BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed

Fashion, Class and Mums; Red Racisms

Laurie Taylor with a unique analysis of racism in communist and post-communist countries.

Weapon dogs - status canines as urban menace. Also, the Scottish subculture of 'neds'.

Laurie Taylor pays tribute to the work and legacy of the sociologist, Stan Cohen.

Organised crime in the UK - how has it changed? Also, the Italian Camorra.

With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.

Climate change - why is it denied by so many? Plus class, commuting and the 'tube'.

Tracing the origins of neo-liberalism. Plus, the relationship between race and music.

Contagion - how commerce spreads disease. Also, 'boys will be boys' or will they?

Consumer pleasures - the origins and evolution of the 'shopping' experience.

Laurie Taylor explores the role and meaning of both alcohol and drugs in human life.