TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks
TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks is a one-off list show that was produced by Objective Productions for Channel 5. The programme counts down the fifty greatest magic tricks – The Magic Bullet by Penn & Teller is the illusion at number one. The show was presented by the British actress Fay Ripley, and was directed by Helen Albon. TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks was first broadcast on Channel 5 on 31 December 2011. The list of magic tricks features set pieces, stunts and rabbit-out-of-the-hat tricks. Contributors to the programme included Penn & Teller, Paul Daniels and Dynamo. Two tricks by the British magician Pete Firman featured in the list, with his Goldfish Trick in the top ten.
Magic tricks
- The Magic Bullet
- Death Saw
- Russian Roulette
- Chop Cup
- The Cardboard Box Illusion
- Walking on Water
- Goldfish Trick
- Challenge of the Death Dive
- Cigarette Routine
- Quick Change
- Blended Mouse
- Metamorphosis
- Shoe Trick
- Dream
- Torn and Restored Newspaper
- Guillotine
- Pool Shark
- The Tube Experiment
- Iron Maiden
- Hummer Illusion,
- Spreadwave
- Coin Trick
- Houdini's Water Torture Escape
- Truck Trick
- Levitation
- Card Manipulation
- Pulse Stopping
- Motorcycle Illusion
- Snowball Trick
- Flying
- Sawing in Half
- Goldfish Transformation
- Silhouette
- Homunculus
- Tax Disc Trick
- Doves
- Interlude
- Floating Lightbulb
- Toe Cards
- Signed and Restored Card
- Spoon Bending
- Card Revelation
- Portal
- Any Card at Any Number
- One Million Pound Vanish
- 673 King Street
- Bottle Glass
- Tower Bridge Vanish
- Miser's Dream
- Floating Guitar