User:SLLion/The Magicians (TV Series)

The Magicians is a British family entertainment television show, first broadcast in January 2011 on BBC One. The show features magicians Barry and Stuart, Luis de Matos, and Chris Korn performing a number of magic tricks with guest celebrities, competing for audience support. The show is presented by comedian Lenny Henry.

Show format
Each episode features each of magicians Barry and Stuart, Luis de Matos, and Chris Korn being paired-up with a guest celebrity performer to perform three magic tricks:


 * A Grand Illusion
 * A trick the celebrity has always wanted to perform
 * Street Magic

The former of these is always performed on-set in front of a live studio audience, the latter shown as a pre-recorded sequence filmed on location, while the trick of the celebrity's choosing varies between being performed live and having been pre-recorded. The order in which the magicians perform, and the order in which each of the three tricks is done, changes from show to show.

After all nine performance, members of the studio audience vote for their favourite magician-celebrity partnership using an audience response system, and host Lenny Henry then reveals the 1st, 2nd, and finally, 3rd positions of the magicians, as chosen by the studio audience. Those in the 3rd position must then attempt a forfeit trick that has been previously explained to the magician, but not the celebrity; it will be their first time performing this trick. The forfeit trick is usually of a dangerous nature.

Episode list
Key:
 * – 1st Position
 * – 2nd Position
 * – 3rd Position

Episode 1
Theme: box prop

Forfeit trick: walking on hot ashes barefoot

Episode 2
Theme: transportation

Forfeit trick: lying on a bed of nails, with a motorbike running over their chests

Episode 3
Theme: animal magic

Forfeit trick: walking on broken glass and swords

Episode 4
Theme: fairytales

Forfeit trick: smashing a concrete block on the chest of an individual balanced by their ankles and shoulders on two hurdles*
 * Chris was supposed to be on the hurdles, with Rolf smashing the concrete, but due to a hernia sustained in rehearsals, Chris was unable to do the forfeit. Host Lenny suggested that he take Chris' place, and a member of the stagecrew stepped in to smash the concrete.

Episode 5
Theme:

Forfeit trick: