A Show of Hands is a Documentary programme.

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A Show of Hands: Communication

Series 1, episode 4

An exploration of the human hand's role in communication. Sign-language expert Robert Adam considers how deaf people learn fluency and `diction" with their hands to create clear, unambiguous communication, and former Royal Marine Gary Mapletoft talks through the hand signals infantry use in the field to inform one another about patrol formations, enemy positions and ambushes. Plus, an analysis of the hand gestures people make when they speak