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Social Capital
Is the buzz phrase 'social capital' a big mistake? Also, what it means to be a twin.
Fanaticism
Fanaticism: use and abuse of a wild idea. Laurie Taylor talks to John Gray.
09/06/2010
The changing way we commemorate the dead: a study of the war in Afghanistan.
02/06/2010
Laurie Taylor explores the relationship of language to culture with AC Grayling.
26/05/2010
Has black music declined? Laurie Taylor discusses with Paul Gilroy and Caspar Melville.
19/05/2010
New research revealing the rifts and resentment created by researching family history.
Evacuation
The social impact of sending millions from the cities to the country during WWII.
Dective tours and Russian organised crime
From Morse to Wallander, the anthropology of the detective tour. Plus criminals in Russia.
Capitalism and Development
Laurie Taylor discusses capitalism with leading economists David Harvey and Ha Joon Chang.
Inequality and nakedness
A brief history of nakedness - its role in politics, protest and popular culture.
