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You Can't Make a Clown

Duration: 00:57

Nicolai Poliakoff, aka Coco the Clown, describes how he wanted to be a clown from an early age despite being trained as a trapeze artist.

Available since: Mon 13 Feb 2012

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Interviewer
Joan Bakewell
Coco the Clown
Nicolai Poliakov

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Late Night Line-Up Coco the Clown

Joan Bakewell interviews renowned circus performer, Coco the Clown. (1966)

First broadcast: 17 Oct 1966

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