Circus Bears
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Mixing folk tale with fantasy, and history with myth, Booker-nominated writer Mick Jackson explores some little-known chapters in England's past.Today's story remembers the Circus Bears of Bristol and the day they revolted.
Adapted from his collection 'Bears Of England'.
Reader: Ian Holm
Music by Lorraine Bowen.
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
