Smoke & Mirrors – The Magic Radio Show

Listen in to the show on Tuesday 5th May at 6pm GMT for a rip-roaring episode of Smoke & Mirrors on Resonance FM. I’ll be joined by mentalist and mindreader Marc Paul to discuss all things mental (well, in a magic sense at least).

Marc has been voted ‘World’s Greatest Mindreader’ and as well as discussing his remarkable skills, he will be sharing them with us by performing live in the studio.

Tune in on Tuesday at 6pm GMT via Resonance FM or on 104.4FM in London.

Here it is folks!

 The Magicast - Episode Two [29:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode two of the mystical Smoke & Mirrors podcast (or Magicast as I’m calling it from now on) has arrived!

For this show, I’m joined in the studio by author, broadcaster and Member of The Magic Circle Brian Sibley. We pick up where we left off with Peter Lane last week, talking about the more recent history of magic. We look at some of the characters that have shaped modern magic including Chung Ling Soo and Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, the father of modern magic. We also look at why London was one of the centres of magic in the world throughout the 20th Century and Brian will be talking about his collaborations with the magicians of cinema like Peter Jackson on Lord of the Rings.

As always, the lovely Julia will be here with the magic news and we’ll be telling you where you can see magic in the capital this week.

Tune in to 104.4FM here in London and online across the world at http://resonancefm.com/listen every Tuesday at 6pm GMT to hear the show live and again every Friday at 10pm GMT for the repeat.

You can now listen to the interview I did on The Hannah & Alex Show either by listening at http://hannahandalex.mypodcast.com/ or by looking up The Hannah & Alex Show on iTunes and downloading it there.

My interview is on episode 49, entitled ‘Munuh Munuh & Magic’.

Stay tuned for more podcast and general magic news!

You can now download the podcast and subscribe to all future episodes via iTunes. Simply go into the iTunes store and search under podcasts, either for my name (Matt or Matthew Duggan will work) or for the name of the show.

You can also find us on Podcast Alley and PodcastReady. Again, just search for me or the show’s name and Robert’s your father’s brother.

Well, after a week or so of learning how to turn our first episode into a downloadable treat for you all, I’m delighted to announce that the Smoke & Mirrors podcast has arrived! Hurrah!

Simply press play to listen

 The Smoke & Mirrors Podcast - Episode One [27:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

‘In this first episode, the Executive Librarian of The Magic Circle Peter Lane joins host Matt Duggan in the studio to find out where the art of magic began. We journey back to ancient Egypt and the first recorded performance of a magician in the court of the Pharoah Cheops. We also trace the history of those things that are now synonymous with magicians; the white rabbit, the magic wand and the top hat and tail coat. There will also be the first episode of our regular Magic News feature, read by Julia Barnett.’

Smoke & Mirrors is, of course, a radio show all about magic, broadcast on Resonance FM. It’s hosted by magician and actor Matt Duggan and each week features a different guest from the world of illusion and prestidigitation (it’s just a posh word for conjuring). For more info on the show, check out www.smokeandmirrorsradioshow.com.

Enjoy!

The next episode of Smoke & Mirrors airs tomorrow night on 104.4FM in London and across the rest of the globe via http://resonancefm.com/listen. Tune in at 6pm GMT.

I’m also working to get the first episode up and running as a podcast by the time episode two goes to air.

Will keep you posted. In the meantime, enjoy!