The Knie Dynasty: 100 Years of National Circus - Season 1

First aired: 1/1/2019 2 episodes

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Episodes

1. Part 1

Aired: 1/1/2019

It's the story of four brothers who, against their mother's wishes, bought a big top, erected for the first time in Berne in 1919. Around the central figure of Margrit Knie-Lippuner, we look back over the founding years of Circus Knie and those, more difficult, of the Second World War.

2. Part 2

Aired: 1/8/2019

An immersion in the Knie family and life in the Swiss National Circus, during preparations for the jubilee programme in 2018. A look behind the scenes and at the exacting daily routine of the circus artistes. Interviews with prestigious friends, such as Géraldine Chaplin, and archive footage provide the background.