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Englishness
Laurie Taylor goes in search of the real England.
The Cultural Context of Youth Suicide - Memory in a Russian Village
Laurie Taylor discusses research into the role of sexuality in suicide among young people.
Work Place Violence - War Reporting
Laurie Taylor explores violence in the work place and examines how we perceive war.
Migration in China
Laurie Taylor and guests look at the social cost of China's vast economic expansion.
Taxis and GPS Surveillance - Dancers' Bodies
Laurie Taylor discusses the GPS Surveillance for Taxis and ballet body problems.
Memories of an Empire - Family in East London
Laurie Taylor discusses how Britain鈥檚 colonial past affects present day attitudes.
Rational Voter - Drugs in Afghanistan
Laurie Taylor discusses the rationality of voting and opium growing in Afghanistan.
Spending the Home - The New Age Community of Esalen
Laurie Taylor discusses a scholarly study of Esalen, the Californian institute.
Sunlight Technology and Health - Global Workers
Laurie Taylor hears surprising tales from a Peruvian anthropologist.
Rural Idyll - Mediated
Laurie Taylor explores the rural idyll and considers the media impact on our perception.
Nationality: WOG - College Girls
Discussing a new study into one of the most notorious cases of police racism in Britain.
Corridors - Margret Mead & Mary Douglas
Laurie Taylor explores what takes place in the informal space of corridors.
Drink & Society - Varieties of Nationalism
Coffee, Beer, Spirits, Cola; Laurie Taylor explores how drinks have influenced history.
South African Land Reform - Intimate Life
How has erotic and intimate life changed since 1945? Laurie Taylor examines a new report.
Amazonian Friendship - Shame and Stigma
Laurie Taylor hears from a Peruvian anthropologist on how Amazonian Indians make friends.
Adam Smith (1723-1790)
Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the life and work of Adam Smith, the Father of Economics.
A Social History of Dying - Obituaries
Laurie Taylor explores the social history of dying and the social memory of obituaries.
Gypsy Children & Education - Blind Willie McTell
Laurie Taylor discusses the cultural and educational needs of Gypsy children.
Cappuccino Conquests - The Culture of Calamity
Laurie Taylor discusses how the espresso evolution led to the cappuccino conquests.
Commodification of Water - Job Satisfaction
Water, water everywhere, but who owns it? Laurie Taylor finds out.
The Oprah Phenomenon - Complexity Theory
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in America, Laurie Taylor finds out why.
The Residential Gap
Laurie Taylor explores the social gaps in today's divided Britain.
The Generation Gap
Laurie Taylor examines the generation gap in today's divided Britain
The Attainment Gap
Laurie Taylor explores the class gap in today's divided Britain.
On Brick Lane - Sex and the Whip
Laurie Taylor discusses the place of the whip in the history of arousal.
Howard Becker - ARAB CONQUESTS AND SOCIAL MEMORY
Laurie Taylor explores Howard Becker鈥檚 influential assumptions about Outsiders.
Planet of Slums
Laurie Taylor discusses the problems of urban slums with Mike Davis and Patrick Wakely.
Planet of Slums Follow Up - Popular Comedy
Laurie Taylor re-visits the topic of new urban mega slums with Professor Patrick Wakely
The Hairless Body - Ghosts
Wax or shave? Laurie Taylor discusses the war on body hair with Professor Anneke Smelik.
Gender Voting - Revolution
Laurie Taylor explores whether revolutions are violently bad or just misunderstood.
China and the Markets - UFO
Laurie Taylor explores our relationship with aliens to understand the nature of faith.