Richard McDougall’s career has included performances for Queen Elizabeth II and Stephen Hawking. He was a cowriter on the Derren Brown show, which won the Silver Rose of Montreux for Channel 4, and is a founding magician at Breathe Arts Health Research, which explores the use of magic in healthcare settings. These comments come from a conversation with Will Houstoun.
I would like English breakfast tea, with oat milk and honey. Preferably in a cup rather than a mug, but if we only have a mug then don’t overfill it… and if it’s in a teapot, please heat up the pot first. I’m fairly fussy about my tea.
Magic Moments was a magic-themed restaurant that opened in London in the mid-1980s. People would come and have a meal, but they were there for the magic. It was located on Regent Street in London, so it was very central, and it was purpose-made for magic. There were three or four dining areas, seating over 100 people, and it was open seven days a week with between two and four magicians working at any given time.