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Radio 4,·785 episodes
Laurie Taylor explores the conventions and rituals of car passengers with Dr Eric Laurier.
30 Apr 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor and Andrea Tonner discuss celebrity cook books and Britain’s food culture.
23 Apr 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor reflects on the homosexual eroticization of class with Paul Johnson.
16 Apr 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the relationship between the British and their pets.
09 Apr 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor asks if identifying cities rather than nations can help racial integration.
02 Apr 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor visits Marseille to explore its unique racial geography.
26 Mar 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor considers the rise of Scottish nationalism since the end of WW2.
19 Mar 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses how our responses to viewing the ‘recently dead’ have changed.
12 Mar 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the phenomenon 'We-Think' with Charles Leadbeater.
05 Mar 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates the ‘moral panic’ generated by young people wearing hooded tops.
27 Feb 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the enduring appeal of Superheroes with Roz Kaveney.
20 Feb 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the lot of London's poor a century ago.
13 Feb 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor puts human behaviour, institutions and conventions under the microscope.
06 Feb 2008,·30 mins
30 Jan 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor and guests debate the culture of apocalyptical theories in America.
23 Jan 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor is joined by John Murray Brown to discuss the new found wealth of the Irish.
16 Jan 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses acts of violence with cultural philosopher Slavoj Žižek.
09 Jan 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses how cities reflect the pride and shame of what has gone before.
02 Jan 2008,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the city of Berlin's continuing struggle with its troubled history.
26 Dec 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the history of British gardening and financial markets.
19 Dec 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the history of hunger and exposes the myths of human trafficking.
12 Dec 2007,·30 mins
What makes a good Grandparent? Laurie Taylor discovers the secret to a good relationship.
05 Dec 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the accelerating process of globalisation with Professor Stiglitz.
28 Nov 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates the cultural impact of Bob Marley’s music with Dr Jason Toynbee.
21 Nov 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor tries to understand present-day suicide bombers with James Dingley.
14 Nov 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor debates the uses of nature and asks if it really is so good for us.
07 Nov 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor celebrates the 25 years of Channel 4 and the Mexican ‘Day of the Dead’.
31 Oct 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores our relationship with aliens to understand the nature of faith.
24 Oct 2007,·30 mins
Laurie Taylor explores whether revolutions are violently bad or just misunderstood.
17 Oct 2007,·30 mins
Wax or shave? Laurie Taylor discusses the war on body hair with Professor Anneke Smelik.
10 Oct 2007,·30 mins
