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Alison Bashford: Secrets, history and psychology of the hand
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October 25, 2025
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53:31Now PlayingFrom fairground palmistry to the science of fingerprinting, historian Alison Bashford explores the secrets, history and psychology of the hand from fairground palm reading to Jungian analysis, Victorian wellness entrepreneurs, and celebrity palm readers whose influence reached all the way to former British Prime Minister, William Gladstone.
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Alison's book Decoding The Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic is published by The University of Chicago Press.
This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.
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