Circus International is a Canadian

Television in Canada

Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...

 documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 in 1981.

Premise

Episodes followed circus entertainers in situations such as rehearsals. Al Waxman

Al Waxman

Albert Samuel Waxman, CM, O.Ont was a Canadian actor and director of over 1000 productions on radio, television, film, and stage...

hosted this series. Circus troupes from Moscow and China (Wu Hang) were included in the series coverage.

Scheduling

This hour-long series was broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. (North American Eastern time) from 9 October to 13 November 1981.