Richard Jones – new Britain's Got Talent winner, old tricks?

Magic experts suggest Richard Jones performed tricks similar to those made famous by past talent-show contestantsFor many, the magician’s classics of rabbits pulled out of top hats, glamorous assistants sawn in half and the never-ending handkerchief are simply too predictable to stun the modern audience. The ascendancy of Richard Jones, the soldier-turned-showman who won Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday after a series of magical performances, therefore came as something of a surprise