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Edinburgh Festival 2018 Special

MAGICIAN AT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL A special episode recorded during the 2018 Edinburgh Festival, Richard revisits six previous guests who are all performing at the festival with their own shows for a catch up. Featuring Piff The Magic Dragon, Ben Hart, Ben Hanlin, Harry...

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Attempting to fool Penn & Teller

Penn & Teller: Fool Us Back in 2011 I was lucky enough to be invited to perform on the (at the time brand new) ITV1 show Penn & Teller: Fool Us hosted by Jonathan Ross. If you haven't seen the show, the format is that the best magicians in the land are invited...

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Champions of Magic – Spring 2017 UK Theatre Tour

The Champions of Magic Tour I am very excited to announce that I will be embarking on a 30 date UK theatre tour in the Spring of 2017 with the Champions of Magic show. It is a wonderful show with 5 magicians who are all very different. I do the last 35 minutes of the...

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Christmas Party Magician

Magician for Christmas Parties Can you believe it? I can't! How is it nearly Christmas party season already? My email inbox is starting to fill up with emails about upcoming office and company Christmas parties. I have been performing at them for nearly 10 years and...

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Ep 72 – Derren Brown

Interview With Derren Brown One of the world's greatest living magicians takes to my hot seat for the series finale. Derren Brown has changed mentalism in our industry forever and become a household name in the process. He has produced more television content over the...

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Ep 71 – Stuart MacLeod (Barry & Stuart)

Interview With Stuart MacLeod Stuart MacLeod is one half of the double act Barry & Stuart. I would recommend you listen to Barry's episode first (episode 70) before you listen to this one as it follows on perfectly. In this interview Stuart discusses their...

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Ep 70 – Barry Jones (Barry & Stuart)

Interview With Barry Jones Barry Jones is half of the double act Barry & Stuart, they are without question two of the most creative and innovative magicians in the world today and over the last 15 years they have produced an incredible body of original work. In...

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Ep 69 – Harry De Cruz

Interview With Harry De Cruz  It is always great to hear an enthusiastic young magician talk about the magic world and how they view its past, present and future. This week Harry De Cruz takes to my hot seat, he is the youngest magician to ever do so. Harry is only...

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Ep 68 – Debbie McGee

Interview With Debbie McGee The lovely Debbie McGee takes to my hot seat this week to discuss her incredible life and career as both a ballet dancer and also as one half of the most famous magic double act in the UK over the last 30 years. Debbie talks about her...

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Ep 67 – Ben Earl

Interview with Ben Earl This is possibly the most thought provoking episode I have released in a long time. I have tried to convince Ben to be a guest on the podcast since the very beginning and today is the day he finally sits and talks to me about his incredible...

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