TOP 10 WIZARDS

1. Merlin: Druid-like mentor to the legendary King Arthur.

2. Wizard of Oz: Movie classic from the book by L Frank Baum reveals the scary ruler of the Emerald City to be a balding humbug.

3. Gandalf: The hero of Lord of the Rings, left, is a great and wise spirit.

4. Harry Potter: J.K. Rowling’s schoolboy hero was immortalised on screen by Daniel Radcliffe.

5. Prospero: Shakespeare’s exiled sorcerer from The Tempest has both power and melancholy.

6. Morgan Le Fay: King Arthur’s half-sister is a sorceress who uses her power to destroy him.

7. Tim: Underneath the spectacular headdress is John Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

8. Dr Faust: A scholar who sold his soul to the devil for unlimited power and knowledge, and lived to regret it at payback time.

9. Lord Voldemort: Dark Lord is Harry Potter’s terrifying arch-enemy.

10. Circe: Enchantress from Greek myth appears in Homer’s Odyssey as she tempts the hero and his crew onto her island to cast her spell.