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BBC 2 21:00 The Secret Life of Uri Geller
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The Secret Life of Uri Geller
Uri Geller, the controversial mentalist, paranormal expert and spoon bender, has had a life in front of the cameras, a life surrounded by controversy, a life dotted with amazing psychic demonstrations. But most people didn't know that, away from the bent cutlery and broken watches, he had been leading a second, covert, life as a 'psychic spy', working secretly, and without recognition for nearly thirty years. This 'secret life' has included work for the military and intelligence agencies on three continents - indeed, the scientists who first did rigorous research on Geller more than forty years ago (and concluded that he has a phenomenal gift) were funded by the CIA.
Now, for the first time, this incredible story is going to be explored in a new television documentary, with unique and compelling interviews from Uri himself as well as those who knew and worked closely with him.
I just know this program is going to cheer many people up no end
Uri Geller, the controversial mentalist, paranormal expert and spoon bender, has had a life in front of the cameras, a life surrounded by controversy, a life dotted with amazing psychic demonstrations. But most people didn't know that, away from the bent cutlery and broken watches, he had been leading a second, covert, life as a 'psychic spy', working secretly, and without recognition for nearly thirty years. This 'secret life' has included work for the military and intelligence agencies on three continents - indeed, the scientists who first did rigorous research on Geller more than forty years ago (and concluded that he has a phenomenal gift) were funded by the CIA.
Now, for the first time, this incredible story is going to be explored in a new television documentary, with unique and compelling interviews from Uri himself as well as those who knew and worked closely with him.
I just know this program is going to cheer many people up no end
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Psychic spying is old news.
Independent's take on the program.
Yeah i remember that aswell, but he does come across as a bit Mad. Interesting programme so far though.
No, there isn't - he's got about very basic magic 6 tricks that he's done all his career but realised he can tie a lot of woo-wooness around it all.
I bet he wasn't sat behind those blokes on the plane thinking 'erase the disc' he was probably thinking, 'cheers for the free paid holiday you mugs', 'If I keep this act up I could make a few quid here.'
He's a con man who's made a great deal of money from claiming to be something he's not and being very good at a few mentalist tricks and people who are gullible to believe such mumbo-jumbo that he keeps spouting have kept him on the gravy train all his life.
So far as I can see, it's not actually a documentary, it's just a shameless self-promotion.
Is there any point in watching any more of this rubbish? Does it get any better?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complain-online/
Even more bizarre was when they both turned up at Exeter City once on the back of a classic car (along with David Blaine). Jacko was under an umbrella. It wasn't raining.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2002/michael_jackson.shtml
Uri's son supports Exeter City for some reason and Uri was briefly co-chairman. Once we were in a relegation battle (nothing paranormal about that). He got the local paper to print an orange dot on the back page (for good luck....). He put some crystals in the goals... We lost 0-5.
I used to work with him on a magazine called uri gellars close encounters and one issue, we were cover mounting a crystal 'blessed' by Uri.
He just 'blessed' each box. I couldn't help wondering if the crystals at the bottom got his special magical juice lol.
Note it begins by referring to experiments in Russia, could it be a double bluff by the Ameicans? Get the Russians to waste money on such projects or maybe the Americans had someone working for them over there and they wished to advance their career?
How come Uri failed to foresee the outcome of the Bashir interview, why didn't Jackson employ Uri's powers to either erase the tapes or switch off the transmitters when the programme was due to broadcast?
Most of the photos in the documentary are on Gellar's website. In 1996 he treated Al Gore's child with a teddy bear.
I don't get where the promotion was. The programme never once claimed he had any powers and the music had a beautiful sense of irony counter playing Geller's statements. I suspect the current good weather has disturbed badweather's irony detector and as a result he missed a fascinating and enjoyable programme.
Independent article has a different take to most on this thread.
Edit: It's on again at 23:20 on BBC2.
A snakeoil salesman indeed.
He's still doing it 35 years later.
but as above, shame on the BBC for showing this with a completely straight face. now had they got Louis Theroux doing it - that would have been perfect!
Uri was very careful not to claim to have brought down the radars or to have actually erased the disks.
Wasn't there an American fellow (don't recall his name) on a program a few years ago who exposed some of his "tricks" as just that....tricks?
James Randi probably, but I'd be surprised if Geller went within a thousand miles of Randi with a camera present.
Lots of other magicians have performed spoon bending tricks and the like.