People think being on a cruise ship is fun, this clip proves that isn’t always true. This was filmed on the bridge of the SAGA Rose on a trip to Madeira. We spent three days in the tail end of a hurricane with winds gusting up to gale force ten and 9 meter swells. The ‘Zodiac’ launch that you see being torn from it’s moorings was actually pushed through a porthole and into a passenger cabin, just missing a startled old lady. We were all glad to make port on that trip.

Every time I host one of the shows at the Blackpool Magicians Convention I like to open the evening in an unusual way. In the past this has involved things like a large perspex box a’la David Blaine, shooting some dancers at point blank range and even a production of The Lion King.

This year I was able to get Jeff McBride, Master of Masks, King of Cards and one of the most famous magicians in the world to introduce me. Thanks go to Russ Stevens for filming this and you can see some of his other productions at www.rsvpmagic.com .

For more information about Jeff please visit www.mcbridemagic.com , but in the meantime this was what he had to say....

At this year’s Blackpool Magic Convention we were lucky enough to get a visit from the Master of Mega Magic, The Superstar Sorcerer, The General of Grand Illusion,  ‘Hanz Ferrari’.

In this rare promotional film, Hanz vanishes a British Landmark* using state of the art magical techniques.

To see more about the man who inspired Hanz please visit www.harary.com

Thanks go to Russ, Juan, Tom, Jamie, Aaron, Danny, Annette, Mr & Mrs Reid and Franz for making the magic possible.

*He has yet to bring it back.