Breaking the Magician's Code (also known as Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed) is an American variety television series in which the methods behind magic tricks and illusions are explained.
The series began as five television specials aired in the USA on Fox from 1997-1998 and again in 2002. A 13-episode series aired on MyNetwork from 2 October, 2008 to 21 February, 2009.
Breaking the Magician's Code premiered in South Africa on e.tv on Saturday 5 February 2011, at 18h05. New episodes broadcast weekly.
Synopsis
Did you ever wonder about the incredible secrets of magic?
From simple card tricks and sleights of hand, to amazing illusions that baffle and deceive, magic's greatest secrets have always been kept from the public.
Now, the magician's sacred code of silence is broken forever in Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed which discloses for the first time the magic tricks that have captivated audiences for centuries.
Nowhere else does a magician dare to reveal the dark secrets behind the world's most mystifying illusions. Some of the most closely guarded trade secrets of magic are revealed.