyone?
In this fun and revealing conversation, Sam and Jack who both wor...
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Happy Rebirth Release Day!
I’m very excited to bring you my interview author of 3 behind the scenes ‘Jurassic’ books - James Mottram.
We recorded this before I’d seen the film but after he’d seen it for the first time so this is spoiler free.
We don’t just talk about Re...
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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...
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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 (J...
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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!
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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!
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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 f...
Thirteen books, two hundred years, and one question: how did we get from fossils in the rock to dinosaurs on the page?
This is the opening episode of Season 2 of The Pirates Don’t Eat The Tourists. The season is called Stones to Stories, and it traces prehistoric fiction from Victorian fossil folklore through pulp adventure to alien planets full of dinosaurs.
Here is the reading list the season is built on:
Jules Ver...
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