Timeshift's history of the circus was short on historical rigour " but, boy, talk about nostalgiaAfter some pointless Monty Python title graphics " I guess the producer couldn't resist the word association " Timeshift: When the Circus Comes to Town (BBC4) opened in postwar austerity Britain, when the circus was as close as most people got to the escapist glamour of Hollywood. And, despite going on to trace the histor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PM on August 9, 2011