- Close Up Winners
- Stage Competition Winners
- Ali Bongo Micro Magic Winners
- Dealers Trophy
- Jeffrey Atkins Memorial Lecturers
| Year | Convention | 1st Zena Bennett
Close-up Trophy |
2nd | 3rd | Rovi Trophy | ||||
| 2021 | Eastbourne cancelled due to Covid19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2020 | Greenock cancelled due to Covid19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2019 | Eastbourne | Nikola Arkane | Adam Black | Marcus Taylor | Marcus Taylor | ||||
| 2018 | Southport | Elliot Bibby | Darren Wray | Michael Netto | Elliot Bibby | ||||
| 2017 | Greenock | Competition not held due to insufficient entries | |||||||
| 2016 | Buxton | Competition not held due to insufficient entries | |||||||
| 2015 | Eastbourne | Rob James | Matthew Garrett | Matthew Le Mottee | |||||
| 2014 | Bournemouth | Competition not held due to insufficient entries | |||||||
| 2013 | Buxton | Steve Faulkner | Matthew Le Mottee | Craig Petty | Dave Forrest | ||||
| 2012 | Great Yarmouth | Vadim | Fay Presto | Will Gray | Alex Hansford | ||||
| 2011 | Southport | Matthew Wright | Michael Neto | Paul Ingram | Marcus Taylor | ||||
| 2010 | Eastbourne | Alex Hansford | Will Gray | Mel Harvey | Alex Hansford | ||||
| 2009 | Southport | Steve Dela | Rob James | Kevin Gallagher | Kevin Gallagher | ||||
| 2008 | Eastbourne | John Van der Put | Rob James | Will Gray | Rob James | ||||
| 2007 | Southport | Steve Dela | Alex Moffat | Will Gray | Steve Dela | ||||
| 2006 | Eastbourne | Marc Oberon | Chris Power | Steve Dela | Rovi trophy now awarded for skill with cards
Steve Dela |
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| 2005 | Southport | Tim Shoesmith | Steve Dela | Frank Allen | |||||
| 2004 | Eastbourne | Mel Harvey | Kevin Gallagher | Steve Dela | |||||
| 2003 | Southport | Richard Pinner | Mel Harvey | Harold Cataquet | |||||
| 2002 | Eastbourne | Mark Shortland | Frederick Shark | Rob Mollien | |||||
| 2001 | Scarborough | Sean Carpenter | Martin Cox | Steve Gore | |||||
| 2000 | Eastbourne | Lee Davis | Tim Shoesmith | Peter Roberts | |||||
| 1999 | Llandudno | Trevor Stone | Peter Roberts | Paul Hallas | |||||
| 1998 | Eastbourne | Jon Allen | (The Rovi Award presented by Shaun McCree)
Frank Allen |
Leslie Melville | |||||
| 1997 | Southport | Herman Koster | Eddy Smitt | Mike Smith | |||||
| 1996 | Eastbourne | Jay Dee (Jayson George) | Stephen Burton | Frank Allen | |||||
| 1995 | Scarborough | David Penn | Marc Paul | Frank Allen | |||||
| 1994 | Eastbourne | Alistair Cook | Stephen Mulhern | Ron Woodward | |||||
| 1993 | Southport | Dusty Miller | Dennis D. Dillenger | Melvin Lehair | |||||
| 1992 | Eastbourne | Steve Bedwell | Steve Naylor | Paul Ingram | |||||
| 1991 | Great Yarmouth | Patrick Maddison | Paul Ingram | Steven Bedwell | |||||
| 1990 | Eastbourne | David Jones | Neil Austin | Patrick Maddison | |||||
| 1989 | Scarborough | Stephen Ford | Shaun McCree | Maggie Tucker | |||||
| 1988 | Brighton | Mark Austin | Shaun McCree | Frank Allen | |||||
| 1987 | Harrogate | Tony Brooks | Frank Allen | Dave Rawson | |||||
| 1986 | Eastbourne | John Hotowka | Brett Sherwood | Tony Brooks | |||||
| 1985 | Southport | Kevin Reay | Tony Brooks | Frank Allen | |||||
| 1984 | Eastbourne | Eddy Smit | Janet Clare | Kevin Kay | |||||
| 1983 | Llandudno | Rex Cooper | Chris Power | Frank Allen | |||||
| 1982 | Hastings | Janet Clare | Johnny Johnson | Rex Cooper | |||||
| 1981 | Great Yarmouth | Mark Leveridge | Johnny Johnson | Barry Hicks | |||||
| 1980 | Brighton | Harry Nicholls | Johnny Johnson | Bill Shewan | |||||
| 1979 | Scarborough | Ken Hawes | David Wood | Paul Scott | |||||
| 1978 | Hastings | Rex Cooper | Ken Hawes | No third | |||||
| 1977 | Harrogate | Wayne Dobson & Peter Duffie | Christopher Pratt | Not announced | |||||
| 1976 | Brighton | Bob Gill | Michael Florence | Bob Swadling | |||||
| 1975 | Southport | Not held | |||||||
| 1974 | Hastings | Christopher Payne | Jean Philippe Fialho | David Carre | |||||
| 1973 | Harrogate | Bob Read | Mike Cassidy | Bruce Vickers | |||||
| 1972 | Margate | Kevin Fox | ? | ? | |||||
| 1971 | Llandudno | Trevor Lewis | Kevin Fox | First & second only | |||||
| 1970 | Hastings | Geoff Ray | Ken Hawes | ||||||
| 1969 | Scarborough | Not held | |||||||
| 1968 | Weymouth | Arthur Setterington | Fred Castle | ||||||
| 1967 | Southport | Larry Spencer | Terry Herbert | ||||||
| 1966 | Hastings | Norman Pearce | Arthur Setterington | ||||||
| 1965 | Llandudno | Jack Lowen | John Gilliland | ||||||
| 1964 | Eastbourne | Ted Daniels | ? | ||||||
| 1963 | Southport | Claude Manley | ? | ||||||
| 1962 | Brighton | Ali Bongo | Frank Valentine | ||||||
| 1961 | Harrogate | Bob Ostin | ? | ||||||
| 1960 | Hastings | Arthur Setterington | ? | ||||||
| 1959 | Buxton | Howard Peters | Harold G. Beaumont | ||||||
| 1958 | Eastbourne | Fred Lowe | ? | First micro-magic or close-up competition held this year | |||||
| Year | Convention | British Ring Shield | 2nd prize
Theo Speaker Cup |
3rd prize
The Alistair Wand |
Dittia Shield for Manipulation | Conventioneers Trophy for Originality | Tom Harris cup for Comedy | Mystic Craig Ladies Trophy (now discontinued) |
| 2021 | Eastbourne | Cancelled due to Covid19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2020 | Greenock | Cancelled due to Covid19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2019 | Eastbourne | Hamish (Fraser Stokes) | Jay Gatling | Philip Partridge | Hamish (Fraser Stokes) | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2018 | Southport | Megan Swann | Fraser Stokes | Neil Roberts | Fraser Stokes | Megan Swann | Not awarded | |
| 2017 | Greenock | Jack Dent | Adam Black | Sensational Stokes
(Fraser Stokes) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2016 | Buxton | Not held due to insufficient entries | ||||||
| 2015 | Eastbourne | Not held due to insufficient entries | Mel Harvey
(awarded in the close-up competition) |
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| 2014 | Bournemouth | Edward Hilsum | Dave Andrews | Matthew Blackwell | Dave Andrews | Not awarded | Matthew Blackwell | |
| 2013 | Buxton | Oliver Tabor | Ed Hilsum | Atmosfear | Oliver Tabor | Oliver Tabor | Not awarded | |
| 2012 | Great Yarmouth | Not awarded | Sean Alexander | Dave Andrews | Dave Andrews | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2011 | Southport | Ta na Magna with Inspirato | Elemental
(Jay Gatling & Amelia) |
Ianthe
(Mandy Fletcher & friends) |
Elemental
(Jay Gatling & Amelia) |
Tim Shoesmith | Not awarded | |
| 2010 | Eastbourne | Romany | Ed Hilsum | Oliver Tabor | Not awarded | Not awarded | Dave & Carl (Dave Allen & Carl Charlesworth) | |
| 2009 | Southport | Tai-Hsiang Chou | Dave Andrews | The Amazing Norville & Josephine | Tai-Hsiang Chou | Not awarded | Not awarded | |
| 2008 | Eastbourne | Jonathan Shotton | Rev-Illusion | Joe Ray | Joe Ray | Johnathan Shotton | Not awarded | |
| 2007 | Southport | High Jinx | Club Magic
(Andrew Melia) |
Alan Maskell | Club Magic
(Andrew Melia) |
Alan Maskell | Not awarded | Ladies Trophy discontinued 2007 |
| 2006 | Eastbourne | Paul Dabek | Joe Ray | Graham Lee | Joe Ray | Graham Lee | Paul Ray | Not awarded |
| 2005 | Southport | Roy Davenport | Jason Steele & Joanne | Julie Michelle Carpenter | Roy Davenport | Julie Michelle Carpenter | Dave Allen | Julie Michelle Carpenter |
| 2004 | Eastbourne | Safire Illusionists | Viva | Mark Shortland | Kohei Kobayashi | Viva | Mark Shortland | Not awarded |
| 2003 | Southport | Richard Pinner | Shane
(Shane Morrison) |
Viva | Shane
(Shane Morrison) |
Viva | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2002 | Eastbourne | The Great Nardini | Loki | Martin Cox | James Parker | Loki | The Great Nardini | Not awarded |
| 2001 | Scarborough | Mark Shortland | Hezi Dean | James Smith | James Smith | Not awarded | Mark Shortland | Not awarded |
| 2000 | Eastbourne | Leo Ward | James Parker | Philip Partridge | James Parker | Not awarded | Denis Goodwin | Michele |
| 1999 | Llandudno | Mark Taylor | Nick Rushton | Mark Shortland | Mark Taylor | Not awarded | Mark Shortland | Dallas |
| 1998 | Eastbourne | Alfonso Rios | Mark Taylor | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(Bertie Pierce) |
Mark Taylor | Bertie Pierce | Mark Shortland | Not awarded |
| 1997 | Southport | Not awarded | John Archer | John Holmes | Not awarded | Mystique
(Angeline) |
John Archer | Mystique
(Angeline) |
| 1996 | Eastbourne | Guy Barrett | Christian (Glenwright) | Dominic Wood | Dominic Wood | Sylvia Barclay-Davenport (Bertie Pierce) | Michael Pearse | Champagne
(Rosy Gibb) |
| 1995 | Scarborough | Marie Claude Chantelle & Co (Stuart & Jayne Loughland) | Roy Davenport | Archini & Smith (John Archer & Mike Smith) | Scott Penrose | Marie Claude Chantelle & Co
(Stuart & Jayne Loughland) |
Marie Claude Chantelle & Co
(Stuart & Jayne Loughland) |
Not awarded |
| 1994 | Eastbourne | Tricky Business | Len Blease | Christian (Glenwright) | Not awarded | Viva
(Jonathan Stringer) |
Len Blease | Shirley Ray |
| 1993 | Southport | Shield not awarded
1st The Amnesia Magic Company |
Andrew Hughes | Robbo & Crow | Andrew Hughes | Ron Gilbert | The Amnesia Magic Company | Not awarded |
| 1992 | Eastbourne | Philippe | Tricky Business
(Mike Mirren & Partner) |
Roy Davenport | Phillippe | Tricky Business
(Mike Mirren & Partner) |
Harry & Henry Frump (Richard McDougall & Nina Nawalowalo | Not awarded |
| 1991 | Great Yarmouth | Jimmy Carlo & Crystal | Pat & Allie | Michelle & Co. | Not awarded | Jimmy Carlo & Crystal | Jimmy Carlo & Crystal | Michelle & Co. |
| 1990 | Eastbourne | Richard Griffin | Naffo the Fabulous (Walt Lees) | Aquarius | Richard Griffin | Naffo the Fabulous
(Walt Lees) |
Naffo the Fabulous
(Walt Lees) |
Su Jayne (Beattie) |
| 1989 | Scarborough | Alex Taylor | Danielle | Neil Roberts | Stephen Ford | Alex Taylor | King Tut An’ Khamun
(Mel Newsome & Jill Parkinson) |
Danielle |
| 1988 | Brighton | Not awarded | Neil Roberts | Roy Davenport | Stephen Ford | Not awarded | Lynn Thomas | Not awarded |
| 1987 | Harrogate | Mystina
(Tina Powell) |
Shaun McCree | Neil Roberts | Shaun McCree | Richard McDougall & Carla Candiotto | Mike O’Brien | Mystina
(Tina Powell) |
| 1986 | Eastbourne | Al Glennan | Julian Russell & Debbie | Brett Sherwood & Lesley-Ann | Al Glennan | Peter Josto & Anita | Paul Ray | Michele |
| 1985 | Southport | Shahid Malik | Mystina
(Tina Powell) |
Al Glennan | Al Glennan | Kay Krystal | Not awarded | Mystina (Tina Powell) |
| 1984 | Eastbourne | Richard Kyall & Joanna | Hopoon & Popoff (Johnny & Clare Maire) | Neil Roberts | Neil Roberts | David Tomkins | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1983 | Llandudno | Marc & Jayne | Kassim
(Paul Spencer) |
Neil Roberts | Not awarded | Not awarded | Harry Dewhirst | Not awarded |
| 1982 | Hastings | Not awarded | Yvonne Mystique | Armandi | Dean Metcalf | Neil Roberts | Len Blease | Yvonne Mystique |
| 1981 | Great Yarmouth | Crisco | Shaun McCree | Brian Miller & Audrey | Shaun McCree | ? | Crisco | Not awarded |
| 1980 | Brighton | Josephine | Terry Herbert | Paul Anthony & Trina | Josephine | Mark Haslam | The Great Burke (Terry Herbert) | Josephine |
| 1979 | Scarborough | Not awarded | Kassim
(Paul Spencer) |
David Charles | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1978 | Hastings | Brian Sefton | Doug Alker | Les Bocardos | Brian Sefton | Doug Alker | Doug Alker | Not awarded |
| 1977 | Harrogate | Martin Scott-Price | Doug Alker | Anthony Crabbe | Fred Van Thom | Paul Stone | Paul Stone | Not awarded |
| 1976 | Brighton | Sam & Joy Mallinson | Scott Christian & Family | Bernard Juby & Yvonne | John Thompson | Bernard Juby & Yvonne | Paul Stone | Julie Illusion |
| 1975 | Southport | Brian Miller & Audrey | Sam & Joy Mallinson | Matheson Taylor | Matheson Taylor | Stefanos | Peter Westlake | Joan Woolhouse |
| 1974 | Hastings | Hardy Werner | Geoff Ray & Pat | The Roberts Brothers | Hardy Werner | Dennis Gardener | Peter Westlake | The Magical Merlina |
| 1973 | Harrogate | The Waldos | Hardy Werner | Jack Meredith | Hardy Werner | The Waldos | Harry Dewhirst | Not awarded |
| 1972 | Margate | Otto Wessely | Roger John & Cynthia | Guy Higgins & Dorothy | Not awarded | Guy Higgins & Dorothy | Bob Eaton | June Thomas |
| 1971 | Llandudno | Malcolm Nunn | Granville Anstee & June | Yvonne Authors | Malcolm Nunn | Granville Anstee & June | Not awarded | Yvonne Authors |
| 1970 | Hastings | Geoff Ray & Pat | The Roberts Brothers | Peter Scarlett | Geoff Ray & Pat | Guy Higgins & Dorothy | Damar | Not awarded |
| 1969 | Scarborough | Tony Shelley & Elizabeth | Ralph Hall & Mollie | Doug & Sue Gregg
(Alistair Oliphant presents the Alistair Wand trophies) |
Malcolm Nunn | Isaac Fawkes
(Bobby Bernard) |
Scotty Thompson | Annabelle |
| 1968 | Weymouth | Christian | Geoff Ray & Pat | Tony Shelley & Elizabeth | Christian | Arthur Setterington | Scotty Thompson | Valerie (Swadling) |
| 1967 | Southport | Drew Masters & Tess | Anne-Marie (Margret Edwards) | ? | Geoff Ray & Pat | Ted Carter | Scotty Thompson | Anne-Marie (Margret Edwards) |
| 1966 | Hastings | Morine
(Mo Vickers) |
Victor Fiveash | Johnny Mac & Shelia | John Alborough | ? | Michael Scott | Morine
(Mo Vickers) |
| 1965 | Llandudno | Phil Haigh | Matheson Taylor | Peter Nichol & Helen | David Anton | ? | ? | Not awarded |
| 1964 | Eastbourne | Ali Bongo | Geoff Ray & Pat | Sam & Joy Mallinson | Geoff Ray & Pat | Sam & Joy Mallinson | Ali Bongo | Christine |
| 1963 | Southport | Gordon Watts & Shirley | Dell Johnson | Christine | Peter Riley | Geoff Ray | Arthur Pollard | Dell Johnson |
| 1962 | Brighton | Robert Swadling & Partner | Ali Bongo | Dennis Patten | Robert Swadling & Partner | Tommy Talbot | Ali Bongo | Not awarded |
| 1961 | Harrogate | Robert Sinclair | Willane | John J. Martin | Robert Sinclair | Willane | Kal Ellis | Not awarded |
| 1960 | Hastings | Larry Spencer | Robert Swadling | Peter Scarlett | Robert Swadling | Norman Stone | Sly Smith | Helen Strachan |
| 1959 | Buxton | Ralph Hall & Mollie | Henry Francis | Terry Vincent | Hedley Fawcett | Harold G. Beaumont | Tom Fearon | Shirley Ann |
| 1958 | Eastbourne | Marjorie Waddell | Michael Seacombe | Claude Perry | David Haggarty | Michael Seacombe | Tony Hemmings | Marjorie Waddell |
| 1957 | Scarborough
Dittia Shield & Tom Harris Cup first awarded |
Ron MacMillan | Ralph Hall & Molly | David de Twistah | Ron MacMillan | Harold G. Beaumont | Kal Ellis | Joy |
| 1956 | Brighton | Geoff Gregson & Doreen | Yvonne | Louis Histed | Louis Histed | Yvonne | ||
| 1955 | Southport | Devolyn & Irene | Claude Perry | John Hayward | Louis Histed | Marjorie Waddell | ||
| 1954 | Brighton | Derrick Speight | Ram Das & Kim
(Bill Herring & son) |
Michael Bailey | F.R.Gregson | Helen Strachen | ||
| 1953 | Edinburgh | Elizabeth Warlock | Tommy Rowe & Phyll | Freddie Carter | Raymond | Mae Howie (Zaena) | ||
| 1952 | Hastings | Peter Warlock | Savola | John Salisse & Betty | F.J.Cleaver | Marjorie Fletcher | ||
| 1951 | Bournemouth | Frank Boynett | Bert Dexter | Diablo | Frank Richmond | |||
| 1950 | Harrogate | Louis Martelle | Harold Beaumont | Tommy Rowe & Phyl | ? | |||
| 1949 | Southport | Billy McComb & June | The Voltairs | Diablo | ? | |||
| 1948 | Bournemouth | Geoffrey Robinson | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1947 | Buxton | George Smallwood | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 1946 | Hereford | Stanley Thomas | E. Jones | Geoffrey Robinson | H. Poole | |||
| 1940-45 | No conventions held during World War Two | |||||||
| 1939 | Southport | Sydney Smith | ||||||
| 1938 | Malvern
First competition |
John Ramsey | ||||||
| Micro Magic Competition Winner | |
| 2019 | Nikola Arkane |
| 2018 | Bernard Jones |
| 2017 | Bharat Patel |
| 2016 | Bharat Patel |
| 2015 | Bernard Jones |
| 2014 | Bernard Jones |
| 2013 | Bharat Patel |
| 2012 | Fay Presto |
| 2011 | Bharat Patel |
| 2010 | Bharat Patel |
| 2009 | Fay Presto |
| 2008 | Toon Van Der Vest |
| Year | Dealers Trophy - in 1954 Mystic Craig presented the Craig Cup for most attractive dealers stand |
| 2020 | Convention cancelled due to Covid19 pandemic |
| 2019 | Brian Berry |
| 2018 | Dark Arts Leathercraft |
| 2017 | Devine Gifts |
| 2016 | Made to Measure Magic (Dave Baxter) |
| 2015 | Peter Diamond |
| 2014 | Prop Dog Ltd |
| 2013 | Practical Magic |
| 2012 | Alan & Barbara Astra |
| 2011 | Practical Magic |
| 2010 | Razamataz Magic |
| 2009 | Practical Magic |
| 2008 | Practical Magic |
| 2007 | Colin Rose |
| 2006 | Colin Rose |
| 2005 | Practical Magic |
| 2004 | Swadling Magic |
| 2003 | Practical Magic |
| 2002 | Alan & Barbara Astra |
| 2001 | Practical Magic |
| 2000 | Castle Magic Services |
| 1999 | Practical Magic |
| 1998 | M.J.R. Balloons |
| 1997 | Swadling Magic |
| 1996 | Swadling magic |
| 1995 | Progetta Magica |
| 1994 | Tony Curtis Magic |
| 1993 | Mark Leveridge |
| 1992 | Magic Hands |
| 1991 | Magic Hands |
| 1990 | Castle Magic |
| 1989 | Repro Magic |
| 1988 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1987 | Stephen Tucker |
| 1986 | Magic Hands |
| 1985 | Magic Hands |
| 1984 | Magic Hands |
| 1983 | International Magic Studio |
| 1982 | Repro 71 |
| 1981 | Paul Scott Magic |
| 1980 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1979 | Peter Diamond |
| 1978 | Props (Ian Ogilvy) |
| 1977 | Peter Diamond |
| 1976 | Peter Diamond |
| 1975 | Peter Diamond |
| 1974 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1973 | Luna Magic |
| 1972 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1971 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1970 | Ken Brooke’s Magic Place |
| 1969 | Diamond Enterprises |
| 1968 | Inzani Henley Magic Co. Ltd. |
| 1967 | Ken Brooke |
| 1966 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1965 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1964 | Cliff Lount |
| 1963 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1962 | L. Davenport & Co |
| 1961 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1960 | Tony Corinda |
| 1959 | Chavel’s Magic |
| 1958 | Supreme Magic Company |
| 1957 | Gil Leaney |
| 1956 | Max Andrews |
| 1955 | L. Davenport & Co |
| 1954 | Mystic Craig presents the Craig Cup for most attractive dealers stand. The first winners are L. Davenport & Co. |
| The Jeffrey Atkins Memorial Lecture inaugurated Eastbourne 2002 | ||
| 2021 | Eastbourne | |
| 2020 | Convention not held due to Covid19 pandemic | |
| 2019 | Eastbourne | Scott Penrose – “Owls and Oranges” |
| 2018 | Southport | Anthony Owen – “Anthony Owen’s Secrets” |
| 2017 | Greenock | Professor Richard Wiseman – “Why Magic Matters” |
| 2016 | Buxton | Quentin Reynolds – “Professional Magic” |
| 2015 | Eastbourne | Dr Will Houstoun – “Modern Magic” |
| 2014 | Bournemouth | Paul Stone – “It Started with a Dream” |
| 2013 | Buxton | Fergus Roy – “The Davenport Story” |
| 2012 | Great Yarmouth | Chris Woodward – “The London Palladium Story” |
| 2011 | Southport | Michael Finney – “Sharing Secrets from my Life in Magic” |
| 2010 | Eastbourne | Derek Lever – “The Jack Hughes World of Magic” |
| 2009 | Southport | John Styles M.B.E. – “From Pubs to Palaces” |
| 2008 | Eastbourne | Geoffrey Durham – “Finding the Magic Ingredient” |
| 2007 | Southport | Johnny Thompson |
| 2006 | Eastbourne | John Calvert – “The John Calvert Show and Lecture” |
| 2005 | Southport | Alan Shaxon – “Magicians of my Time” |
| 2004 | Eastbourne | Gay Blackstone – “Blackstone - An American Magical Heritage” |
| 2003 | Southport | Michael Bailey – “Confessions of a Corporate Magician” |
| 2002 | Eastbourne | John Fisher – “Lives of Illusion” |