Thinking Allowed Episodes Episode guide
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Cool Consumers
Cool Consumers: the construction of 'cool' music tastes & the marketing of menthol smoking
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The Smartphone
The Smartphone: how has it transformed everyday life, from China to Ireland?
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Culture and Privilege
Culture and privilege: are the cultural and creative industries meritocratic?
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The Changing Nature of Crime
The changing nature of crime and the impact of Covid on criminal opportunity.
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Tourism - Travel
Tourism & travel. How have they evolved over the years and what is their future?
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The Handshake - Social Interaction
The handshake & social interaction
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COALMINING - LUDDISM
Coalmining & Luddism: What do we mean by progress?
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Migrants in London
How has London been shaped by the history of immigration?
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Fitness & fatness
Fitness & fatness: a programme exploring two sides of the same coin.
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Blackface - Minstrelsy
Blackface and minstrelsy - a troubled history.
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Perfume
Perfume: a social history of Chanel No 5 and Red Moscow. Also, the meaning of scents.
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The Rural Idyll?
The Rural Idyll? The hidden relationship between the countryside and colonialism.
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Life Imprisonment
Life imprisonment - why are those convicted of murder serving longer sentences than ever?
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The Orange Order
The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles.
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Community & Social Capital
Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras?
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THE BED
The Bed: an exploration of its history and many uses.
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Disinformation
Laurie Taylor examines the spread of disinformation and how it can be challenged.
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The Meaning of Work
The meaning of work: how has it shifted and evolved over time?
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DIRT
DIRT: Its material and symbolic meaning.
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TEA
Tea: A dark history of Britain's favourite beverage.
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GAMBLING
Gambling: Who are the winners and losers?
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DEPORTATION
Deportation - from the UK to the US.
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CORRUPTION
Corruption - what is it and how can it be tackled?
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Civilians in the line of fire
Civilians in the line of fire.
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The Rich
The Rich in London. Also, global attitudes towards the wealthy.
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Fashion & VIP Parties
Fashion & VIP parties - the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth.
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REVOLUTION
Revolution: Must all radical upheavals in the social and political order end in tragedy?
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Elites
Elites: Why has anti-elitism become such a common stable of media and political rhetoric?
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Cars
Cars: How do cars transmit our identities behind the wheel?
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Bunkers
Bunkers: building for doomsday.