Magic vs mentalism

As I am both a magician and a mentalist (magic and mentalism), people often ask me what the difference between the two are. Although both forms of entertainment provoke feelings …

Magic is great entertainment that mystifies and delights people of all ages. You’ve only got to look at the popularity of whodunit novels, films and on TV to know many of us …

Fans of magic and fans of psychology will both enjoy a new exhibition being held at the Wellcome Collection in London. Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic promises to delve into …

Magic as entertainment has been around for thousands of years. The first evidence that people performed magic tricks is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics from the tomb of Beni Hasan which appears to …

People are fascinated by my life as a magician and are always asking me questions about how I spend my days, where I’ve performed and whom I perform for. I thought it’d …

I know I’m very lucky – I have a great job which takes me around the world and it’s also enabled me to meet so many lovely people as well as a …

The summer is the wedding season, so I was kept very busy visiting beautiful venues and entertaining parties of lovely people – it’s a tough life!

Here’s what happened in just a …

At long last, after ten years, a magician – and a close up magician at that – wins Britain’s Got Talent and has beaten the dancing dogs, side-stepping storm troopers and mellifluous crooners! Congratulations to …

What did you think of Houdini and Doyle?

The premier of this new ITV series its first and last airing on terrestrial TV. ITV’s grand plan was to get us instantly hooked on …

Magic TV show on Channel 5

The magical duo are back on British televisions with their series Penn & Teller: Fool Us now on Channel 5.

Penn and Teller have been performing together for …