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Did trigger finger ruin my magic? Not a lot… thanks to my doctor’s bag of tricks..

August 3, 2014 Rick Carruth

By Angela Wintle for MailOnline

Paul Daniels is renowned for his sleight of hand, whether dealing a pack of cards or (appearing to) saw his wife and assistant, ‘the lovely Debbie McGee’, in half.

But a year ago, while the veteran magician was performing a card move for a packed audience, he realised things weren’t going according to plan. The old dexterity was missing.

‘The ring finger of my right hand had locked into a bent position,’ he says.

‘I improvised my way out of it by pressing the finger against my body and clicking it back into shape, before continuing the trick.

‘One of the reasons my magic tricks don’t go wrong is because I never tell the audience what I’m going to do, so I can swing round and change direction. But it was a close-run thing!’

‘I think the BBC has lost the plot’: Paul Daniels on talent ‘freak’ shows and why modern magic leaves him cold..

July 13, 2014 Rick Carruth

Very nice and thorough article by Sarah Oliver for the MailOnline..

Primetime TV has no new ideas, says the former king of magic… who’s still stunned that his show – with 15 million viewers – was axed. But do Paul Daniels and his devoted Debbie have one last trick up their sleeve?

I would have liked to have run the BBC because I honestly think they’ve lost the plot,’ said Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels loves an audience, any audience.

By the time I arrive at the Thames-side pub where I am to meet him and his wife, ‘The Lovely Debbie McGee’, he is already standing by the bar with one leg in the air looking pretty nimble for a man who’s four years shy of 80.

He’s showing off a well-turned ankle inside a candy-pink sock.

Since there are no other customers it is for benefit of the lone barmaid and no, he’s not about to levitate or saw it off – he’s just trying to prove his footwear matches the stripes on his polo shirt.

The point is, that he can’t help himself: he has to entertain…( Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

Magician Paul Daniels brightens up a charity event…

July 4, 2014 Rick Carruth

Paul Daniels officially opened a new sensory room for Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres. Based at All Saints Primary School, Norreys Avenue, the charity helps children with additional needs and disabilities, and welcomed the guests on Tuesday last week.

Liz McDaniel, group development officer for Dingley, said: “Paul Daniels enjoyed learning a lot more about our work when he visited to open Wokingham’s new sensory room. He thought the equipment, which has been sponsored by The Lord’s Taverners, was ‘magical’. –

*See more at: http://www.localberkshire.co.uk/news/wokingham/articles/2014/06/28/101462-magician-paul-daniels-brightens-up-a-charity-event-/#sthash.GtFO8hIR.tRzDRNCV.dpuf

Daniels receives award for services to magic..

June 10, 2014 Rick Carruth

PAUL DANIELS has received an international award for services to magic.

The 76-year-old, of Willow Lane, Wargrave, received the Golden Grolla at a ceremony in Saint-Vincent, about 50 miles north of Turin.

He was nominated by the Masters of Magic Congress.

Daniels said: “The congress, organised by Walter Rolfo, were kind enough to decide that I should receive the award.

“I’ve had quite a lot of awards so when I heard about this one and a trip to Italy I thought it seemed very nice. When I looked it up I realised it’s quite a big award. It’s actually quite valuable and I’ve had to get it insured…. (from the Henley Standard)

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