John Fisher, the great John Fisher, has been bringing great magic and great variety to our TV screens for years. Without him then the UK would not have been treated to performances from some of the greatest living magicians on BBC TV.
So it was with great excitement that I settled down to a re-showing of a John Fisher programme first aired three or four years ago. The Heroes of Magic – a two hour tour de force of magicians and magical performances. With archive footage of Cardini, Devant, Houdini, Dunninger, The Piddingtons, Chan Canasta, Dai Vernon … I refuse to accept the notion that any magician could not be moved watching these great performances.
Intelligent comments by established performers and respected magical teachers connected the clips as we were taken from one magical highlight to another. For me seeing Dunninger, Canasta and the Piddingtons was an education. It goes without saying the the featured performances by Rene Levand, Lance Burton, David Copperfield, Dai Vernon, Doug Henning, Richiardi, Channing Pollock, Harry Blackstone Senior and Junior, Slydinin and our own Paul Daniels satisfied the long held desire to see good magic on TV.
Such a shame that it’s time slot, 11pm Saturday night, would mean that only the aware and devoted would be up and watching.
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