{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e89a796854bf00115a70e0/65c269d41e22f90016e61d26?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dragons: From the Ancient World to the Hobbit","description":"<p>Take dinosaur bones, snake poison, volcanic lava, fear of the unknown. Mix it all together and you have a dragon!</p><p><br></p><p>Today we're finding out about the ancient origins of dragons and why there used to be a much wider variety of dragon types than we see today. Our guide is dragon expert Jasmine Elmer. Jasmine's new documentary \"Dragons: Myth &amp; Reality\" is out now on <a href=\"https://access.historyhit.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History Hit.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Edited by Tom Delargy, Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code AFTERDARK - sign up at <a href=\"https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href=\"https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}