BBC Radio 4 - The History Podcast, How Houdini Made Magic

10. Cement your legacy

10/11 Houdini’s untimely death sends shockwaves around the world and helps eternalise his fame

9/11 Houdini becomes a crusader against a new religion, keeping his name on the front pages

8/11 Derren Brown explores how Houdini mastered film, radio, and early social networking

7/11 Houdini learns to use newspapers as a tool to self-mythologise and build up his legend

6/11 Derren Brown explores the ultimate mystery: Was Houdini an international spy?

5/11 Houdini tours Europe where he is threatened by copycats and doubters

4/11 Derren Brown explores how Houdini became a master self-marketer to stand out

3/11 Houdini gets his break and hones his craft by tapping into the sentiment of his audiences

2/11 Houdini struggles through a variety of acts to cut through the 19th-century magic scene.

1/11 Houdini’s arrival in America as a poverty-stricken immigrant lights a fire beneath him.