New research on how society works
Radio 4,·785 episodes
A special edition: Laurie talks to cultural theorist Stuart Hall.
16 Mar 2011,·30 mins
How answering calls will change your life: the cultural impact of call centres in India.
09 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Is happiness the answer? Pascal Bruckner says it is not. Also, the legacies of the poor.
02 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Why does the US support capital punishment? Also, illegal workers in the UK.
23 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Sex before the Sexual Revolution and how Islam reacts to capitalism.
16 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men.
09 Feb 2011,·30 mins
The growth in second home ownership and the cult of the bike.
02 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.
26 Jan 2011,·30 mins
The impact of paramilitary punishment attacks on the young delinquents of Belfast.
19 Jan 2011,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health.
12 Jan 2011,·30 mins
Is Doctor Who political? Laurie explores the notion of an historical anti-American bias.
05 Jan 2011,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores new ideas about Utopia.
29 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores Christmas, compassion and class, from the Victorian era to today.
22 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Laurie explores race and sport, also why people thought WW1 would be over by Christmas.
15 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Laurie explores Cuba's success in developing world-beating bioscience. Also moral panics.
08 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the connections between politics and business around the World.
01 Dec 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor examines new research into the public convenience.
24 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor examines the social impact of the AK-47, plus rudeness in public places.
17 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor examines new research about publishing and looks at active citizenship.
10 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the growth of high security prisons in America.
03 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the family and why we should be sceptical about science.
27 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor examines homophobia and football and looks at global higher education.
20 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses being paid to be nice and explores migration versus happiness.
13 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor examines new research about black listed artists during the McCarthy period.
06 Oct 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses a new study of au pairs in the UK and examines Liverpool FC.
29 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Eeconomist Ha-Joon Chang tries to expose the 'myths' of free-market capitalism.
22 Sep 2010,·30 mins
An exploration of the meaning and history of 'eavesdropping', from cafe society to Twitter
15 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor visits the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University
08 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Laurie explores the decline in French culture and the power of networks.
01 Sep 2010,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the meaning and relevance of Karl Marx's theory of alienation.
25 Aug 2010,·30 mins
