Circuses

'Our circus has mind, body and soul' Video, 00:01:00
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Africa
Posted
8 August 2018
'We're going to love them until they die' Video, 00:01:53
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
30 June 2018
Transcript: How do you learn the trapeze if you’re blind?
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Disability
Posted
25 May 2018
How do you learn trapeze if you’re blind? Audio, 00:16:58
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Disability
Posted
25 May 2018
Performer falls from Giant Space Wheel. Video, 00:00:20
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Guernsey
Posted
15 May 2018
There's a clown running for Congress. Literally. Video, 00:02:36
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US & Canada
Posted
19 April 2018
'Last lion tamer' refused circus licence
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England
Posted
12 April 2018
Can this woman fit inside a plastic bottle? Blue Peter. Video, 00:01:17
This amazing contortionist has had special training to fit her body into small spaces.
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CBBC
Posted
28 March 2018
Cirque du Soleil performer falls to death
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US & Canada
Posted
18 March 2018
Plans to ban wild animals in circuses
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Wales politics
Posted
14 February 2018
Student in bottle is 'Pickled Person' Video, 00:01:04
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
6 February 2018
A peek behind the scenes of the circus
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Nottingham
Posted
4 February 2018
'Shout it from the rooftops' Video, 00:01:22
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Business
Posted
29 December 2017
Patchwork Pals. Series 2, Patchwork Rabbit. Video, 3 minutes
Nobody thinks Patchwork Rabbit's big circus is very big at all! Can he save the show?
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CBeebies
Available for 1 month
Witness History. Cirque du Soleil. Audio, 9 minutes
The ground-breaking circus was formed by a group of street performers in Quebec in 1984.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
In My Head. The Circus Manager. Audio, 14 minutes
Circus manager Roxana Icu works frantically backstage to ensure the kids are entertained.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Series 3, The Circus. Audio, 12 minutes
Why does the circus endure? Mike Williams explores its lasting appeal.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Circus. Audio, 18 minutes
How did modern circuses develop? And why do they appeal to adults and children worldwide?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Hardeep's Sunday Lunch. Series 3, Hardeep Cooks at the Circus. Audio, 30 minutes
Hardeep Singh Kohli enters the marvellous and mystifying world of the circus.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Spotlight. Cirque du Soleil. Audio, 4 minutes
Founding members of the Cirque du Soleil discuss how they came to be in Quebec
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Flea Circus. Audio, 6 minutes
The strange world of the travelling flea circus
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year