Listen to Mystifying Melbourne – 13 August 2021
02:00:00
Wirth's Circus special. Beginning as a performing family troupe in 1882 they morphed into something extraordinary and travelled the world. Eventually, they set up shop on St Kilda Road close to Princes Bridge but not after a strong rival with the FitzGerald Bros Circus.
Playlist for Mystifying Melbourne – 13 August 2021
- Se dire adieuDebout Sur Le Zinc
- CarouselCircus contraption
- Beat CircusThe Mack
- Ringling Bros. Grand EntrySouth Shore Concert band, Richard Whitmarsh
- Over the WavesSounds of the circus
- War March of the PriestsFelix Mendelssohn
- Feud: Bette and Joan - Main titlesMac Quayle
- You Don't Own MeLesley Gore
- Under the big top- Wirths CircusNational sound and film archive of Australia
- El Valsecito de Don SerafínPaté de Fuá
- 17 HippiesMarlène
- Circus Life with Wirth’s (c. 1950)Marjory Green interviews Harry Moreni - New Zealand radio program
- Le cirque, the circus: fanfareCharlie Chaplin
- Big Top Suite, part 2: ClownsBeast Circus
- Le CirqueCanailles
- Paradise CircusMassive Attack
- Hurts like hellFleurie
- Future Me Hates Me - liveThe Beths
- Winds lamentMolly Lewis
- Oceanic FeelingMolly Lewis
- Cardigan SongKikagaku Moyo
About this program
A penchant for the weird and mysterious? Spooky and unusual? Tune in to Mystifying Melbourne, a show dedicated to exploring the more quirky and oft-overlooked aspects of Melbourne/VIC.
