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To the Circus

Nov 29, 201950 min
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Episode description

This week The Verb goes to the Circus where it uncovers the darker side of the Victorian fair and the extraordinary language used to tell the stories of the living exhibits of the Freak Show with ringmaster extraordinaire Norman Barrett, historian John Woolf, writer Rosie Garland and poet Keith Hutson.

Presenter: Ian McMillan Producer: Cecile Wright

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