For the first time in the UK (channel 4) David Blaine’s “What is Magic” special will be aired.

Friday, September 11 on 4

David Blaine travels across America to perform tricks in the UK premiere of his show What Is Magic He visits New Orleans where he carries out a money trick in front of locals, producing hundreds of dollars at their fingertips before stopping off at New York to conduct magic in front of Orlando Bloom. But the jewel in David's crown is his shot at the infamous The Bullet Catch; a trick which sees a 22 caliber bullet being fired at point blank range directly at the magician who then has to catch the bullet in a small metal cup in his mouth.

Some of the tricks that David has performed on this and other specials