0:00:02 > 0:00:04In the world of magic, everything's up in the air.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Time to turn off gravity.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09We've got the world's best snack.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Plus the world's worst hat.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15We might even manage to make her smile.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Welcome to Now You See It.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33This young man's hung his invisible jacket on the hanger behind him and
0:00:33 > 0:00:37for his next trick, he's going to produce a flower from a flame.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Playing with fire is so risky
0:00:39 > 0:00:41it falls into the category of just don't do it,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43especially if you're not a grown-up.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Oh, that's sweet.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Oh, no. It's rubbish.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53From romantically hopeless to hopeless romantic.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Oh, my...!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Happy Valentine's day.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Here's a magician using the old turning fire into flowers and
0:01:00 > 0:01:02chocolates tricks to woo the ladies.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Honestly, I can't tell you how many times I've fallen for that.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Because all girls want for Valentine's Day is chocolate,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12flowers and an awkward conversation with a stranger.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Back to the proper magic now and specifically corny magic.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23All great magicians have truly fantastical awe-inspiring names,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25apart from this one, who's called Cyril.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28But Cyril Takayama is one of the best.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Here he's rustling up some popcorn for the people of Rio de Janeiro.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35The raw corn goes into the carton,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Cyril gets shaking, and the popcorn gets popping.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41That man's not sure about Cyril's hairnet.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42I really like it.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46Yeah!
0:01:46 > 0:01:48All the customers need to do now is
0:01:48 > 0:01:51pick the popcorn off the street and eat it. Mm.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Ah, this lady's getting some to try.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56She's delighted. Really delighted.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Worryingly delighted.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I have no idea what you just said but I love you.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06And now the trick in reverse.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Cooked popcorn goes into the hand...
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and it's transformed back to whatever you call that -
0:02:13 > 0:02:14a seed, a kernel,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18who cares? Raw to cooked, back to raw, to cooked.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Hold on, this trick could go on forever.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Now, if he could also magic up a hot dog and two kilos of pick 'n' mix,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I'm ready for the film.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Here's something you don't see in a park very often.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32A sandpit with no dog mess in it.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Oh, and a headless man, obviously.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45He's running around like...
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Well, like a headless chicken, ironically.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50He only wants to play football with someone.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Over here! Not on me head, son.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Yeah, throw a skateboard at him. He didn't see that coming.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05To be honest, he didn't see anything coming.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06He hasn't got a head.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Rargh! Oh, so sorry, I didn't realise you were on the phone.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Yeah, I'll pop back later.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Watch this.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Of course, some have headlessness thrust upon them.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22There are some things money can't buy.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25In which case, Justin Willman can just magic it up for you.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- First, pick a card.- I'm going to look away and you memorise it.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- OK.- Make sure the camera sees it.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33If you guys had to name a painting, what painting would you say?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- The Mona Lisa. - You like the Mona Lisa?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Yeah.- I'm going to try to channel that genius of Da Vinci.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39I'd like to see him cope if someone
0:03:39 > 0:03:41said Tennis Player Scratching her Bum.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Yeah, ask your parents.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- There she is.- OK.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Yes, there she is with her iconic poker-face,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56playing poker by the looks of it.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Wow.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00She's pretty hot.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Well, she's OK. She's no oil painting.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Some invaluable advice for budding magicians now
0:04:06 > 0:04:09in A Beginner's Guide to Magic.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14First, start young and ideally grow
0:04:14 > 0:04:17huge hands and get a second head from a bloke in a park.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I know what you're thinking, kids.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23"Could I get away with that in exams?"
0:04:23 > 0:04:27I wouldn't try - Dad's probably much worse at maths than you are.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30MUSIC PLAYS: La Macarena by Los Del Rio
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Ow!
0:04:33 > 0:04:36LAUGHTER
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Go on, pick his nose.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Oh, he did. Cheeky!
0:04:46 > 0:04:48To sunny Mexico now with Franz Harary.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51He may look like your uncle Kevin, but he's actually a magician and
0:04:51 > 0:04:54illusionist, so leave the people floating in mid-air stuff to the
0:04:54 > 0:04:57professionals, all right?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59All right, let me hold you.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Now, I'm not one to nit-pick, but I'm just going to say,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05if I peer very closely I think I can see some ropes attached to him.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Good luck!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Yeah, definitely a couple of ropes there.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Oh, but apparently the trick hasn't actually started yet.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It begins with some words you don't get to hear often enough in my
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- opinion.- Time to turn off gravity.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Love it!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Although they're perhaps words you wouldn't want to hear when you're
0:05:23 > 0:05:26suspended between two tall buildings wearing your favourite poncho.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Definitely not one to try at home.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Or outside your home.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Or anywhere.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37As if levitating wasn't enough, now they want him to do some skipping.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42And bring him up.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Hang on, if Franz has turned off gravity,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48how come they're all still stuck to the roof?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Anyway, it's definitely the right way to get up to the top of that
0:05:51 > 0:05:53building as there are 87 stairs
0:05:53 > 0:05:55to climb and the lift does smell of wee.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00See this?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03You all remember the ice bucket challenge, right?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Now here's Dynamo with the less familiar empty bucket challenge.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Watch this, guys.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19ALL: Whoa!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26That's a lot of fish.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29This crowd definitely came to the right PLAICE.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Now, all we need is some batter,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39a load of chips and a vat of mushy peas, and we are sorted.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Why's he doing this? Just for the HALIBUT.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46No, you shut up.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Let's have some Animal Magic now.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55No dog.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57First, meet the amazing appearing dog.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- A cute dog.- No dog.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01With very acute hearing.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Dog.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Today I'm going to be doing magic with one of these.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09And the trick here is to get the cat to show an interest.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Right. All right. Now what I'm going
0:07:11 > 0:07:14to do is I'm going to put the bottle into the bag.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17See that? Watch, we're going to make it vanish.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20His owner's always making him watch magic tricks when, to be honest,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23the cat would much rather be playing the ukulele
0:07:23 > 0:07:25he keeps on the wall over there.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Watch. One, two...
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Great trick, but you've lost your audience, I'm afraid.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33And now, ladies and gentlemen,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35the amazing Topsy performs a disappearing dandelion trick
0:07:35 > 0:07:38that has delighted the crowned heads of Europe.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44For his next trick, he's going to
0:07:44 > 0:07:46get a top hat and pull a magician out of it.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Now for our Big Finish.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56This is Joseph Gabriel and if you're
0:07:56 > 0:07:59wondering why he's wearing a glittery waistcoat and heels,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02it's not that he's a magician, it's just that it's the 1980s.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Although I hope he really is a magician.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07If not, he's in the wrong show.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Lovely hand gestures there.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12If magic hadn't worked out for him,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15he could have had a very successful career in semaphore.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18That scarf's a tricky combination of red and white.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I tell you, wash day must be a nightmare in the Magic Circle.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Oh, I think his assistant's come to ask for her eyeliner back.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42APPLAUSE
0:08:42 > 0:08:45DRUMROLL
0:08:49 > 0:08:52APPLAUSE
0:08:52 > 0:08:54A parrot!
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Who's a pretty boy?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I mean, apart from the magician, obviously.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04And another one! To be honest, he can afford as many as he wants.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05They work for peanuts.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08A well-dressed man pulling parrots from a scarf.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Don't tell me this show doesn't
0:09:10 > 0:09:12bring you everything you ever wanted.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16That's it. Join me next time on Now You See It.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18I can promise you moments of bafflement,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21bewilderment and some blooming amazing tricks.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Right, I'm off hat shopping with an old pal.