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New research on how society works
Radio 4,·788 episodes
Laurie Taylor explores the history, harms and downsides to our contemporary work culture.
02 Jan 2019,·28 mins
Identity: a special programme exploring the way in which we define ourselves.
26 Dec 2018,·43 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the increasing use of metrics across many aspects of our lives.
19 Dec 2018,·27 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works.
12 Dec 2018,·28 mins
The White Power Movement in the US. Also, the racist, far right in Europe.
05 Dec 2018,·28 mins
The Night-time Economy: How has it changed over the years?
28 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Maoism: its origins and development as a global political force.
21 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Architecture, housing and health.
14 Nov 2018,·28 mins
Shoes: a cultural history.
07 Nov 2018,·28 mins
What is white privilege? And what is the evidence that racial binaries are breaking down?
31 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Maps and postcodes - what do they reveal about our society and selves?
24 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Rich Russians. Also, millionaire tax flight.
17 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Palaces for the People: the decline in civic life.
10 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Push buttons: pleasure, panic and the politics of pushing.
03 Oct 2018,·27 mins
Creativity re-examined. Has it become a meaningless buzz word for our times?
26 Sep 2018,·28 mins
Post-truth - what is it and how did we get to this point?
19 Sep 2018,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the life and times of the American train hopping hobo.
12 Sep 2018,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor presents a special edition recorded at the Open University in Milton Keynes.
25 Jul 2018,·28 mins
Beauty and ugliness.
18 Jul 2018,·28 mins
11 Jul 2018,·28 mins
'Selfies' - narcissism or self-expression? Also, choosing to disconnect from ICTs.
04 Jul 2018,·28 mins
Gangs and spirituality - can religious belief lead members away from crime?
27 Jun 2018,·28 mins
China - how was it lifted out of poverty and what does the future hold?
20 Jun 2018,·28 mins
How the meanings of light and dark have changed over time in the context of urban life.
13 Jun 2018,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor considers what it means to be very tall, very big or very short.
06 Jun 2018,·28 mins
Should business schools be shut down? Laurie Taylor examines the arguments.
30 May 2018,·28 mins
Law and Order: the drama series revisited 40 years later.
23 May 2018,·28 mins
Marx and Marxism revisited.
16 May 2018,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor analyses the social and political consequences of our digitised world.
09 May 2018,·28 mins
Universal Basic Income - could it work?
02 May 2018,·28 mins
