Chan Canasta

[John G]

does anyone remember Chan Canasta ? He was a sort of 1960s ' Derren Brown ' .
As his performances were live and made for Rediffusion, the last thing you would expect is any of those shows turning up.
However there is a DVD availble in the States, does anyone know if these be the old AR shows or something he did later in the US?

[andrew martin]

He also worked for the BBC: there is a show called simply "Chan Canasta" still in existence, tx'd 23/3/60 (and I think he may well have done others). Appearances also exist from a programme in the medical series "Lifeline" tx'd 17/2/60 (about mediums), and from "Parkinson" tx'd 19/12/71.

[John G]

Thats interesting Andrew. Thanks for that.

[Ian K McLachlan]

I remember him. He was one of many great magicians that I used to enjoy watching on television in the early 60s. I seem to remember that there was a Friday night series that he was on - but I could be wrong. Robert Harbin, David Nixon, Al Koran..... They were all great.

[Stephen Doran]

does anyone recall what year al koran books were given away free with cereals sugar puffs i think?