The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1994 Titlecard
GenreMagic
StarringPaul Daniels
Debbie McGee
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series15
1 (Paul Daniels Secrets)
No. of episodes120 (series)
21 (specials)
5 (compilations)
8 (Secrets)
Production
Running time60 mins
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release31 December 1977 (1977-12-31)
9 June 1979 (1979-06-09) 
18 June 1994 (1994-06-18)
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

Original series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
19 June 197922 June 19794
213 September 198018 October 19806
326 September 198128 November 19816
42 October 198220 November 19828
515 October 19833 December 19838
61 September 198420 October 19848
77 September 19859 November 198510
86 December 198614 February 198710
92 January 198827 February 19889
107 January 198925 February 19898
116 January 199024 February 19908
125 January 19912 March 19919
1311 January 19927 March 19929
142 January 199327 February 19939
152 April 199418 June 19949

Specials

DateEntitle
31 December 1977(Special produced by Granada TV)
22 December 1979Christmas Special
25 December 1980The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
25 December 1981Paul Daniels Magical Christmas
25 December 1982The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
26 December 1983The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
25 December 1984The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
6 April 1985The Paul Daniels Magic Easter Show
26 December 1985The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
27 December 1986The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
31 October 1987Paul Daniels Live at Hallowe'en
26 December 1987The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
31 October 1988Paul Daniels Live at Hallowe'en
26 December 1988The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show
26 December 1989The Paul Daniels Magic Show
24 December 1990The Paul Daniels Magic Show Christmas Edition
22 March 1991The First Ten Years
28 December 1991The Paul Daniels Magic Show Festive Edition
24 December 1992The Paul Daniels Magic Show Festive Edition
28 December 1993The Paul Daniels Christmas Magic Show

Compilations

DateEntitle
12 April 1982The Best of Paul Daniels 1981
4 April 1983The Best of Paul Daniels 1982
3 April 1984The Best of Paul Daniels
3 January 1985Paul Daniels Magic Moments - Best of Series 6
5 May 1986Paul Daniels Million Pound Magic - Best of Series 7

Paul Daniels Secrets

Special

DateEntitle
29 December 1994Secrets Festive

Series

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
115 November 199517 January 19968

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Paul Daniels: TV magician dies after brain tumour diagnosis". BBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "Paul Daniels: His Story | Tyne Tees - ITV News". Itv.com. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. Stephen Dixon. "Paul Daniels obituary | UK news". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. "Paul Daniels, magician - obituary". Telegraph.co.uk. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. "Paul Daniels". The Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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