"Welcome to the Freak Show" - Freak Performers in the Victorian Age
Working Over Time
English - August 15, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBHistory Education archaeology workplaces employers economy industry trades ancient history craftsmanship contemporary society technology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Free tickets to the Victorian Freak Show, courtesy of expert escort Dr John Woolf! Grab yours now. Guaranteed to provoke a bit of revulsion plus .... a measure of uncomfortable recognition. See how our obsession with celebrity can trace its roots back to Victorian Freak Show performers, and maybe even further.