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Tuesday, 7 October 2025

The magic of the Indian circus

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The circus is one of Britain 's most successful cultural exports . Created in London in 1768 , it quickly spread around the world. Whe...
Sunday, 5 October 2025

Review of Kingdom of Kong by Big Kid Circus - the best looking big top show in Britain

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  Salesmen have an old saying: sell the sizzle not the sausage . It’s not the product that people buy, it’s the feeling that the product giv...
Wednesday, 1 October 2025

The World's Strongest Teeth!

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  Circus star Michael Radiff has bitten his way to a Guinness World Record by lifting three people with a combined weight of 185.80 kg (...

Tallest-Ever Human Pyramid Stands 10 Levels Tall

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  Not in a circus, but the tallest-ever human pyramid climbed into Guinness World of Records this year by reaching 10 levels at a festiva...
Thursday, 31 July 2025

Risk is part of the circus, says injured Globe of Death rider

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  The Globe of Death isn’t just a scary name. When you have multiple motorcyclists looping the loop inside a spherical cage, the stunt is ...
Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Big Kid Circus goes ape (big time!)

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With its jungle scenery and a contortionist performing in the palm of a 30-foot-tall animatronic ape , could Kingdom of Kong , the new sho...
Thursday, 27 February 2025

No, not a circus act...

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  ... but British armoured cars disguised as elephants in Burma in WW2.
Saturday, 21 December 2024

Short Story: One Day In The Future

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What would Philip Astley , the Father of the Circus, make of today’s animal-free big top? Find out in this timeslip story by Douglas McPher...
Sunday, 8 December 2024

Woke war on Christmas! Review of Big Apple Circus, Hometown Playground

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Has Christmas gone out of fashion? In London 's Winter Wonderland, Zippos ' seasonal show is the distinctly un-Christmassy (but dis...

Zippos' Christmas Treat. Review of Candyland at Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park

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Zippos' Christmas show at Winter Wonderland . I know what you're thinking. Christmas songs, Santa hats, snowballs, a giant Father C...