"Clara the Rhino" with Alex Byrne
52m | Mar 30, 2021This week Saoirse Siné is joined by comedian Alex Byrne to discuss Clara and the "Rhino-mania" that swept across Europe because of this a-list celebrity.
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Episode Source Material
"Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen" Jenner, Greg. 2020
https://www.rhinosinfo.com/famous-rhinos-clara.html
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/524139/clara-18th-century-rhinoceros-who-became-sensation
https://lesyeuxdargus.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/clara-et-la-rhinomania-en-europe-au-xviiie-siecle/
https://timeline.com/clara-rhinoceros-europe-history-dc8a944c2a21
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/356497
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/21/featuresreviews.guardianreview6
https://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/2011/04/clara-celebrity-rhino.html
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