Derren Brown Audiobooks

The psychological illusionist turns his methods inward in Boot Camp for Emotion

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Who is Derren Brown?

Derren Brown (born 27 February 1971) is an English mentalist, illusionist and writer – a self-described psychological illusionist whose act has always carried an unusual ethical edge. Much of his work is designed to expose the methods of those who claim genuinely supernatural powers, faith healers and mediums included, and he is open about achieving his effects through psychology, showmanship, magic, misdirection and suggestion.

He began performing in 1992 and made his television debut with Mind Control in 2000. The stage work that followed collected serious silverware: two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment across Something Wicked This Way Comes and Svengali, a BAFTA for The Experiments, and a Broadway debut with Secret in 2019. Alongside the performing he has written steadily, for fellow magicians and for the general public alike.

Derren Brown in audiobooks

Brown in audio is a natural extension of the stage: here is a performer whose entire craft is the spoken word, suggestion and the careful management of an audience’s attention. Our catalogue features Derren Brown’s Boot Camp for Emotion, which points to the other half of his career – the writer genuinely interested in how minds work, rather than merely in how they can be fooled.

For UK listeners he needs no introduction, and the familiarity is an asset: the voice in your ears is one you already associate with being expertly and enjoyably manipulated. The difference here is that he is showing his working. Approach with healthy scepticism – he would expect nothing less, and has built a career encouraging exactly that.