Person: Harry Houdini

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Evangelical Islamic programme censured by Ofcom for calling gay people ‘insane’

The channel also broadcast a programme in November 2017 with a scholar discussing execution for those who practice magic, or sahir.

world

'If I make a mistake, it becomes tragic': Fears Indian magician drowned attempting Houdini-style trick

golf

I don’t have to prove myself to anybody, says Rory McIlroy

soccer

Everton toast in-form James McCarthy

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TV: What to watch this week

We abandon pregnant women in crisis until it becomes life or death

Magician pulls escape stunt to win Houdini handcuffs

A leading magician has told how he managed to bag a “priceless” new year gift after completing an escape in honour of his hero Harry Houdini.

Fri, 04 Jan, 2013

Stuntman to ignite fans with ‘burned at stake’ illusion

A daredevil stuntman from Limerick is to be ‘burned at the stake’ this weekend as part of the city’s inaugural Elemental Arts and Culture Festival.

Fri, 14 Sep, 2012

British spy 'probably killed unlawfully', coroner rules

MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams was probably killed unlawfully but the case might never be solved, a coroner said today.

Wed, 02 May, 2012

Spy was most likely ‘suffocated or poisoned’

Poisoning and asphyxiation are the “foremost contenders” in the sports bag death riddle of MI6 spy Gareth Williams, an inquest has heard.

Tue, 01 May, 2012

The Devil’s Music

Jane Rusbridge

Sat, 22 May, 2010

Fans go to Hull and back for spoilt superstars

THE dreadful weather made for a hair-raising drive home from Hull late on Saturday night. My hands gripped the wheel in terror, as we crossed the open expanses of the Humber Bridge.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2009

Blaine attempts to hang upside down for 60 hours

What’s David Blaine up to? Oh, just hanging around.

Mon, 22 Sep, 2008

Velvet Revolver sack lead singer Weiland

Rock supergroup Velvet Revolver have officially axed Scott Weiland as their frontman because, they claim, he is not "100% committed" to the band.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2008

Anderson thrilled by underwater trick

Pamela Anderson is set to emulate legendary magician Harry Houdini in a "dangerous" new underwater stunt as part of Dutch illusionist Hans Klok's Las Vegas show.

Fri, 14 Sep, 2007

Houdini’s family want to exhume body for autopsy

THE circumstances surrounding Harry Houdini’s sudden death were as murky as the rivers where he often performed death-defying stunts.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2007

Zeta-Jones to star in Houdini movie

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Guy Pearce are being courted to play original escape artist Harry Houdini and his psychic lover in a new movie.

Fri, 05 May, 2006

Prison life loses its magic for convicted murderer

A MAXIMUM security prisoner won the backing of the Magic Circle yesterday after being been banned from buying magic books in case he taught himself escapology.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2006

Democracy day?

THERE is, of course, an organisation due to meet shortly which might possibly have the intellectual heft and diplomatic subtlety to make a decision on Rule 42.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2005

Super White calls the tone

JAMES BROWN would have been proud of Jimmy White’s opening win of the 2005 Riley’s Club Masters last night — so too would Harry Houdini.

Tue, 15 Feb, 2005

White calls the tone

James Brown would have been proud of Jimmy White’s opening win of the 2005 Riley’s Club Masters tonight – so too would Harry Houdini.

Mon, 14 Feb, 2005

Magicians angry as Houdini secret escapes

The magical world is sawn in half over a US museum exhibit that has let the secret of Harry Houdini’s legendary Metamorphosis escape trick out of the bag.

Thu, 03 Jun, 2004

Magician makes 80ft dive

Daredevil magician David Blaine today plunged 80ft into a pile of empty cardboard boxes and declared: ‘‘That hurt.’’

Thu, 23 May, 2002

Houdini's belongings to be auctioned in New York

Harry Houdini memorabilia is to be auctioned at a New York auction house.

Thu, 25 Oct, 2001