Norman Barrett (ringmaster)

[1] As a younger man, he was a bareback rider, famous for his Ben-Hur act where he would stand astride two horses while others ran in the opposite direction between his legs.

Barrett was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1990 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at the Tower Circus in Blackpool.

In 2013, Barrett appeared as the Mystery Guest on Russell Howard's Good News, series 8 episode 6.

Barrett, with his budgies, appeared as a guest on Sunday Night at the Palladium in May 2015 and took this cabaret act particularly to Germany and Belgium.

Norman was also the ringmaster of the made-for-television Circus World Championships which ran on ITV and BBC Television for many years.