Van Buren Story

Van Buren StoryTHE VAN BUREN STORY Magic around the world a 2 hour story of magic and illusion spanning the decades, packed with photos, posters and rare film footage. We chart the Van Buren's career from creating the act and touring in the 1950s through to the international and television scene today, The Van Buren show has become the largest Illusion act in the UK. This is a special insight into an act acknowledged to be "the backbone of show business". It is

facilities and locations are shown throughout the Potteries

This was not just another shipwreck it was the end of an era

to visit every derelict site of a colliery that was once working in North Staffordshire 50 years ago

Peter Young

Gertie was one of our greatest Music Hall artists

Dave Wallett

A celebration of local people at play – we see wonderful film of the gardens over the decades

wash blocks and a small hospital

who takes us through the whole process to the grand opening and its lifespan through to being destroyed by fire

carnival queens at Blurton vicarage

This documentary was made to show the complete collection of artefacts and other memorabilia as displayed at St

chart the various cinematic representations of the disaster - and the educational importance of such dramatisations today