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Afternoon Reading: Mick Jackson - Bears of England

Afternoon Reading: Mick Jackson - Bears of England: Episode 2: Circus Bears

Bears of England

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Episode 2: Circus Bears

Mick Jackson - Bears of England

Circus Bears

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The indignities of working in a circus cause the Circus Bears of Bristol to revolt.

The indignities of working in a circus cause the Circus Bears of Bristol to revolt. Dark tale read by Ian Holm.

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.

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Series of eccentric stories which mix fantasy with folk tale and myth with history.

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

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Episode 2: Circus Bears

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