Hero at 30,000 Feet

8 September 2010

Derren Brown, the acclaimed psychological illusionist, returns to Channel 4 for an amazing 70 minute special on Wednesday 8th September at 10pm.

Hero at 30,000 Feet takes an ‘average Joe' on an extraordinary psychological journey which will culminate with him  facing a life-changing decision of whether to take control of a Boeing 737 packed with passengers, which he believes is about to fall out of the sky.

Viewers will also witness a series of extraordinary personal challenges the subject has been through with Derren as he becomes empowered by life-skills that transform his unconfident character.

Derren Brown says: "I hope it's a show that people take something from. We easily let life pass us by, and ultimately this is about engaging with life and understanding that it is the choices we make right now that define us, not what we've done in the past.

"One unwitting volunteer gets to have a deep understanding of this, and for him to experience real and lasting change, I have to push him to the extreme."

A master showman, Derren describes Hero at 30,000 Feet as his "favourite and most ambitious TV project to date" and promises to have the nation glued to their seats as the drama unfolds in his latest Channel 4 special.

It follows the success of previous television specials such as Russian Roulette Live, Séance, The Heist and The Events -  a series of four 1 hour specials which included How To Win The Lottery and How To Take Down A Casino.

His latest feat will see Derren using his powers to make positive, lasting change to someone's life and has involved months of planning and secret filming.

He says: "The show was born from a desire to do something edifying. The experience of doing it has been truly extraordinary: genuinely changing someone's life in such a good way has left us all on cloud 9 ourselves."

Watch the trailer now here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/derren-brown-the-specials/articles/derren-brown-live-trailer