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TALK: Fun and Fortunes - The Story of Blackpool's fortune telling robot

Do you remember Charlie the Magnetic Man?


Join us at the Winter Gardens Film Festival as we tell the story of one of Blackpool’s best loved sideshows, the Great Magna.

Discover the letters, predictions and the man who turned Charlie into a touring sensation that wowed families across the UK.

Everyone welcome - FREE admission.

You can check out the full festival programme by visiting:
https://www.wintergardensfilm.co.uk/


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Event times

Sunday 12 February 2023, 3pm - 4pm

Tickets

FREE event

The Pavilion, Blackpool Winter Gardens

Blackpool

FY1 1HL

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