New research on how society works
Radio 4,·784 episodes
Laurie Taylor explores the contention that men might be failing to grow up.
19 Nov 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor talks to Amanda Vickery about the history of the home.
12 Nov 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor considers if the printed press is in decline.
05 Nov 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates the changing attitudes towards the bodies displayed in our museums.
29 Oct 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor speaks to Harvard's Robert Sampson about what causes disorder in cities.
22 Oct 2008,·30 mins
Richard Dale discusses his recipe for financial crisis with Laurie Taylor.
15 Oct 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates Emile Durkheim’s 'Suicide' theory with Professor Steven Lukes.
08 Oct 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the cultural and political history of tartan with Jonathan Faiers.
01 Oct 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates the dark side of consumer culture with Steve Hall & Paddy Rawlinson.
24 Sep 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the sub-text of reality TV programmes with Prof. Beverley Skeggs.
17 Sep 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor examines our behaviour in coffee shops with Dr Eric Laurier.
10 Sep 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses whether ‘Corporate Spin’ has launched an assault on democracy.
03 Sep 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor is joined by Will Self, Richard Sennett and Doreen Massey.
27 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor talks to writer Iain Sinclair and sociologists Paul Barker and Nick Hubble.
20 Aug 2008,·30 mins
The dream the British have of the countryside is not always borne out by experience.
13 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor talks to Emma Casey about her research into women’s gambling experiences.
06 Aug 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the complex relationships between sex workers and regular clients.
30 Jul 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor reappraises the history of medicine with David Wootton and David Armstrong.
23 Jul 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the world domination of the western business suit.
16 Jul 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the history of glamour with Stephen Gundle.
09 Jul 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the nature of trust in modern society with theorist Marek Kohn.
02 Jul 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates the rituals and micro-dynamics of violence.
25 Jun 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the driving forces and patterns of gentrification in the UK.
18 Jun 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor presents a special programme from New York.
11 Jun 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores how humans relate to horses and their personal possessions.
04 Jun 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor considers boxing in terms of race, class, and representation.
28 May 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates how much influence states should have on their administrations.
21 May 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores why Japanese adolescents are acutely withdrawing from society.
14 May 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor talks to Dr Julie Kirby about her research into people who hear voices.
07 May 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the conventions and rituals of car passengers with Dr Eric Laurier.
30 Apr 2008,·30 mins
