{{Distinguish|50 Greatest Magic Tricks}} {{Infobox television | image = TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks.png | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | genre = Clip show<br />Documentary<br />Entertainment | creator = | based_on = <!-- {{based on|work|author}} --> | developer = | writer = | screenplay = | story = | director = Helen Albon | creative_director = | presenter = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | starring = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | judges = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | voices = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | narrator = [[Fay Ripley]] | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = United Kingdom | language = | num_seasons = <!-- Or num_series. Increment when new seasons/series begin. See template documentation for more info. --> | num_episodes = <!-- Value is incremented when new episodes air. See template documentation for more info. --> | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Matt Crook<br />Anthony Owen<br />Andrew Newman | producer = Helen Albon | news_editor = <!-- Content editor or editors of a current affairs/political show such as Newsnight. --> | location = <!-- Nation the series was filmed in, if different from the nation of origin. --> | cinematography = | editor = <!-- Film editors --> | camera = Single-camera | runtime = <!-- Reliable source required --> | company = [[Objective Productions|Objective]] | budget = | network = [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] | released = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | first_aired = {{Start date|2011|12|31|df=yes}} | last_aired = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations --> }}
'''''TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks''''' is a one-off list show that was produced by [[Objective Productions]] for [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]. The programme counts down the fifty greatest [[magic tricks]] – [[Bullet catch|The Magic Bullet]] by [[Penn & Teller]] is the illusion at number one.<ref name="TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks"/> 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 [[Hat-trick (magic trick)|rabbit-out-of-the-hat tricks]].<ref name="Channel 5"/> Contributors to the programme included Penn & Teller, [[Paul Daniels]] and [[Dynamo (magician)|Dynamo]].<ref name=Rackham/> Two tricks by the British magician [[Pete Firman]] featured in the list, with his Goldfish Trick in the top ten.<ref name=Petefirman/>
==Magic tricks== #[[Bullet catch|The Magic Bullet]] ([[Penn & Teller]], 1996) #[[Death Saw]] ([[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]]) #[[List of Derren Brown shows#Derren Brown Plays Russian Roulette Live (2003)|Russian Roulette]] ([[Derren Brown]], 2003) #[[Chop Cup]] ([[Paul Daniels]], 1985) #The Cardboard Box Illusion ([[Shahid & Lisa Malik]], 2000) #Walking on Water ([[Dynamo (magician)|Dynamo]], 2011) #Goldfish Trick ([[Pete Firman]], 2005) #Challenge of the Death Dive ([[Robert Gallup]], 1996) #Cigarette Routine ([[Tom Mullica]], 1996) #Quick Change ([[David & Dania]], 2006) #Blended Mouse (Pete Firman, 2005) #[[Metamorphosis (illusion)|Metamorphosis]] ([[The Pendragons]], 1983) #Shoe Trick ([[John Lenahan]], 2003) #Dream ([[Siegfried & Roy]], 1994) #Torn and Restored Newspaper ([[The Great Soprendo]], 1982) #[[Guillotine (magic trick)|Guillotine]] ([[Simon Drake]], 1992) #Pool Shark ([[Paul Zenon]], 2000) #The Tube Experiment (Derren Brown, 2001) #Iron Maiden (Paul Daniels, 1987) #Hummer Illusion, ([[Franz Harary]], 2006) #Spreadwave ([[Mathieu Bich]], 2011) #Coin Trick ([[Criss Angel]], 2005) #[[Houdini's Water Torture Escape]] ([[Ali Cook]], 2002) #Truck Trick (Penn & Teller, 1990) #[[Levitation (illusion)|Levitation]] ([[David Blaine]]) #Card Manipulation ([[An Ha Lim]]) #Pulse Stopping ([[David Berglas]], 1986) #Motorcycle Illusion ([[Doug Henning]], 1983) #Snowball Trick (Dynamo, 2011) #[[David Copperfield's flying illusion|Flying]] (David Copperfield) #[[Sawing a woman in half|Sawing in Half]] ([[Kevin James (magician)|Kevin James]], 2007) #Goldfish Transformation (Criss Angel) #Silhouette (Simon Drake, 1992) #Homunculus ([[Barry & Stuart]], 2005) #Tax Disc Trick (Paul Zenon, 2000) #Doves ([[Lance Burton]], 1982) #Interlude (Siegfried & Roy) #Floating Lightbulb ([[Harry Blackstone Jr.]], 1986) #Toe Cards (Ali Cook, 2002) #Signed and Restored Card ([[Piff the Magic Dragon]], 2011) #[[Spoon Bending]] ([[Uri Geller]], 1983) #Card Revelation (David Blaine) #[[Portal (magic trick)|Portal]] (David Copperfield) #Any Card at Any Number ([[Marc Paul]], 2002) #One Million Pound Vanish (Paul Daniels, 1984) #673 King Street ([[James Galea]], 2009) #Bottle Glass ([[Tommy Cooper]], 1971) #Tower Bridge Vanish (Franz Harary, 2004) #Miser's Dream (Penn & Teller, 2011) #Floating Guitar (Dynamo, 2011)<ref name="TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks"/>
==Reception== Following the original broadcast in 2011, [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] repeated ''TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks'' multiple times, including in 2012 and 2013.<ref name=Pratt/> When broadcast in 2012, the programme achieved an average of one million viewers and an audience share of 3.9%.<ref name=Sweney/>
==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="Channel 5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel5.com/episode/tvs-50-greatest-magic-tricks/|title=TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks|publisher=[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]|location=London|access-date=3 September 2021|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903121606/https://www.channel5.com/episode/tvs-50-greatest-magic-tricks/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=Petefirman>{{Cite web|url=https://www.petefirman.co.uk/greatest-magic-tricks/|title=TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks|year=2014|publisher=[[petefirman.co.uk]]|access-date=3 September 2021|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903121548/https://www.petefirman.co.uk/greatest-magic-tricks/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=Pratt>{{Cite news|last1=Pratt|first1=Steve|date=25 October 2013|title=Talent spotter|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/latest/10764058.talent-spotter/|newspaper=[[The Northern Echo]]|location=[[Darlington]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]]|issn=2043-0442|oclc=6685296|access-date=3 September 2021|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903121549/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/latest/10764058.talent-spotter/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=Rackham>{{Cite journal|last1=Rackham|first1=Jane|title=TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/n4xgh/tvs-50-greatest-magic-tricks/|journal=[[Radio Times]]|location=London|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company|Immediate Media]]|issn=0033-8060|oclc=796069008|access-date=3 September 2021|archive-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903121547/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/n4xgh/tvs-50-greatest-magic-tricks/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=Sweney>{{Cite news|last1=Sweney|first1=Mark|date=27 December 2012|title=Miranda wins Harts with 10 million viewers ahead of That Dog Can Dance!|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/27/miranda-hart-viewers-dog-can-dance|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|issn=1756-3224|oclc=60623878|access-date=3 September 2021|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703102711/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/27/miranda-hart-viewers-dog-can-dance|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks">{{Cite episode|title=|series=TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks|first=|last=|network=Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited|station=[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]|date=31 December 2011}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.channel5.com/show/tvs-50-greatest-magic-tricks/}} *{{IMDb title|2162719}}
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