The Best of Magic

The Best of Magic

1989•1h 0m

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The Best of Magic was a British magic show produced by Thames Television for the ITV network that aired from 13 September 1989 to 19 September 1990. The show was hosted by Geoffrey Durham, Simon Mayo, and Anthea Turner, with frequent guest appearances by Arturo Brachetti and Max Maven.

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Production

Thames Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 13, 1989

Last Aired

September 19, 1990

Networks

ITV1

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1989-09-13

Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, Imam, The Pendragons, Princess Tenko

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1989-09-20

Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, Eugene Burger, Glenn Falkenstein, Franz Harary, Finn Jon

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 1989-09-27

Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, John Gaughan, Tina Lenert, The Pendragons, Doctor Sawa

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 1989-10-04

Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, James Dimmare, Hans Moretti, Channing Pollock, Juan Tamariz

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 1989-10-11

Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, John Calvert, Joe Given, John MacGregor, Jeff McBride, Tommy Wonder

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 1989-10-18

Max Maven, Arturo Brachetti, Jerry Andrus, Harry Blackstone Jr., Vladimir Danilin, Marco Tempest

Cast

Geoffrey Durham

Geoffrey Durham

Self

Simon Mayo

Simon Mayo

Self

Anthea Turner

Anthea Turner

Self

Arturo Brachetti

Arturo Brachetti

Self

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