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- ↑ "Escapologist Antony Britton Cheats Death in Bradford After Houdini Act Goes Wrong". 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- 1 2 Gayle, Damien (8 September 2015). "Rescuers revive escape artist after 'buried alive' stunt goes wrong" . Retrieved 1 August 2016– via The Guardian.
- ↑ "Six-feet blunder - I almost died being buried alive" . Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "Escapologist Antony Britton completes fiery run to claim world record".
- ↑ "Stuntman sets himself on fire then smashes two records in daring run".