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From 1956 – Sir David tells us about the Komodo dragon for the first time

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An early telling of a Komodo dragon story that Sir David would return to later in life. Heard here in 1956, it already has the suspense and fascination that became such a hallmark of his storytelling. Clip taken from The Travellers. BBC Radio 4, December 1956.

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