Secrets of the Psychics

For the UK Channel 4 documentary, see Secrets of the Super Psychics.
"Secrets of the Psychics"
NOVA episode
Episode no.Season 21
Episode 3
Written byCarl Charlson
Presented byJames Randi
Original air dateOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Running time60 minutes
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"Secrets of the Psychics" is a 1993 episode of the PBS series NOVA, presented by retired illusionist and paranormal investigator James Randi.[1] Also appearing in stock footage are Peter Popoff, Uri Geller, and many others. It contains historical footage of Randi's 25 years of testing claims of supernatural powers, as well as more current footage of his trip to Russia to investigate the people making paranormal claims there. Belief in the paranormal has thrived in Russia since the dissolution of the USSR.[2]

PBS' "NOVA Teachers" program produced a "Teachers Guide" to support the show. In the program, "Randi argues that successful psychics depend on the willingness of their audiences to believe that what they see is the result of psychic powers."[3]

  1. ^ "James Randi on Secrets of the Psychics". Center for Inquiry. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007.
  2. ^ Williams, Scott (October 19, 1993). "Plantation's Randi Debunks Russians". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Secrets of the Psychics: Program Overview". PBS - NOVA Teachers. Retrieved 2 April 2007.