A Halloween Special report on Harry Houdini.
Shauna Lowry and Celine Whelen meet up with magician Pat Fallon, who tells them about Harry Houdini, the Hungarian-American illusionist, stunt performer and escapologist.
| Title: | The Story of Harry Houdini |
| Clip Duration: | 00:03:40 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "A very important time for magicians" |
| Series Title: | Jo-Maxi |
| Information: | 'Jo Maxi' was a youth lifestyle programme targetted at 10 to 14 year olds. The programme contained features on a broad range of topics including animals, fashion, music, books and profiles of young people voicing their views on various subjects. The original presenters on the show were Rat D'Arcy, Geri Lalor, Clíona Ní Bhuachalla, and Antoinette Dawson. 'Jo Maxi' first aired on Monday, 10 October, 1988 on RTÉ Network 2 and ran until 1994. |
| Local Keywords: | Halloween, Houdini, Magic, Escapology, Jo-Maxi |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Entertainment and Performing Arts |
| Topic: | National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Shauna Lowry (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ One |
| Production Year: | 1992 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | HX30/04291 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
