S4E5: Circus Busch comes to town!

About this episode

The episode explores the history and cultural significance of Circus Busch and its impact in 20th-century Europe.

Roll up Roll up and welcome to Circus Busch! Sometimes it’s always there, in a permanent building along the Spree, that may or may not be used for significant meetings by various shades of the political spectrum, but this is Germany everybody, the context is gonna be colourful! Sometimes the circus is travelling to other places, like Paris in 1940 and everyone there is really happy to see you. Honest. We talk about the broader context of the history of The Circus in twentieth-century Europe ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Pip Roper, Jonny Whitlam

Topics covered

• Circus history
• 20th-century Europe
• Cultural events
• Political context
• Traveling circuses

Keywords

• Circus Busch
• history
• Germany
• Paris
• 20th century
• cultural significance
• political meetings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Circus Busch

Places: Germany, Paris

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