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Anthony Walls thought his performing days were over as he left his career with the circus and looked forward to a normal lifestyle. He tells Jo why he's now got a job as a human pin cushion in the Circus of Horrors Show and why he's hoping his performance will lead to a brand new career with them.

Helen Rappaport tells Jo why the purchase of a five shilling book of short stories led to her love of all things Russian and how she used that passion in her work as an actress. Plus how a discovery of a very special portrait painting secured her career as a writer.

And our Oxfordshire By Association trail takes us to Burford today as we find out about one of the ladies who runs the Mermaid pub.