The Magicians
The Magicians was a British family entertainment television show, first broadcast throughout January 2011 on BBC One. The show features magicians performing a number of magic tricks with guest celebrities, to decide which pair will face a forfeit trick at the end of the episode. In the first series, this was decided through audience participation, however, for the second series, a phone vote was introduced. The first series was hosted by Lenny Henry, and featured magicians Luis de Matos, Barry and Stuart and Chris Korn. At the end of series 1, Luis de Matos was deemed series champion.
- First aired
- Jan 1, 2011
- Status
- Canceled
- Network
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 11
- Country
- GB
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S1 E2: Episode 2
S1 E2 Episode 2
Jan 8, 2011Prepare to be amazed as three of the world's best magic acts team up with three celebrities for jaw-dropping illusions and magic tricks with contemporary twists. Lenny Henry hosts as illusionist of the decade Luis de Matos is joined by Peter Jones; Winners of the Best Comedy Illusionist award at the World Magic Awards, the dark and twisted Barry and Stuart, team up with Ade Edmonson; and the king of close-up magic, Chris Korn, is partnered by Amanda Byram. They all perform three magic acts in a bid to impress the studio audience and avoid the dreaded forfeit trick. Who will take on the extreme feat of mind over matter this week?
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