Recent publications about Claude Chandler on the Davenport Collection website prompted Chris Woodward to recall his memories of Claude. Chris has very kindly put these in an article, complete with rare photographs of Claude, which I am pleased to publish on this website.
Nobody is better placed than Donald to tell the story of Goodliffe the Magician and the magazine Abracadabra which Goodliffe founded in 1946 – the World’s Only Magical Weekly. Donald was involved with Abra from 1965 for over 40 years, many of those as Managing Editor, so you will also learn about Donald’s life in magic. The talk is full of insight and humour and the story is brought to life with over forty illustrations. Where else will you see Goodliffe with His Holiness Pope Paul V1, or Michael Bailey riding a bicycle?