The Bird family are 'Show People'. They move from town to town across the country, selling rides like the dodgems and the merry go round at their travelling fairground.

The Fairground Community, sometimes known as ‘Showpeople’, have a long tradition of working the Fairs, many of which are hundreds of years old.

Fairground families are constantly on the move, erecting and pulling down as they go from one site to another throughout the year.

This documentary follows the people behind the "Birds Entertainment" group- a family who have made it their lives travelling around the country bringing their fairground from town to town.

This piece, first broadcast in 1979, explores a unique lifestyle, and the highs and lows of living this life on the road.

Producer Pat Feeley

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