Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed

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Breaking the Magicians' Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed was series of five specials, aired on the FOX Network in the US, and on Sky and ITV in the UK.

[edit] Val Valentino

The first four specials featured performances from the Masked Magician, who performed large-scale illusions and smaller-scale close up magic tricks, before revealing the secrets of the tricks. The Masked Magician was promoted as a well-known magician, who wore a mask to avoid recrimination from fellow magicians.

The title refers to the magician's code: the promise by working magicians to not reveal the basis of their tricks.

All episodes were hosted by Mitch Pileggi.

List of Grand Illusions Revealed
Show One	Show Two	Show Three	Show Four
Lady to Tiger Levitation Chinese Lantern Zig Zag Girl Exploding Packing Crate Sawing a woman in half Sword Basket Metamorphosis Vanishing Elephant	Crusher Teleportation Lady of Steel Suit of Armour Shooting an arrow through Switching places Dagger Head Chest Water Torture Escape	Table of Death Stretcher Knife Throwing Dolls House Bullet Catching Mismade Girl Vanishing Tank	Car Crusher Escape Cremation Spike Torture Guillotine Buried Alive Flaming Spikes Escape
This list covers only large-scale illusions. Other tricks were exposed.

At the end of the fourth show, the Masked Magician unmasked himself, and revealed that he was Val Valentino.

[edit] Subsequent Special

At the end of the fourth show, Val Valentino was replaced with a new 'Masked Magician' for a fifth special in the series, and for a special dealing with Street magic.