The Biggest Magic Show in History

How did an eccentric British army officer persuade the Germans that the Allies had planes, fleets, whole armies at their disposal when they didn’t exist?

The Illusionist tells the astonishing true story of Dudley Clarke, the genius behind the Allied deception effort in the Second World War. Read more about it here. Find out where you can come and listen to me talking about it here.

An “enthralling true-life thriller” – The Observer

“Well-researched and often entertaining” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simon Heffer, The Telegraph

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