麻豆社

Loneliness

Loneliness - is it a uniquely modern emotion?

• 28 mins

Kidnap

Kidnap for ransom, past and present.

• 28 mins

Trust in a time of pandemic

Trust in a time of pandemic.

• 28 mins

Blood

Blood - its many meanings.

• 28 mins

Finance

Traders and finance.

• 27 mins

Rummage - Waste

Rummage & waste: a social history of recycling and an examination of the meaning of waste.

• 27 mins

Ignorance

Strategic ignorance and knowledge resistance.

• 27 mins

Bunkers

Bunkers: building for doomsday.

• 27 mins

Cars

Cars: How do cars transmit our identities behind the wheel?

• 27 mins

Elites

Elites: Why has anti-elitism become such a common stable of media and political rhetoric?

• 27 mins

REVOLUTION

Revolution: Must all radical upheavals in the social and political order end in tragedy?

• 28 mins

Fashion & VIP Parties

Fashion & VIP parties - the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth.

• 28 mins

The Rich

The Rich in London. Also, global attitudes towards the wealthy.

• 28 mins

Civilians in the line of fire

Civilians in the line of fire.

• 28 mins

CORRUPTION

Corruption - what is it and how can it be tackled?

• 28 mins

DEPORTATION

Deportation - from the UK to the US.

• 29 mins

GAMBLING

Gambling: Who are the winners and losers?

• 29 mins

TEA

Tea: A dark history of Britain's favourite beverage.

• 27 mins

DIRT

DIRT: Its material and symbolic meaning.

• 28 mins

The Meaning of Work

The meaning of work: how has it shifted and evolved over time?

• 27 mins

Disinformation

Laurie Taylor examines the spread of disinformation and how it can be challenged.

• 28 mins

THE BED

The Bed: an exploration of its history and many uses.

• 28 mins

Community & Social Capital

Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras?

• 29 mins

The Orange Order

The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles.

• 27 mins

Life Imprisonment

Life imprisonment - why are those convicted of murder serving longer sentences than ever?

• 28 mins

The Rural Idyll?

The Rural Idyll? The hidden relationship between the countryside and colonialism.

• 29 mins

Perfume

Perfume: a social history of Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow. Also, the meaning of scents.

• 29 mins

Blackface - Minstrelsy

Blackface and minstrelsy - a troubled history.

• 29 mins

Fitness & fatness

Fitness & fatness: a programme exploring two sides of the same coin.

• 29 mins

Migrants in London

How has London been shaped by the history of immigration?

• 29 mins