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 Bonus Podcast - Matt on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire [24:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Back in the summer of 2007, I made a couple of appearances on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on the Sue Dougan afternoon show. I went on the show alongside the artistic director of the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival David Crilly to promote the show A Midsummer Night’s Dream which I was appearing in at the time.

I performed several magic effects on the show and I thought you, my lovely Smoke & Mirrors listeners, might like to hear a slightly different type of radio magic show.

Let me know what you think by clicking ‘Comments’ below.

After a great show earlier this evening with Fay Presto (which will be online soon), the gents at Resonance FM and myself had a chat and decided that it was best to put the last show back one week, to the 23rd June.

There’s a couple of reasons for this, mainly due to the fact that Resonance is having to undergo some emergency work on the studios for a week, starting on 15th June until 22nd June.

There’s also the fact that 16th June (when the show was originally due to go out) is the opening night of a new play that I’m performing in at The Union Theatre. For all the info, check out Upstart-Theatre.co.uk or MatthewDuggan.co.uk.

All of this means that moving the last show – with John Van Der Put as my guest – makes sense. So tune in to the show on 23rd June. In the meantime, check out all the previous episodes via iTunes or by clicking on Podcast Episodes.

I mentioned during the seventh episode of Smoke & Mirrors that I would post some videos of escapologist Jonathan Goodwin doing his thing on his show One Way Out on The Discovery Channel. I think you know what’s coming next…

The following are the long trailer for The Discovery Channel show, the live hanging that Jonathan mentions on the show and the amazing/horrific scorpion escape. Enjoy!

 

 The Magicast - Episode Six [27:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Psychologist and former professional magician Richard Wiseman – author of Quirkology – joins me for this edition of the show and indeed the magicast.

We discuss the way magic can be used to understand the human mind and why magic works as an entertainment, from the point of view of a man who has worked in both magic and psychology.

Richard was a fascinating guest and the podcast is a very good one indeed.

Speaking of podcasts, apologies for the delay in getting this episode and episode seven out. Between Resonance FM and myself, we’ve had several issues that have made podcasting rather challenging. I’m getting caught up now and will be up-to-date shortly.

Enjoy the show!

 

 The Magicast - Episode Five - Paul Daniels [30:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Paul Daniels was my guest on the show in this, the fifth podcast in the series. I know many of you have been waiting to hear this one, as Paul is a living legend of TV magic, having been on UK television for a total of 16 years with The Paul Daniels Magic Show and Secrets.

Paul was a complete delight to have on the show and we even had a quick impromptu chat with ‘The Lovely Debbie McGee’. To find out more about Paul, check out www.pauldaniels.co.uk or follow him on Twitter.

Enjoy the show!

I’m delighted to announce that the quite literally legendary Paul Daniels will be appearing on the show tomorrow, Tuesday 12th May.

Paul will be on the phone talking to us about TV magic and his glittering career. We’ll discuss the new wave of TV magic from the likes of David Blaine and Criss Angel as well as how magic is created for TV instead of for stage.

Join us at 6pm on Tuesday for a great show with a star of British and world magic on Resonance FM!