Card shark Ben wins my Hart..

WHAT'S great about interviewing a magician over Zoom is I can challenge him to show me just how good he is.

- MIKE WARD MEETS

Can Ben Hart, whose awe-inspiring act took him to the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2019, actually do magic over our video link?

I'd be dead impressed if he could.

"I certainly can, Mike," he assures me. "Would you like me to do that now..?

Too right I would!

I'll spare you the details or we'll be here all day, but basically Ben proceeds to read my mind.

Or seems to.

Opening a fresh pack of cards and fanning it out, he shows me the one card that's face down. It's the card I'd chosen earlier: the five of hearts.

"Wow!" I exclaim, articulate as ever. "Wow!"