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Populism
Are populist politics on the rise?
A Valentine Day's special
A Valentine Day's Special programme exploring infidelity and the history of rings.
Artisanal food - Natural foods
Artisanal and natural foods.
The White Working Class.
The white working class - is there a 'left-behind'?
Women and democracy - the language of power
Is democracy failing women? Also, how 'normality' is established in language.
Racial inequality now, Women and political language
Racial inequality now. Also, women and political language.
Sacrifice
Sacrifice - from Christ's crucifixion to Salafi jihadist suicide bombers.
Dating at university, Online dating
Hook-up culture: dating at university. Also, how online dating has changed our world.
Mixed-race families
When is mixed-race heritage passed down to the next generation and when is it not?
Ethnography Award Shortlist 2018
The shortlist for the 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award 2018.
Winner of 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award
The winner of the 2018 BSA/Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award.
Menswear Revolution
Menswear revolution - the changes in men's clothes over time.
Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income - could it work?
The Internet and Democracy
Laurie Taylor analyses the social and political consequences of our digitised world.
Marx and Marxism
Marx and Marxism revisited.
Law and Order
Law and Order: the drama series revisited 40 years later.
Business Schools
Should business schools be shut down? Laurie Taylor examines the arguments.
Size Discrimination
Laurie Taylor considers what it means to be very tall, very big or very short.
Light and Dark
How the meanings of light and dark have changed over time in the context of urban life.
China today
China - how was it lifted out of poverty and what does the future hold?
Gangs and spirituality
Gangs and spirituality - can religious belief lead members away from crime?
Selfies - disconnection from ICTs
'Selfies' - narcissism or self-expression? Also, choosing to disconnect from ICTs.
Suburbia Revisited
Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.
Beauty - Ugliness
Beauty and ugliness.
Smart Cities
Laurie Taylor presents a special edition recorded at the Open University in Milton Keynes.
Drifters
Laurie Taylor explores the life and times of the American train hopping hobo.
Post-Truth
Post-truth - what is it and how did we get to this point?
Creativity
Creativity re-examined. Has it become a meaningless buzz word for our times?
Push Buttons
Push buttons: pleasure, panic and the politics of pushing.
Palaces for the People
Palaces for the People: the decline in civic life.
Rich Russians - Millionaire tax flight
Rich Russians. Also, millionaire tax flight.