David Blaine, Trickless Magician

American professor Hiram Bingham "discovered" Machu Picchu on 24th July, 1911 - though he initially misidentified it as Vilcabamba, the last stronghold of the Inca civilization during the Spanish conquest. Unlike Vilcabamba, Machu Picchu was built at the peak of the Inca Empire's ...  Show more

Concerned that it was too London-centric, the BBC commissioned a series of pop-up outside broadcasts for its youth music station Radio 1, kicking off modestly in Newquay on 23rd July, 1973. The events exploded in popularity, and spawned an annual tour of bucket-and-spade Britain, ...  Show more

World’s greatest illusionist & extreme performer, David Blaine, joins the boys to perform never-before-seen magic, read Logan’s mind, discuss holding his breath underwater for 17min, why MrBeast = Floyd Mayweather, swallowing frogs, fighting Mike Tyson, floating to space on ballo ...  Show more

David Blaine (Do Not Attempt, Buried Alive, Above the Below) is a magician, mentalist, and endurance performer. David joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the deck of cards his mom gave him as a kid in Brooklyn, keeping his magic secret when he was young because other children ar ...  Show more

Woody Harrelson introduces Ted Danson to his good pal, world-renowned magician David Blaine. Ted asks David how he caught the magic bug and about the stunts that have given him the most trouble. David discusses his influences, the relationship between acting and magic, and how ...

David Blaine begins his visit to Here's The Thing by pushing an ice pick through his hand. He tells host Alec Baldwin that he began training his brain to overcome pain at a young age. Blaine grew up in Brooklyn, an only child with a single mother. He spent many afternoons at the ...  Show more