The Paul Daniels Magic Show

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]}

The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1994 Titlecard
Genre	Magic
Starring	Paul Daniels Debbie McGee
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	15 1 (Paul Daniels Secrets)
No. of episodes	120 (series) 21 (specials) 5 (compilations) 8 (Secrets)
Production
Running time	60 mins
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	31 December 1977 (1977-12-31)
Release	9 June 1979 (1979-06-09) – 18 June 1994 (1994-06-18)
Related
Paul Daniels Secrets

Transmissions

Original series

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	9 June 1979	30 June 1979	4
2	13 September 1980	18 October 1980	6
3	26 September 1981	28 November 1981	6
4	2 October 1982	20 November 1982	8
5	15 October 1983	3 December 1983	8
6	1 September 1984	20 October 1984	8
7	7 September 1985	9 November 1985	10
8	6 December 1986	14 February 1987	10
9	2 January 1988	27 February 1988	9
10	7 January 1989	25 February 1989	8
11	6 January 1990	24 February 1990	8
12	5 January 1991	2 March 1991	9
13	11 January 1992	7 March 1992	9
14	2 January 1993	27 February 1993	9
15	2 April 1994	18 June 1994	9

Specials

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

Compilations

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

Paul Daniels Secrets

Special

Date	Entitle
29 December 1994	Secrets Festive

Series

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	15 November 1995	17 January 1996	8