As one of the founder members of the Edinburgh Magic Circle in 1947, Charles worked in tandem with Roy Scott and Harry Burnside, doing mentalism, straight magic, close up magic, table hopping, etc.  and on one occasion, infiltrated a seance to find out what cons were being perpetrated! He’s been elected President of the Edinburgh Magic Circle at least three times.

In the early days he performed on the usual club circuit with his own magic shows, cabaret spots at home and abroad, astrology predictions on Radio Forth, tarot readings, TV shows, newspaper and magazine features and numerous interviews.  He was devastated when his close friend and mentor, Tony Andruzzi, died in tragic circumstances.  Charles, like Tony, shared many things, a liking for the water of life – Grouse whisky, smoking,  and a deep interest in the bizarre.

Always interested in the weird, supernatural and mysterious, and a keen student of the occult, he had a regular slot on Radio Forth doing daily predictions and ghost stories.  A great collector of unusual artifacts and books, his den in Haddington had to be seen to be believed.