Derren Brown
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Honest playlist‘The best song to have sex to? All By Myself by Eric Carmen’: Derren Brown’s honest playlistHe got caught nicking one soul star’s hits as a kid and wants a funktastic funeral, but which diva’s bangers does the illusionist warble in the car?
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3 out of 5 stars.There’s plenty to enjoy here as a cast of non-magicians subvert conjuring convention with song, dance and synchronised skill
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5 out of 5 stars.The veteran illusionist outdoes himself with an evening of bewildering trickery that holds a mirror to our deepest feelings
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The illusionist talks risotto, yipping dogs, collecting taxidermy and a mean Martini
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For 20 years, the psychological illusionist has delighted TV audiences. He explains why he’s ready to give it all up and paint caricatures – and how magic made him question his religious faith
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Illusionist tells Desert Island Discs how a brush with Harrods store detectives cured him of his habit
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Tommy Cooper’s fez and Paul Daniels’ saw-in-half box part of display at Wellcome Collection
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The illusionist, 47, tells Nick McGrath about taxidermy, Christianity, making coffee and coming out in the papers
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Brown, once about entertainment and fun, has now restyled himself as an all-powerful, egocentric sage. And he’s lost his magic in the process
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4 out of 5 stars.A show filled with masterful mind-reading and nifty tricks successfully announces the celebrated mentalist’s stateside arrival off-Broadway
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After the breakup of a long relationship, the magician found himself pondering how to be happy – and he’s found that it’s simply a trick of the mind
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Part podcast, part therapy session, The Comedian’s Comedian offers a peek into the inner life of funny people. Meet its creator, Stuart Goldsmith
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For his latest trick, the illusionist is playing VR mind games with the funfair staple. As his eagerly awaited ghost train prepares to open at Thorpe Park, we get a preview
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Stunt on UKTV’s Watch – which also included repeated swearing – was unsuitable for 9am broadcast when children could be watching, says watchdog
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Endeavour shows its class despite a hokey plot, Silent Witness trades on likability and Tracey Ullman fails to dazzle as advertised
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C4’s Pushed to the Edge featured illusionist convincing people to shove man from top of a building, prompting complaints
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The baby-stealing in Brown’s latest one-off on Channel 4 is just the teaser for a manipulative set piece
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Ofcom receives complaints after illusionist puts plastic bag over head in programme broadcast before 9pm watershed