Despite the collapse of many big tops under the pressure of rising costs and falling receipts, the Circus is far from dead. Its traditions are carried on by family companies which travel every year across Europe. It's not an easy life. Apart from financial worries, there's the problem of educating children, the lack of security in old age. Yet the lure of the Big Top is stronger than all. Film reports from East and West Europe.
Introduced by Derek Hart
(Colour)