Thinking Allowed

New research on how society works

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Shyness - Names
Shyness: a cultural history. Also, the relationship between names and identity.
21 Sep 2016,28 mins
Men dressing up - The male 'suit'
Men 'dressing up'. Also, the male 'suit'.
14 Sep 2016,28 mins
Airport security, Retiring to Spain
Airport security, and retiring to Spain.
27 Jul 2016,28 mins
Food bank Britain, Food poverty in Europe
Food bank Britain. Also, food poverty in Europe.
20 Jul 2016,28 mins
The English Defence League; 'Real' immigrants
The English Defence League. Also, who are the 'real' immigrants?
13 Jul 2016,28 mins
Political women and language, The morality of sleep medication
Political women and language. Also, the morality of sleep medication.
06 Jul 2016,28 mins
Good neighbours, The connection between sport and domestic abuse
Laurie Taylor explores encounters with the people next door. Plus domestic abuse and sport
29 Jun 2016,28 mins
A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu: A special programme presented by Laurie Taylor.
22 Jun 2016,28 mins
Secrecy at Work, Drugs and Employment
The hidden architecture of people's working lives. Plus drug-taking and employment.
15 Jun 2016,28 mins
Engineers of Jihad. Orange jumpsuits
The link between education and violent extremism. Also, the iconic orange jumpsuit.
08 Jun 2016,26 mins
Ale drinkers, Northern accents
New research on how society works. Ale drinkers. Northern accents.
01 Jun 2016,28 mins
'Queer' wars, Nigerian beauty pageants
'Queer' wars: the global struggle for lesbian/gay rights. Also, Nigerian beauty pageants.
25 May 2016,28 mins
Glasgow gangs - Russian gangs
Glaswegian and Russian gangs: their origins, organisation and meaning.
18 May 2016,28 mins
TV in prison - Live music in prison
Television in British prisons. Also, BB King and prison 'blues'.
11 May 2016,26 mins
Migrant women, Wedding paradoxes
Laurie Taylor explores the role in British society of migrant women over the past 60 years
04 May 2016,28 mins
The Flaneur - Walking in the City
Laurie Taylor explores the history and meaning of the urban stroller, past and present.
27 Apr 2016,28 mins
Happiness and government, Good parenting
Laurie Taylor asks if the government should aim to promote well-being.
20 Apr 2016,28 mins
Ethnography Award winner, Transcultural football
The 2016 BSA Thinking Allowed Ethnography winner. Also, transcultural football.
13 Apr 2016,28 mins
The BSA and Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award Shortlist
A special programme on the shortlist for the BSA and Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award.
06 Apr 2016,28 mins
Dance halls, Pick-up artists
Laurie Taylor discusses the social and cultural history of 'going to the Palais'.
30 Mar 2016,28 mins
Eviction, Self-build
Laurie Taylor looks at the rising number of people losing their homes in the US and UK.
23 Mar 2016,28 mins
Philanthropy - Charity
Philanthropy and charitable giving: who do they benefit, and is there a price?
16 Mar 2016,28 mins
Small towns, Patient rescue and resuscitation
A study of Todmorden. Also, the rescue and resuscitation of chronic patients.
09 Mar 2016,28 mins
The debt collection industry, Spousal job loss
Laurie Taylor explores what happens when everyday forms of borrowing go bad.
02 Mar 2016,28 mins
Refusing adulthood, How young people feel about being poor
Laurie Taylor asks if and why some people refuse to grow up.
24 Feb 2016,28 mins
Museums and nationalism, Imagining utopias
Laurie Taylor asks what can be learnt about nationalism from cultural institutions.
17 Feb 2016,28 mins
Weather forecasting, Young people and politics
Laurie Taylor explores a scientific art form rooted in unpredictability.
10 Feb 2016,28 mins
Consumerism, Work-life balance
Laurie Taylor explores the history of the modern, material world.
03 Feb 2016,28 mins
The Creative Economy, 'Grudge' Spending
The new politics of culture and creativity. Plus why people begrudge spending on security.
27 Jan 2016,28 mins
Con Men in New York, Iconography of punishment
A look at con men in New York and the iconography of punishment.
20 Jan 2016,28 mins