Trick of the Mind

2004–2006

Derren demonstrates his unique powers of psychological illusion, misdirection and showmanship.

Trick of the Mind was nominated for Best Entertainment Series at the Royal Television Awards in 2004, and for Best Entertainment Programme at the National Television Awards in 2005.

Trick of the Mind – Series 1
Programme One:

  • Phone Booth I
  • Taxi driver amnesia I (London Eye)
  • Smoke (performed for Stephen Fry)
  • Street Work: mind-reading
  • Taxi driver amnesia II (London Eye)
  • Street Work: Fingers
  • Chess Grand Masters
  • Phone Booth II
 Programme Two:

  • Phone Booth I
  • Street Work: Fingers
  • Martin Kemp (object prediction)
  • Football I
  • Speed Counting Smarties (not on DVD)
  • Landmark Memory (not on DVD)
  • Football II
  • Phone Booth II
 Programme Three:

  • Wallet I
  • Orchestra I
  • Wallet II
  • Invisibility
  • Street Work: 10p mind-reading
  • Orchestra II
  • Wallet II
Programme Four:

  • Phone Booth I
  • Street Work: 10p mind-reading
  • Voodoo
  • Kids
  • Blockhead
  • Phone Booth II
 Programme Five:

  • Phone Booth I
  • Street Work: mind-reading
  • Undertaker
  • Taste (Michel Roux Jr)
  • Doll’s House
  • Phone Booth II
 Programme Six:

  • Phone Booth I
  • Street Work: Fingers
  • Psychotherapist I
  • Stop!
  • Psychotherapist II
  • Supermarket
  • Phone Booth II
DVD Extras:

  • Interview with DB
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Unseen Routines: Taxi III, Pianists
Trick of the Mind – Series 2
Programme One:

  • Staring I
  • Seeing Through Fingertips I
  • Change in Wallet I
  • Seeing Through Fingertips II
  • Change in Wallet II
  • Simon Pegg I (Birthday present)
  • Change in Wallet III
  • Simon Pegg II (explained)
 Programme Two:

  • Asking for Directions I
  • Jonathan Ross & Jane Goldman
  • Ring in boxes
  • Asking for Directions II
  • Table Tipping
  • Asking for Directions III
 Programme Three:

  • Adding Numbers I
  • Mo Mowlem (newspaper story)
  • Adding Numbers II
  • Estimating Time I
  • Deck of Cards
  • Estimating Time II
Programme Four:

  • Pub (identifying object)
  • Jo Whiley (buttons)
  • Zombie
 Programme Five:

  • Zebra Crossing I
  • Movement I
  • Cards
  • Ringtones
  • Iain Banks
  • Zebra Crossing II
 Programme Six:

  • Drunk I
  • Fortune-teller “The Brown Raja” I
  • Drunk II
  • Fortune-teller “The Brown Raja” II
  • Alistar McGowan & Richard Madeley (rapport)
  • Drunk III
DVD-Extras:

  • Behind the Scenes
Trick of the Mind – Series 3
Programme One:

  • Clown I
  • Matt Lucas (cards)
  • Disappearing Sun
  • Clown II
  • Personal Reading (London, Barcelona, L.A.)
 Programme Two:

  • Sealed Envelope I
  • Kelly Holmes (running track)
  • Sealed Envelope II
  • Dream Control
 Programme Three:

  • Tic-tac-toe I
  • Identifying Criminal
  • Tic-tac-toe II
  • Dowsing
  • Image Transfer
Programme Four:

  • Person Swap I
  • Languages
  • Person Swap II
  • Muscle Reading I (Venice)
  • Person Swap II
  • Muscle Reading II (Venice)
  • Person Swap III
  • Robbie Williams
 Programme Five:

  • Guessing Game I (wooden box)
  • Stephen Merchant (yes/no game)
  • Subliminal Message I (cinema)
  • Guessing Game II
  • Subliminal Message II (cinema)
  • Ferris Wheel (Vienna)
 Programme Six:

  • Time I
  • Amputee
  • Spirit Ring (Wellington Arch)
  • Time II
  • Cards (Monte Carlo)
  • Time III