The Paul Daniels Magic Show
The Paul Daniels Magic Show | |
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Genre | Magic |
Starring | Paul Daniels Debbie McGee |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 15 1 (Paul Daniels Secrets) |
No. of episodes | 120 (series) 21 (specials) 5 (compilations) 8 (Secrets) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 mins |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 31 December 1977 |
Release | 9 June 1979 18 June 1994 | –
Related | |
Paul Daniels Secrets |
The Paul Daniels Magic Show was a British magic show presented by entertainer and magician Paul Daniels that aired on BBC1 from 9 June 1979 to 18 June 1994.[1] Daniels' assistant throughout the series was Debbie McGee, whom he married in 1988.[2] At its peak in the 1980s, the show regularly attracted viewing figures of 15 million and was sold to 43 countries.[3][4][5][6][7]
Transmissions
[edit]Original series
[edit]Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 9 June 1979 | 30 June 1979 | 4 |
2 | 13 September 1980 | 18 October 1980 | 6 |
3 | 26 September 1981 | 28 November 1981 | 6 |
4 | 2 October 1982 | 20 November 1982 | 8 |
5 | 15 October 1983 | 3 December 1983 | 8 |
6 | 1 September 1984 | 20 October 1984 | 8 |
7 | 7 September 1985 | 9 November 1985 | 10 |
8 | 6 December 1986 | 14 February 1987 | 10 |
9 | 2 January 1988 | 27 February 1988 | 9 |
10 | 7 January 1989 | 25 February 1989 | 8 |
11 | 6 January 1990 | 24 February 1990 | 8 |
12 | 5 January 1991 | 2 March 1991 | 9 |
13 | 11 January 1992 | 7 March 1992 | 9 |
14 | 2 January 1993 | 27 February 1993 | 9 |
15 | 2 April 1994 | 18 June 1994 | 9 |
Specials
[edit]Date | Entitle |
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31 December 1977 | (Special produced by Granada TV) |
22 December 1979 | Christmas Special |
25 December 1980 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
25 December 1981 | Paul Daniels Magical Christmas |
25 December 1982 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
26 December 1983 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
25 December 1984 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
6 April 1985 | The Paul Daniels Magic Easter Show |
26 December 1985 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
27 December 1986 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
31 October 1987 | Paul Daniels Live at Hallowe'en |
26 December 1987 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
31 October 1988 | Paul Daniels Live at Hallowe'en |
26 December 1988 | The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show |
26 December 1989 | The Paul Daniels Magic Show |
24 December 1990 | The Paul Daniels Magic Show Christmas Edition |
22 March 1991 | The First Ten Years |
28 December 1991 | The Paul Daniels Magic Show Festive Edition |
24 December 1992 | The Paul Daniels Magic Show Festive Edition |
28 December 1993 | The Paul Daniels Christmas Magic Show |
Compilations
[edit]Date | Entitle |
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12 April 1982 | The Best of Paul Daniels 1981 |
4 April 1983 | The Best of Paul Daniels 1982 |
3 April 1984 | The Best of Paul Daniels |
3 January 1985 | Paul Daniels Magic Moments - Best of Series 6 |
5 May 1986 | Paul Daniels Million Pound Magic - Best of Series 7 |
Paul Daniels Secrets
[edit]Special
[edit]Date | Entitle |
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29 December 1994 | Secrets Festive |
Series
[edit]Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 15 November 1995 | 17 January 1996 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Lefort, Rebecca (16 January 2011). "Magician Paul Daniels sells thousands of pounds worth of props on eBay". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Paul Daniels: TV magician dies after brain tumour diagnosis". BBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Paul Daniels: His Story | Tyne Tees - ITV News". Itv.com. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Stephen Dixon. "Paul Daniels obituary | UK news". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Anthony Hayward. "Paul Daniels: Magician and presenter who commanded British airwaves with a show that attracted up to 17m viewers | Obituaries | News". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Paul Daniels, magician - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Paul Daniels". The Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.