Gerry Cottle and his travelling theme park

Title

Gerry Cottle and his travelling theme park

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:43

Description

Circus owner Gerry Cottle on his new venture, Xanadu, a travelling theme park, which opens in Wandsworth today. Following years of protest from animal rights campaigners and bans by local authorities he has sold his traditional, animal-based circus. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Steve Jones).

Contributors

Steve Jones?; Gerry Cottle

Keywords

Entertainment; London; Animal rights; UK; Wandsworth; Protest movements; Animals; Travelling circuses; Circuses; Performing arts; Travelling people; Gerry Cottle; Gerry Cottle’s Circus

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