In recent years, the TV landscape has exploded with cutting-edge magicians like David Copperfield, Criss Angel, Dynamo, David Blaine and Derren Brown. Drawn to this world of illusion, the UK’s Ben Hanlin has been leaving his own footprints with Discovery Channel’s Magic of Science, writes Debashine Thangevelo.

DESPITE just flying into South Africa with not much time to recover from jetlag, Ben Hanlin was a bundle of energy.

In fact, the confident 25-year-old was only too happy to dive into media interviews and, in between the ongoing banter, bowled over sceptics in the room with a trick or two.

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