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Don’t Miss: Derren Brown: The Experiments – The Secret of Luck – 11.11.11

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November 10th, 2011 by Sarah. No comments

Tomorrow night, illusionist Derren Brown’s final installment of his current Channel 4 show ‘The Experiments’ ends with his trying to convince an entire town that they are lucky…

In ‘The Secret of Luck’, we’ll hear how old wives tales and modern urban legend would have us believe that dates such as 11.11.11 are lucky – ditto for 7th July 2007 – and to see just how far people’s faith in such things can affect their actual lives, Derren enlisted the help of TV presenter Dawn Porter.

She arrived in a Todmorden in Yorkshire to film a bogus documentary about a statue in the town. The tale Dawn told is that the statue, which is of a dog, has “special powers” and can bring those who touch it some luck.

And while she was filming, the fake ‘lucky dog’ story even made it onto East Midlands evening news, showing their roving reporter stroking the dog “for luck”. You can see that news report here.

Channel 4 said of the experiment, “Soon residents start to report great things happen to them…

“From lottery wins to Jason Manford turning up and doing a free gig in the local pub – everyone starts to wonder: is it really the statue?

“Even Dawn finds herself wondering. Have they inadvertently created a lucky dog?”

And Derren added, “The mission of the film changed as we documented the story of the lucky dog.

“I once had a downtrodden lady ask me after a show if I could make her lucky.

“It made me sad: I hope this film provides an answer for her.”

Don’t miss this show tomorrow (11th November) on Channel 4 to see the power of suggestion at work.

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