New research on how society works
Radio 4,·784 episodes
Psychiatry: Laurie Taylor explores the history of modern psychiatric practice.
04 May 2022,·29 mins
Prison protest: from riots to hunger strikes.
27 Apr 2022,·28 mins
Footwear: the 'magic' and the material reality.
20 Apr 2022,·28 mins
Strongmen: what accounts for the global rise of authoritarian leaders?
13 Apr 2022,·27 mins
The Underclass: its rise and fall.
06 Apr 2022,·27 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the social construction of the notion of skilled work.
02 Feb 2022,·29 mins
Extremism: going undercover with the far right, Islamists and anti feminists.
26 Jan 2022,·28 mins
Why Sociology matters: an exploration of the meaning and purpose of Public Sociology.
19 Jan 2022,·28 mins
Strangers & Xenophobia: an exploration of a historically rooted phenomenon.
12 Jan 2022,·29 mins
Food, identity and nation - why food matters.
05 Jan 2022,·28 mins
The value of things: why do we hang on to objects?
29 Dec 2021,·28 mins
Covid: Crisis or opportunity?
27 Oct 2021,·28 mins
Freedom: how it came to be equated with limited government and white people.
20 Oct 2021,·28 mins
Love and romance in changing times.
13 Oct 2021,·28 mins
Afghanistan: Afghan migrants in Britain. Also, the return of the Taliban.
06 Oct 2021,·28 mins
Office life: the evolution and meaning of the filing cabinet. Also, objects at work.
29 Sep 2021,·28 mins
Cool Consumers: the construction of 'cool' music tastes & the marketing of menthol smoking
22 Sep 2021,·28 mins
The Smartphone: how has it transformed everyday life, from China to Ireland?
15 Sep 2021,·28 mins
Culture and privilege: are the cultural and creative industries meritocratic?
08 Sep 2021,·28 mins
The changing nature of crime and the impact of Covid on criminal opportunity.
01 Sep 2021,·28 mins
Tourism & travel. How have they evolved over the years and what is their future?
16 Jun 2021,·29 mins
The handshake & social interaction
09 Jun 2021,·29 mins
Coalmining & Luddism: What do we mean by progress?
02 Jun 2021,·28 mins
How has London been shaped by the history of immigration?
26 May 2021,·29 mins
Fitness & fatness: a programme exploring two sides of the same coin.
19 May 2021,·29 mins
Blackface and minstrelsy - a troubled history.
12 May 2021,·29 mins
Perfume: a social history of Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow. Also, the meaning of scents.
05 May 2021,·29 mins
The Rural Idyll? The hidden relationship between the countryside and colonialism.
28 Apr 2021,·29 mins
Life imprisonment - why are those convicted of murder serving longer sentences than ever?
21 Apr 2021,·28 mins
The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles.
14 Apr 2021,·27 mins
