A Show of Hands is a Documentary programme.

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A Show of Hands: Creativity

Series 1, episode 2

The documentary about the importance of the human hand looks at the way people use their hands to craft and create. World-renowned harpist Catrin Finch talks about training her fingers to achieve the extraordinary dexterity, deftness and grace her instrument requires and blacksmith Alex Pole explains the accuracy and sensitivity required of his hands, as well as strength. Plus, a photographer who has spent two decades taking pictures of hands, from gravediggers to rock stars