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Creative Britain - Sexology

The rise and fall of Creative Britain. Plus sexology re-visited.

• 28 mins

Port Cities; Middle Class Alcohol Use

Port cities in the global age, from Marseilles to Liverpool. Plus middle class drinking.

• 28 mins

After Redundancy - Global Payday Lending

The growing worldwide industry of global payday loans. Plus the aftermath of redundancy.

• 28 mins

Butchers; Fat Gay Men

Fat gay men - resisting the stigma. Also, the masculine world of the butcher.

• 28 mins

Rituals at Christmas

Laurie Taylor presents a special edition that explores rituals at Christmas and beyond.

• 30 mins

Self-help and Self-improvement

Can self-help books help you to become a better you? Presented by Laurie Taylor.

• 28 mins

War Games - Riding the Subway

Laurie Taylor explores the way war and violence invades our lives. Also, riding the subway

• 28 mins

Living Apart Relationships - Grading Universities

Laurie Taylor examines the rights and wrongs of the Research Excellence Framework.

• 28 mins

Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944 - 2015) - Dissident Irish Republicanism

Laurie Taylor on dissident Irish republicans, plus a tribute to sociologist Ulrich Beck.

• 28 mins

Social Stigma and Negative Labels - Migraine

A cultural history of migraine. Also 'pramfaces' - denigrating the working class?

• 28 mins

Inside the Muslim Brotherhood

Laurie Taylor on the Muslim Brotherhood, plus a study into privately educated young women.

• 28 mins

Harvard Business School – The Construction of Pain

Harvard Business School: profit versus morality. Also, the cultural meaning of pain.

• 28 mins

Conservatism, Emotional Labour in a Care Home

Conservatism: its roots and meaning. Also, the emotional impact of working in a care home.

• 28 mins

The British in South Africa - Romanian Economic Migrants in London

Laurie Taylor explores migration in contrasting contexts.

• 28 mins

Commercial Surrogacy in India, Money

Commercial surrogacy in India and beyond, plus new kinds of money. With Laurie Taylor.

• 28 mins

Biologising Parenthood - A Lost Avant-Garde,

Laurie Taylor examines the tension between art and money. Also, biologising parenthood.

• 28 mins

Love, Money and HIV in Kenya, Microbreweries

Laurie Taylor explores the disproportionate rates of HIV infection in young African women.

• 28 mins

Global Clothing and Poverty; Fur Inheritance in Poland

Laurie Taylor explores the commodity chains in high fashion and second-hand clothing.

• 28 mins

Citizenship Ceremonies; Family Ties and Genetics

Laurie Taylor explores the way in which states use public rituals to create new citizens.

• 28 mins

Free Will Explored

Laurie Taylor explores free will and pets as family.

• 28 mins

The Ethnography Award 'Shortlist'

Programme devoted to the academic research shortlisted for the Thinking Allowed award.

• 28 mins

Stories Behind Immigration - Winner of the Ethnography Award

The winner of the 2015 Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú/BSA Ethnography Award.

• 28 mins

Post Traumatic Stress; Managing Beds in the NHS

Post traumatic stress in combat veterans and managing beds in the NHS.

• 28 mins

Division of Domestic Labour - Gentrification and Working-Class Residents

The impact of gentrification on working-class people. Plus the division of domestic labour

• 28 mins

The Gym: A Social History; Tattoos at Work

Laurie Taylor explores the social history of the gymnasium and the taboo against body art.

• 28 mins

Poverty in Britain; Unemployment As a Choice

Is poverty in Britain increasing? Plus unemployment as a 'choice'.

• 28 mins

The 'Happiness Industry' - The 'Wellness Syndrome'

The 'Happiness Industry'. Also, 'wellness syndrome'.

• 27 mins

Anthropology - The Future of the A-level; Crime and Blame

The future of the A-level. Plus the role of blame within the criminal justice system.

• 28 mins

Lesbian Lives in Russia; Big Data

The changing nature of same-sex relationships since the demise of Russian state communism.

• 28 mins

The 'Precariat'; Humour in Sociology

Laurie Taylor asks if there is an emerging mass class characterised by insecurity.

• 28 mins