New research on how society works
Radio 4,·784 episodes
Shipboard travels and maritime maps.
15 Oct 2024,·28 mins
How does gender influence men and women's participation in extremist politics?
08 Oct 2024,·28 mins
Can building design create hope, from high security prisons to homeless hostels?
01 Oct 2024,·28 mins
From Bentham's panopticon and surveillance cameras to conflicts over views of Mount Fuji.
24 Sep 2024,·28 mins
Medical revolutions that transformed out relationship to our bodies and the world.
17 Sep 2024,·28 mins
Hipster baristas in Philadelphia and Chinese-run espresso bars in Italy.
10 Sep 2024,·27 mins
Who runs Britain today? Are they a conservative chumocracy or a different kind of elite?
03 Sep 2024,·28 mins
From the rise of the mall, to the closure of shops during Covid.
25 Jun 2024,·28 mins
The swimming pool: its iconic role in our society and culture. Also, pool etiquette.
18 Jun 2024,·27 mins
The politics of the body: movement and posture.
11 Jun 2024,·29 mins
Opioids in the US and UK: from illicit drug heroin to pharmaceutical drugs.
04 Jun 2024,·29 mins
Garden Utopias: from the suburban privet hedge to guerrilla gardening.
28 May 2024,·28 mins
Richard Sennett: A conversation with a leading cultural and social thinker.
21 May 2024,·27 mins
Laurie Taylor explores hidden and crafted identities.
14 Feb 2024,·29 mins
Capitalism: the origins of the word and a survey of attitudes to our economic system.
07 Feb 2024,·28 mins
Traditionalism and Russian Orthodox converts.
31 Jan 2024,·28 mins
THE ENGLISH: How the country house became ‘English’, and changing notions of England.
24 Jan 2024,·29 mins
The Passport: a cultural history. Also, the trade in 'golden passports'.
17 Jan 2024,·29 mins
The power of song: An iconic hymn, and singing and peacebuilding in South Sudan.
10 Jan 2024,·28 mins
Hope and the 'good enough' life.
03 Jan 2024,·28 mins
Intersections - how violence impacts some people more than others.
25 Oct 2023,·29 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the origins of the grave and the meaning of memorial benches.
18 Oct 2023,·28 mins
How the British relationship to companion animals has changed. Also, the dog walk.
11 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Sugar: its social history and meaning in our lives.
04 Oct 2023,·29 mins
Laurie Taylor talks to philosopher Susan Neiman about the concept of ‘woke’.
27 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Guns: from gun sellers in the US to the impact of the gun on human progress.
20 Sep 2023,·28 mins
An exploration of human relationships with water.
13 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Boxing and Kickboxing: Laurie Taylor explores their potential for transforming lives.
06 Sep 2023,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the unstoppable rise of the lower middle class.
30 Aug 2023,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor considers the impact of the asset management industry on our everyday lives.
07 Jun 2023,·28 mins
