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Mick Jackson - Bears of England

Episode 2: Circus Bears

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Series of three eccentric stories by Mick Jackson, which mix fantasy with folk tale and myth with history.

The circus bears are deeply disgruntled at the extra risks being incorporated into their performance, and things come to a head at the annual circus convention in Bristol.

Read by Ian Holm.

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. Show less

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