The Magicians
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Host
Lenny Henry (2011)
Darren McMullen (2012)
Co-hosts
Magicians: Chris Korn, Luis de Matos, Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod
Broadcast
Shine for BBC One, 1 January 2011 to 11 February 2012 (11 episodes in 2 series)
Synopsis
In what the BBC claims is "the first magic-based competition on UK screens" (Ahem!), each week three celebrities are paired up with professional illusionists, learn and perform a trick, and are judged by the studio audience. The winners are declared the winners, the losers are roped (quite possibly literally) into a final stunt.