About this episode
The episode explores the story of a dodo's murder and its implications on colonial history.
It’s become a symbol for extinction; the dodo is a semi-mythical creature which most of us know only through Alice in Wonderland. But one particular dodo was the victim of a crime – murder. Its skull now sits in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. And it holds the clues to a thrilling mystery which illustrates a little-known colonial legacy. Season Two is co-produced with CBC Podcasts.
Topics covered
- extinction
- colonial legacy
- dodo
- natural history
- mystery
Keywords
- dodo
- extinction
- murder
- colonialism
- natural history
- mystery
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Books & works: Alice in Wonderland
Places: Oxford, Australia, Canada
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