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Cyril Bertram Mills-This is Your Life, Paul Daniels, Circus Circus, The Circus, Circus Moves on in Calabria, 24 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain and Gypsey et Maud Films, 1974 - 2003

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Reference code: 178D13.18

Scope and Contents

Thames Television Plc, ITV, TWO, ARTE France Telmondis, Les Poissons Volants Neyrac Films. Colour and black and white, sound and background music. DVD1 Cyril Bertram Mills on This is Your Life, tv programme 1989 showing interviews and modern and vintage footage including the Royal Performance, Paul Daniels presenting a variety tv programme, including comedy, strong men and skating acts, followed by news programme, Circus Circus tv documentary on circus narrated by Wendy Richards, showing Gerry Cottle's circus acts and interviews, street circus scenes and interviews, Archaos Circus acts, The Circus Moves on in Calabria documentary for BBC part of The World About Us series, narrated in Italian and English by the Belucci family, showing Circo Technicolour behind the scenes footage performances and interviews as well as a funeral parade 1974, also commedy, musical variety act and children's tv programme at the end, 02:08:21 mins. DVD2 24 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain with Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione 2003, narrated in German, TV documentary showing behind the scenes footage and circus performances including juggling, clowning, acrobatics, aerial acts, equilibrists, etc and some interviews in French and dialogues in Chinese, Gypsey et Maud, French documentary on Le Cirque National Alexis Gruss, narrated in French and subtitled in German, containing early black and white footage, interviews, behind the scenes footage, rehersals and performances, 02:09:37 mins. England, Italy, Germany and France.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974 - 2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material

Extent

2 Item(s) (DVD, 2 discs)

Language of Materials

French

German

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Cultural context

Occupation

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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