Television Times with Steve Otis Gunn

Repeat Transmission: Derren Brown

August 9, 2026·59 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this repeat transmission, Derren Brown explains how he's spent his career making the impossible seem plausible, and the plausible seem impossible — and has strong feelings about a particular spatula, which is somehow equally interesting.Derren Brown is a master illusionist, mentalist, and bestselling author renowned for performances that blur the line between magic, psychology, and human perception, and for a career spent pushing the boundaries of what audiences think they know about their own minds.What a career built on the gap between what people believe and what's actually happening has taught himThe craft of magic — and why suggestion and storytelling often matter more than techniqueA youthful shoplifting confession at Harrods — and how he frames it nowWhy the unreliability of memory is one of the most fascinating and unsettling things about being humanConnect with Derren here:InstagramFacebookYouTubeFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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