# The Best of Magic

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{{Infobox television
| image         =
| caption       = 
| genre         = [Magic](/source/Magic_(illusion))
| runtime       = 60 mins
| creator       = 
| starring      = [Geoffrey Durham](/source/Geoffrey_Durham)<br />[Simon Mayo](/source/Simon_Mayo)<br />[Anthea Turner](/source/Anthea_Turner)
| first_aired   = {{Start date|1989|09|13|df=y}}
| last_aired    = {{End date|1990|09|19|df=y}}
| country       = United Kingdom
| language      = English
| num_series    = 2
| num_episodes  = 9
| company       = [Thames Television](/source/Thames_Television)
| network       = [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network))
| related       =  
}}
'''''The Best of Magic''''' is a British magic show produced by [Thames Television](/source/Thames_Television) for the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) network that aired from 13 September 1989 to 19 September 1990. The show was hosted by [Geoffrey Durham](/source/Geoffrey_Durham), [Simon Mayo](/source/Simon_Mayo), and [Anthea Turner](/source/Anthea_Turner), with frequent guest appearances by [Arturo Brachetti](/source/Arturo_Brachetti) and [Max Maven](/source/Max_Maven).<ref name="bfi">{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79ed7644 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924201802/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79ed7644 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2016 |title=The Best of Magic[13/09/89]  |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=[BFI](/source/British_Film_Institute) |publisher=[British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute) |accessdate=2016-08-29}}</ref>

==List of episodes==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Series !! Episode !! Air date !! Guests
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| 1 || 1 || 13 September 1989 || Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, [Imam](/source/Imam_(magician)), [The Pendragons](/source/The_Pendragons), [Princess Tenko](/source/Princess_Tenko)
|-
| 1 || 2 || 20 September 1989 || Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, [Eugene Burger](/source/Eugene_Burger), [Glenn Falkenstein](/source/Glenn_Falkenstein), [Franz Harary](/source/Franz_Harary), [Finn Jon](/source/Finn_Jon)
|-
| 1 || 3 || 27 September 1989 || Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, [John Gaughan](/source/John_Gaughan), [Tina Lenert](/source/Tina_Lenert), The Pendragons, [Doctor Sawa](/source/Doctor_Sawa)
|-
| 1 || 4 || 4 October 1989 || Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, [James Dimmare](/source/James_Dimmare), [Hans Moretti](/source/Hans_Moretti), [Channing Pollock](/source/Channing_Pollock_(magician)), [Juan Tamariz](/source/Juan_Tamariz)
|-
| 1 || 5 || 11 October 1989 || Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, [John Calvert](/source/John_Calvert_(magician)), [Joe Given](/source/Joe_Given), [John MacGregor](/source/John_MacGregor%2C_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market), [Jeff McBride](/source/Jeff_McBride), [Tommy Wonder](/source/Tommy_Wonder_(magician))
|-
| 1 || 6 || 18 October 1989 || Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, [Jerry Andrus](/source/Jerry_Andrus), [Harry Blackstone Jr.](/source/Harry_Blackstone_Jr.), [Vladimir Danilin](/source/Vladimir_Danilin), [Marco Tempest](/source/Marco_Tempest)
|-
| 2 || 1 || 5 September 1990 || Arturo Brachetti, [Don Alan](/source/Don_Alan), [Lance Burton](/source/Lance_Burton), [Howard De Courcy](/source/Howard_De_Courcy), [Uri Geller](/source/Uri_Geller), [Milo and Roger](/source/Milo_and_Roger)
|-
| 2 || 2 || 12 September 1990 || Arturo Brachetti, [Kohl & Co](/source/Kohl_%26_Co), [Lisa Menna](/source/Lisa_Menna), The Pendragons, [Richiardi Jr](/source/Richiardi_Jr), Juan Tamariz
|-
| 2 || 3 || 19 September 1990 || Arturo Brachetti, [David Berglas](/source/David_Berglas), Jeff McBride, [Tom Mullica](/source/Tom_Mullica), [Norm Nielsen](/source/Norm_Nielsen)
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=3977376|title=The Best of Magic}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Magic, The}}
Category:1989 British television series debuts
Category:1990 British television series endings
Category:ITV (TV network) original programming
Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)
Category:Television shows produced by Thames Television
Category:British television magic series
Category:English-language British television shows

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