An Investigator Investigated

Harry Price was tireless in his efforts to prove or disprove mediumship, hauntings, and other psychic phenomena. Extremely publicity-conscious, he went to great lengths to expose fraudulence, yet was accused of being a fraud himself. From an early age he studied conjuring, photography, witchcraft and magic, assembling a vast and valuable library on these subjects. He was born 100 years ago, on 17 January 1881, and died in March 1948.

Was he simply an egomaniac whose sole interest was self-glorification, or a genuine seeker after truth? June Knox-Mawer examines the life of this colourful and controversial man who certainly put psychical research on the popular map. Speakers include Molly Goldney, Anita Gregory, Maurice Barbanell, Peter Bond, Peter Underwood, Alan Wesencraft

(Repeated: Fri 11.5 am)