Scotland-born Samuel Bissett was a man of many talents; shoemaking, brokering and, more famously, making all sorts of animals do all sorts of things that animals don't normally do in front of adoring crowds around the country. Join Jim and Violet as we discover the incredibly fun story of Samuel Bissett's magical menagerie.
Plus, Violet delves into the archives for a poem that's prematurely peeved and a letter from a man who likely doesn't understand how birds work.
Archives used in this episode:
www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
Yesterday's Chip Paper is a podcast that dives into newspaper archive to see what pearls we can discover. From mad scientists to murder most foul, the only limit to the stories we find is that someone, somewhere has to have written about it.
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