The above Doug segment comes from a 2004 BBC multi-part series called the “BBC History of Magic.” Each episode profiled an individual aspect of the art form, and this one was dedicated to magic’s most endearing illusion “Disappearances.” The Doug segment, while brief, has some rarely seen interviews with designer John Gaughan and consultant/author Charles…
Category: Documentary
Man Alive: “Spellbound: The Magician and the Maharishi” Documentary
I just found this ultra rare documentary from 1992 today, and I’m going to guess that not many people out there have seen it as well. “Man Alive” focuses on Doug and his interest in Transcendental Mediation. It’s one of the more detailed television pieces I’ve seen with Doug discussing the topic along with Debby. …
“Nash the Slash” DOCU Needs Your Help with Doug Photos
Producer Colin Brunton reached out to me recently with a request for help. Brunton and his team are working on a documentary on the late Canadian musician Jeff Plewman. Plewman, better known as Nash the Slash, was a multi-instrumentalist pioneer in progressive rock music. The film “Nash the Slash Rises Again” will be the first…
Telescope 1972-Torn and Restored Newspaper in Full
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Magic’s Greatest Illusions Documentary-1999 Interview with Doug
I came across this three-part documentary today while deep diving into You Tube. “Magic’s Greatest Illusions,” narrated by Jason Alexander, originally aired on TLC in 2000. A great documentary unto itself, however, what immediately caught my attention was an extremely rare and largely unseen interview with Doug recorded in 1999. His interview, clearly recorded at…
Grand Illusions: Doug Segment
The above clip comes courtesy of Scott Wells of “The Magic Word Podcast.” It’s a brisk eight-minute biography of Doug from the 1998 multi-part documentary “Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic.” The segment itself is a an enjoyable jaunt through Doug life and career with commentary from such magic notables as Charles Reynolds, Jim Steinmeyer,…
“Doug Henning’s Magical World” Indiegogo Funding Begins Today!
Hello Everyone, It’s been a long road, but here we are! The funding for my documentary “Doug Henning’s Magical World” begins today on Indiegogo and I hope you all will consider donating. As I mentioned, this will be the first feature length documentary regarding Doug’s life and work and features many of Doug’s close friends…
“Doug Henning’s Magical World” IndieGoGo Campaign
Hello Everyone! As we ease into the week, I wanted to let you know that on Monday, September 24th we will officially be launching our online fundraising campaign for the feature length documentary “Doug Henning’s Magical World.” The campaign itself will be one month long, and will be on Indiegogo. The film itself has been…
“Doug Henning’s Magical World” Documentary Facebook Page
Hello All, I wanted to let you know about a special project I have been working on for almost a year: a feature length documentary on the life and work of, you guessed it, Doug Henning. “Doug Henning’s Magical World” is the definitive documentary on our favorite magician. Interviews have already been conducted in Los…
THE DOUG HENNING PROJECT 