John Phipps

A strange blend of farce and tragedy: Wild Things – Siegfried & Roy reviewed

This podcast contains great material but it can’t work out what to do with it

Siegfried Fischbacher, far left, and Roy Uwe Ludwig, far right, in Las Vegas in 1982. Photo: Peter Bischoff / Getty Images
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