The Paul Daniels Magic Show series 1

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The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Season 1
Starring Paul Daniels
No. of episodes4 + 1 Special
Release
Original network BBC
Original release9 June (1979-06-09) 
22 December 1979 (1979-12-22)
Series chronology
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The Paul Daniels Magic Show is a British magic show presented by entertainer and magician Paul Daniels that aired on BBC1 from 9 June 1979 to 18 June 1994. [1] At its peak in the 1980s, the show regularly attracted viewing figures of 15 million and was sold to 43 countries. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Series 1 consisted of 4 regular episodes and 1 Christmas Special.

Episodes

No. in
series
Featured GuestsDirected byMagic AssociateOriginal air date
1 [7] Bob Bramson, The Morettis, Albrecht Roser, The Paul Daniels Magic Set, The Maggie Stredder Singers Paul Ciani Ali Bongo 9 June 1979 (1979-06-09)
2 [8] George Carl, The Morettis, The Paul Daniels Magic Set, The Maggie Stredder Singers Paul Ciani Ali Bongo 16 June 1979 (1979-06-16)
3 [9] Teddy Peiro and Patricio, The Morettis, Capt.Jim Fox, The Paul Daniels Magic Set, The Maggie Stredder Singers Paul Ciani Ali Bongo 23 June 1979 (1979-06-23)
4 [10] Ray Reardon, The Morettis, The Paul Daniels Magic Set, The Maggie Stredder Singers Paul Ciani Ali Bongo 30 June 1979 (1979-06-30)
Special [11] Jeffery Atkins, Duo Brumbach, Bablu Mallick, Wong Mow Ting, Henry Cooper, Cher Adeyinka, Jacki Barron, Pam Quinn, The Paul Daniels Magic Set Paul Ciani Ali Bongo 22 December 1979 (1979-12-22)

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