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Season 1

  • S01E01 Princess Tenko, Imam, The Pendragons

    • September 13, 1989
    • ITV1

    Guest stars illusionists Princess Tenko, Imam and The Pendragons, mind reader Max Maven and quick change artist Arturo Brachetti. Featuring archive film of revered magician Robert Harbin.

  • S01E02 Eugene Burger, Franz Harary, Finn Jon

    • September 20, 1989
    • ITV1

    Featuring close up magic with Eugene Burger, illusions by Franz Harary, Finn Jon, Frances Willard and Glenn Falkenstein, interactive mind reading with Max Maven and quick change artist Arturo Brachetti.

  • S01E03 The Pendragons, Dr Sawa, Tina Lenert

    • September 27, 1989
    • ITV1

    The guests are magicians The Pendragons, Dr Sawa and John Gaughan, mime act Tina Lenert, quick change artist Arturo Brachetti and mind reader Max Maven. Featuring film of the legendary Houdini.

  • S01E04 Hans Moretti, Juan Tamariz, Channing Pollock

    • October 4, 1989
    • ITV1

    Guest stars illusionists Hans Moretti, Juan Tamariz, James Dimmare, mind reader Max Maven and quick change artist Arturo Brachetti. Features a rare British television appearance by seminal magician Channing Pollock.

  • S01E05 John Calvert, Jeff McBride, Tommy Wonder

    • October 11, 1989
    • ITV1

    Guest stars illusionists John Calvert, Jeff McBride, Tommy Wonder and Joe Givan, mind reader Max Maven and quick change artist Arturo Brachetti. Features an appearance from then Education Secretary John MacGregor.

  • S01E06 Marco Tempest, Harry Blackstone Jr, Jerry Andrus

    • October 18, 1989
    • ITV1

    The guests are Harry Blackstone Jnr, Max Maven, Vladimir Danilin, Jerry Andrus, Marco Tempest and resident quick change artist Arturo Brachetti. David Nixon appears in archive footage.

Season 2