History of Magic

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History Documentary with no narration published by BBC in 2008 - English language

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This documentary series traces the development of entertainment magic throughout the world, from its earliest roots to today's international stars of Las Vegas and television.

[edit] Mentalism

This part covers all of the mentalism subject from prediction, book test, blindfolded, fortune teller, etc. Featuring Stars:
Marc Paul, Max Maven, James Rand, Eugene Burger, Lesley Hazlitt, The Amazing Kreskin, Luke Jermay, Uri Geller, Derren Brown, and more.

[edit] Levitation

This part covers all of the levitation history, secret tricks, and developments. It's the dream of conquering gravity, can it be fulfilled?
This is the story of how the dream of levitation and fantasy of the mysterious east combines to the magic golden age. Featuring Stars:
David Copperfield, Jeff McBride, Paul Daniels, Ali Bongo, Kellar, Robert Houdin, Thurston, Paul Kieve, The Great Lafayette, and more.

[edit] Close Up Magic

On all form of magic, close up is the oldest, the simplest, and the purest. At its heart there is a trick that hardly changes for thousand of years. Featuring Stars:
Jason Latimer, Penn and Teller, Fay Presto, Paul Zenon, Michael Ammar, Guy Hollingworth, John Fisher, Paul Daniels, and more.

[edit] Disappearances

Magic is the opposite of science. Science says that matter cannot be created yet the magician goes disappearing things so easily.
This is the story of how the magician has taken the scientific advantages and use them to conjure up a new ways to make things appear and disappear.

[edit] Dangerous Magic

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:
Harry Houdini, Chung Ling Soo, Pen & Teller, David Blaine, James Randi, Robert Gallup, and more.