Do you remember your first circus?
On Wednesday 3rd January, Radio 3’s Free Thinking Programme hosted a discussion about the invention of the circus ring. Andrew Van Buren (Van Buren Organisation, Philip Astley Project), Tom Rack (No Fit State Circus), Naomi Frisby and Professor Vanessa Toulmin (Sheffield University) discussed our fascination with running away with the circus and the sheer wonder of ordinary people…