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who broadcast on
Children's Hour and published books as 'Zoo Man of the BBC' in the 1930s. Gillespie's early books did not include the Zoo man nickname. However Gillespie was, by the late 1950s, being described as the 'Zoo man of the Scottish BBC' and he published books under that name from 1960
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Gillespie'. The correct spelling is confirmed in both his birth and death certificates. Cf. Births, marriages and deaths information available at the
General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People Centre in Edinburgh, and also at
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programmes began in 1926 when they were broadcast by the
Edinburgh and Glasgow stations of the BBC. He was, in those early years, probably not billed as 'the Zoo Man' of the BBC - that title, for English stations at least, was given to
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onwards. His early radio talks were published in a series of 'Zoo Tales' books which are listed below. He appears in a group photograph with
Garscadden, the 'Bird Man of the BBC' (James Douglas-Home), and the 'Hut Man of the BBC' (
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The contents of this volume were, in their origin, among the 'Zoo Talks' which I have broadcast, in the last four years, during the
Children's Hour of the Edinburgh and Glasgow stations of the BBC.
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He is referred to as 'Tom H. Gillespie' in reference to this group photograph.
557:"Corstorphinehill House, Scottish National Zoological Park or Edinburgh Zoo"
433:. Illustrated by David Pratt. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh, 1965.
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Gillespie qualified as a solicitor in 1899, but he had a strong interest in
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443:"A Wolf Colony in Edinburgh", Vol. XIX, no. 3, June 1933, pp. 212–215.
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446:"Springtime at the Zoo", Vol. XXIII, no. 3, June 1935, pp. 176–180.
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449:"The Zoo in War-Time", Vol. XXXIV, no. 3, Dec. 1940, pp. 197–202.
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radio programme as 'the Zoo Man' who gave talks about the animals in
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The Way of a Serpent. A popular account of the habits of snakes
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and devoted his spare time to his dream of establishing a
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Slains, Aberdeenshire: Michael Slains Publishers, 1964.
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Popular Official Guide to the Scottish Zoological Park
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488:"Obituary – Mr. Thomas Gillespie".
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262:Professional Appointments
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