"Derren was born in 1971 in Croydon. It was a difficult birth: his mother was in Devon at the time. A precocious and puzzling only child for some years, he liked to paint, foster obsessive habits, and once set fire to a neighbour's boat by accident. Later, after his brother was born, Derren went to study Law and German at Bristol University and fell in love with the city. This was still at the time when marriages between man and city were frowned upon, so rather than risk public derision, Derren decided to just live there after graduating and vowed never to leave. During this time he didn't have two pennies to rub together, which was a shame as it was his only way of keeping warm. He began to perform magic in bars and restaurants, and gave occasional hypnosis shows. Meanwhile he continued to paint unflattering portraits of the rich and famous."

TV Specials
• DERREN BROWN: MIND CONTROL 1 first shown 27 December, 2000
• DERREN BROWN: MIND CONTROL 2 first shown 25 August, 2001
• DERREN BROWN: MIND CONTROL 3 first shown on 1 January 2002
• DERREN BROWN plays RUSSIAN ROULETTE LIVE broadcast 5 October, 2003
• DERREN BROWN: SEANCE broadcast 31 May, 2004
• DERREN BROWN: MESSIAH broadcast 7 January, 2005
• DERREN BROWN: THE GATHERING broadcast 29 May, 2005
TV Series
• Series One: Derren Brown Mind Control six episodes shown on E4 from November 2002, and on C4 from March 2003
• Series Two: Derren Brown Trick of the Mind - Series 1 six episodes shown on C4 and E4 from April 2004
• Series Three: Derren Brown Trick of the Mind - Series 2 six episodes shown on E4 and C4 from April 2005

This DVD contains all of the best bits from the 'Mind Control' series, including insight to how some of his techniques are done. You can also see how he does most of what he does by just watching it over and over while listening to exactly what he's saying, and how he says it, notice the body language also. The DVD contains "How to" guides and has a feature on how to spot when Car Salesmen are lying, great demonstration on how liars give themselves away without even realising it. The DVD has some interviews - one with Mr. Brown himself and celebrity fans. I think what adds to Derren's performance is his subtle, sharp humour.

Inside Your Mind starts out on the London underground… Derren approaches this guy on the tram and causes him to forget what stop he's getting off at. It's all done so naturally but if you listen closely to what's actually being said you can work out how it's done… I know there are some other subtle tricks he used but I'll leave that a mystery for you. The amnesia on the train clips are shown throughout the DVD, He plays the "Which hand is it in?" game with some psychologists, wins at Black Jack way too much… He also shows you how he does this using mnemonics. He doesn't cheat at the game yet he's banned from so many casinos. He also does a great card trick with the croupiers after winning at Black Jack. Next he really scares the sh** out of a guy who works on a ghost train, I think he hypnotises him while he shakes his hand. When the guy gets back out at the end of the ride, his facial expression is just priceless, you can tell he's so scared. Great stuff.

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