TDPB Podcast Episode 1

Welcome all to the very first TDPB Podcast presented by your hosts Paul and Pete. Thirty minutes of non-stop magic nonsense.

Show Notes

Paul and Pete introduce the show and then talk about:

  • Blackpool 2011 Magic Convention guest announcement
  • BBC and ITV primetime magic shows
  • World Magic Review Show 30
  • Pete’s Santa Story
  • Ben Harris’s Run Silent Run Deep

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Review: 20 Things Marlo Didn’t Publish

For those who haven’t read my previous reviews of Euans work, let me make a few things clear. You will get for the price of a few pints of beer a small ringbound booklet containing a number of effects and sleights, but be warned they are of an advanced nature. Euan however does a sterling job of providing both references and descriptions of the sleights used. I’m proud to say that my own library is now good enough to handle most of the references. All I have to do now is actually read and digest them all. If your a fan of Walton and Sadowitz then you’ll like the thinking contained within, and there is much to be learned even for the not so advanced card worker (thats me by the way).
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The Collected Works Of Alex Elmsley Vol 2. By Stephen Minch

When I first sat down and considered the value of the first volume of this collection I said:

There are many accepted classic texts in card magic and this is almost certainly one of them.

I’ll now take this statement further and say that volume 2 has to be one of the 10 most important books on magic ever written. I have by no means read every magic book written, but I’ve seen enough to know quality when I see it. This, the second and final volume in Mr Elmsleys collected works, is quality and certainly deserves its place in my own personal top ten.
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The Collected Works Of Alex Elmsley Vol 1. By Stephen Minch

There are many accepted classic texts in card magic and this is almost certainly one of them. Written by respected magic author Stephen Minch this is the first in a two volume series that collects Mr Elmsleys unique take on magic covering cards, coins, cups and balls and much much more. The book was written by Stephen Minch with very little input from Mr. Elmsley who removed himself from the magic community to focus on his technical work. The book is a collation of material submitted by Mr. Elmsley along with records and notes kept by his colleagues and close friends. We should be grateful to those who took the time to record this material as well as to Mr. Minch for gathering it together.

Ideally you should get somebody else to do the critisism for you; preferably somebody whose job is theatrical direction or production. Failing that, find any ordinary human being. Failing a human being try a magician.
Alex Elmsley (1975)

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Cardboard Capers By Euan Mccall Bingham

Title: “Cardboard Capers” By Euan Mccall Bingham.
Supplier: Euans own site http://www.magicden.co.uk/
Cost: £10.00

Difficulty: 4
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used, 4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
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Free From Filler By Euan Mccall Bingham.

Title: “Free From Filler” By Euan Mccall Bingham.
Supplier: Euans own site http://www.magicden.co.uk/
Cost: £10.00

Difficulty: 3
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used, 4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
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Tricks By David Ben

Title: “Tricks” By David Ben.
Supplier: Penguin Magic
Cost: £16.17

Difficulty: Ranges from 1 to 5 (see below).
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used, 4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
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