In this section you'll find a lot of documentaries about magic, black magic, hypnosis, supernatural, paranormal, magic history, development of magic, and card cheating.
Watch The Complete Series of BBC - History of Magic:
No locks could hold him, no tomb could keep him, no audience could
resist him, he was Harry Houdini the greatest magician and escape
artist of all time, taking his audiences on a heart stopping ride with
his superhuman stunts and death defying feats. More than just a
vaudeville magician with a bag of parlor tricks, Houdini was an
outsized personality the likes of which the world had never seen.
Brashly challenging his audience to find a restraint, any restraint,
that could hold him. Nothing could hold Harry Houdini and no one knew
how he did it. Now nearly 80 years after his death a one of a kind
public auction of Houdini’s magic memorabilia offers the faithful and
the curious a glimpse of the secrets he left behind.
This special program, hosted by renowned magician Lance Burton,
explores the life and magic of the great escape artist through his most
prized possessions--the Chinese Water Torture Cell, the Milkcan, his
straitjackets and handcuffs, and lockpicks that were "key" to his
handcuff escapes--all revealed to the public for the first time.
HOUDINI also unlocks secrets of the man--brash showman, fierce
competitor, loyal son and husband. Interviews include his great-nephew
and the last surviving member of his magic troop.
The
paranormal has fascinated believers and irritated sceptics for decades.
The series uses archive video, expert interview, dramatic
reconstruction and personal testimony to demystify strange phenomena
and explore popular mythology in terms of current scientific
understanding.
Previous Lives Is this the end of life or the queue for a new beginning? Millions believed in reincarnation. Is that prove that it really happens? This video will discuss the truth behind the global belief
in reincarnation.
The World's Greatest Gambling Scams" details the best scams ever pulled off in the adrenaline-fuelled gambling world. They
range from those relying on basic sleight-of-hand manoeuvres to those
that utilise gadgets based on the very latest high-tech wizardry.
Scams examined include:
The
famous Ritz Roulette Scam that used mini-computers and cell phones to
determine on what number the roulette ball would drop.
Big-action baccarat games in which the dealers merely pretended to shuffle the cards.
A dye solution for marking casino cards that can only be seen with
special contact lenses and disappears without trace an hour after its
application.
A tiny
weightless receiver embedded into a roulette ball and controlled by a
radio transmitter hidden in a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
This show will trace the development of entertainment magic throughout the world, from its earliest roots in religious ritual and tribal shamanism to today's international stars of Las Vegas and television.
"Nobody wants a man to fall to his death but they want to be there when it happens."
-Houdini
There is one kind of magic that put the magician in danger or appears to. This is the story of how dangerous magic has been defined by one man legacy for more than one hundred years.
Featuring Stars in BBC - Dangerous Magic:
Harry Houdini, Chung Ling Soo, Pen & Teller, David Blaine, James Randi, Robert Gallup, Mick Mangan, Todd Robbins, John Fisher, Harry Kellar, Pete McCahon, Ruth Brandon, Thomas Solomon, Alan Alan
Check out the rest of The History of Magic Series:
The
paranormal has fascinated believers and irritated sceptics for decades.
The series uses archive video, expert interview, dramatic
reconstruction and personal testimony to demystify strange phenomena
and explore popular mythology in terms of current scientific
understanding.
Buried Alive
Filmed in Haiti and USA,
examines the scientific pausibility of creating a zombie and questions
whether zombies can and do exist? A paralysing poison used to create
zombies may have a future for space travellers.
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