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Sunday, 11 January 2026

Actress Tippi Hedren just 'lion around' with her pet.

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Monday, 5 January 2026

Back when you could buy a baby elephant in Harrods!

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Saturday, 3 January 2026

Circus Extreme 'Rock It Out' Review

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  One of the great things about circus is that no matter how many shows you have seen, and how many times you have been wowed , you will al...
Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Is the Globe of Death the circus' deadliest stunt?

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Following a fatality in the Globe of Death in Italy last month, we look at the 120-year history of motorbikes in the steel sphere. The Globe...
Saturday, 27 December 2025

Zippos Christmas Circus, Winter Wonderland 2025 Review

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  It wouldn't be Christmas without Zippos in Hyde Park . And once again, showman Martin Burton has served up a cracker. Don't be ...
Wednesday, 24 December 2025

"I try at Christmas time to carry on as though nothing unpleasant were happening." - Quentin Crisp

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Saturday, 6 December 2025

The Perfect Christmas Present

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  For anyone who ever dreamed of running away with the circus!
Thursday, 4 December 2025

Hair-hanging with style at Cirquoise

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Monday, 1 December 2025

The animal rights protest that made me love the circus

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  This is the picture and newspaper headline that started my journey into the circus . I'd been to the circus before, mainly to review...
Friday, 28 November 2025

Gerry Cottle Remembered by his Circus Friends

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Gerry Cottle with his Wookey Hole circus school students Five years after the untimely passing of circus giant Gerry Cottle on 13 January 2...