![]() ![]() He performed this feat many times in Washington D.C., where President Woodrow Wilson was rumored to often sneak over to watch Houdini. The premiere looks at Houdini’s famous water torture cell escape to unmask the potential methods he may have used, and what the dangers involved could have been. ![]() It’s no wonder that just the name Houdini still stirs the imagination of people, nearly a century after his death.”Įach episode will be centered around one of Houdini’s most daring stunts. “He was clearly ahead of his time when it came to using engineering to accomplish his stunts, so much so that his methods continue to be debated by today’s master magicians. “Harry Houdini is the definition of mind-blowing,” said Marc Etkind, General Manager of Science Channel. With access to the master illusionist’s personal scrapbooks, letters, and pictures, they look to uncover the science of Houdini’s stunts as well as the myths behind his legend. Helping piece together clues and testing out his most daring stunts are Houdini’s grand-nephew George Hardeen, magician and daredevil Lee Terbosic, and master stunt builder Steve Wolf. and European spy agencies during World War I. Those same unique skills, along with the company that he kept, led some to believe that he was an informant for the top U.S. How did the world’s greatest showman pull off such death-defying stunts? His talents allowed him to become one of, if not the biggest celebrity in the world. ET/PT.Ĭatching a speeding bullet, being buried alive, submerging himself in a water torture cell. HOUDINI’S LAST SECRETS, a four-part series, premieres Sunday, January 6 at 10 p.m. With the help of skilled engineers, accomplished illusionists, and a member of his own bloodline, a new Science Channel series looks to uncover the methods to Houdini’s magic and madness. His breathtaking escapes and astonishing illusions have never been equaled, or fully understood. (NEW YORK) – Magicians, past and present, marvel at the death-defying performances of the legendary Harry Houdini. HOUDINI’S LAST SECRETS PREMIERES SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 AT 10PM ON SCIENCE CHANNEL THE SCIENCE BEHIND HISTORY’S MOST ICONIC ILLUSIONIST
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