Comments on: The Magicast – Episode Five http://www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com/2009/05/the-magicast-episode-five/ A ten part series on Resonance FM all about the art of magic... Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:14:39 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Matthew http://www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com/2009/05/the-magicast-episode-five/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Matthew Mon, 25 May 2009 21:58:33 +0000 http://www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com/?p=276#comment-23 Excellent! Thanks for that John. Didn't realise Ben was talking about you. Thanks also for the images. I'll forward them on to Paul and see if it's the same book. All the best, Matt Excellent! Thanks for that John. Didn’t realise Ben was talking about you. Thanks also for the images. I’ll forward them on to Paul and see if it’s the same book.

All the best,

Matt

]]> By: John Rayment http://www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com/2009/05/the-magicast-episode-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22 John Rayment Mon, 25 May 2009 10:15:36 +0000 http://www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com/?p=276#comment-22 Fantastic episode! Clever and entertaining chap, that Mr.Daniels. When Paul was talking about the book that originally got him interested in magic, Ben commented that he had a friend with a similar book. This is me, I suspect... and what's more, it could very well be the same book. It's called "Home Fun", by Cecil H. Bullivant - my copy is the 1942 reprint, but the original was published in 1910, so the dates may well fit... And, in addition to a "Conjuring for All" chapter, it does indeed have, as Paul described, a chapter on puppetry and a section on how to "vamp" on a piano... http://baldjohn.com/various/IMG_0493.jpg http://baldjohn.com/various/IMG_0494.jpg http://baldjohn.com/various/IMG_0495.jpg Fantastic episode! Clever and entertaining chap, that Mr.Daniels.

When Paul was talking about the book that originally got him interested in magic, Ben commented that he had a friend with a similar book. This is me, I suspect… and what’s more, it could very well be the same book. It’s called “Home Fun”, by Cecil H. Bullivant – my copy is the 1942 reprint, but the original was published in 1910, so the dates may well fit…

And, in addition to a “Conjuring for All” chapter, it does indeed have, as Paul described, a chapter on puppetry and a section on how to “vamp” on a piano…

http://baldjohn.com/various/IMG_0493.jpg
http://baldjohn.com/various/IMG_0494.jpg
http://baldjohn.com/various/IMG_0495.jpg

]]> By: Matt Duggan in conversation with Paul Daniels | Working Magic http://www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com/2009/05/the-magicast-episode-five/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Matt Duggan in conversation with Paul Daniels | Working Magic Wed, 20 May 2009 01:08:00 +0000 http://www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com/?p=276#comment-19 [...] I was fortunate enough to interview the legendary TV magician Paul Daniels about his career and his take on TV magic and I’m pleased to announce that you can now hear that interview on the radio show’s website. [...] [...] I was fortunate enough to interview the legendary TV magician Paul Daniels about his career and his take on TV magic and I’m pleased to announce that you can now hear that interview on the radio show’s website. [...]

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