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Drugs in warfare

The role of intoxicants in the context of warfare, from Nazi Germany to the Vietnam war.

• 28 mins

Insuring against disasters - electronic finance

Insuring against disasters, and amateur financial traders.

• 28 mins

Craft work - 'dirty' work

Craft work. Also, 'dirty' work.

• 28 mins

Russian prison visitors - prison boundaries

Russian prison visitors. Also, prison boundaries.

• 28 mins

Doctors at war - Wasting GP's time

Doctors at war. Also, patients who worry about wasting their GP's time.

• 28 mins

The meaning of the face

Laurie Taylor explores the significance of the face.

• 27 mins

Fashion and class

Fashion and class: from the 'branded gentry' to the high street.

• 28 mins

Sport and Philosophy - Inside an African-Caribbean Football Club

What sport teaches us about philosophy and the evolution of an East Midlands football club

• 28 mins

Sport and Philosophy - Inside an African-Caribbean Football Club

The philosophy of sport, and the evolution of a African Caribbean football club.

• 28 mins

Heritage and preservation

Heritage beyond saving: should we collaborate with, not defend natural processes?

• 28 mins

Global inequality - Signs of 'nation'

Global inequality and poverty - is it decreasing? Also, signs of 'nation'.

• 28 mins

Global inequality - 'signs of nation'

Is the Global South catching up with the North?

• 28 mins

Fertility Holidays - Male Infertility

Laurie Taylor discusses a study of IVF tourism. Also, male infertility.

• 28 mins

Fertility Holidays - Male Infertility

Laurie Taylor discusses a study of IVF tourism and also male infertility.

• 28 mins

The secret world of hair

The secret world of hair: an anthropological journey. Also, cancer and hair loss.

• 28 mins

The Secret World of Hair

An anthropological journey through the world of hair.

• 28 mins

The Subway

A special programme on the subway.

• 28 mins

The Subway

Laurie Taylor goes underground - from New York to Delhi.

• 28 mins

Exhaustion

Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.

• 28 mins

Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.

Exhaustion: is extreme fatigue a peculiarly modern phenomenon?

• 28 mins

Management Jargon

Management speech - what's behind this empty talk?

• 28 mins

Management Jargon

Why is meaningless speech in the workplace so ubiquitous?

• 28 mins

The Mafia - organised crime

The Mafia and organised crime.

• 28 mins

The Mafia - organised crime

The Mafia and organised crime from Sicily to Japan and the UK

• 28 mins

Sectarianisation - The Middle East

Sectarianisation - a new explanation for conflict across the Arab Islamic world.

• 28 mins

Sectarianisation - the Middle East

Laurie Taylor asks if a new theory offers an explanation for conflicts in the Arab world.

• 28 mins

Robots

Laurie Taylor takes a cool, non-dystopian look at future possibilities.

• 28 mins

Robots and AI

Laurie Taylor takes a cool, non dystopian look at future possibilities

• 28 mins

Restaurants - A Taste of Class

What are restaurants for? Laurie Taylor explores the many functions of dining out.

• 28 mins

The Restaurant: A Taste of Class

Laurie Taylor gets under the skin of the restaurant.

• 27 mins