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Christian the Lion

It is almost exactly 40 years since two young Australians had what has become a famous encounter with a lion in the depths of the African bush.

It is almost exactly 40 years since two young Australians had what has become a famous encounter with a lion in the depths of the African bush.

John Rendall and Anthony Bourke had come across "Christian" late in 1969, at what was then a zoo in the upmarket London department store, Harrods.

Alan Johnston speaks to John Rendall about their decision to release him into the wild in Kenya and the extraordinary moment that became a YouTube sensation.

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10 minutes

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Sun 31 Jul 2011 22:50GMT

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  • Wed 27 Jul 2011 08:50GMT
  • Wed 27 Jul 2011 12:50GMT
  • Wed 27 Jul 2011 21:50GMT
  • Thu 28 Jul 2011 00:50GMT
  • Thu 28 Jul 2011 02:50GMT
  • Sun 31 Jul 2011 11:50GMT
  • Sun 31 Jul 2011 22:50GMT

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