Thinking Allowed Episodes Available now
Prison violence, sound and survival
A prize-winning study of the sounds of prison life, and an exploration of victimisation.
The go-along research method
Laurie Taylor explores the value of research done in informal settings and on the move.
Colour in Film
Laurie Taylor with Swarnavel Eswaran and Kirsty Sinclair Dootson on Indian film-making.
Dogs
Laurie Taylor on the history of keeping dogs as pets and the politics of dog-human links.
Learning Disabilities
From cruel jibes to institutional care, a history of people with learning disabilities.
The Irish in the UK
How Irish nurses shaped the NHS. Also, Irish migrants, in London and the UK.
Russian Propaganda
How propaganda in Russia has intensified since the war in Ukraine.
Death
A social history of death in the UK. Also, attitudes to dying in China.
Objects and Stories
How objects like shoes and watches help tell the history of slavery and wartime atrocities
Solidarity
Racial sympathy amongst white Americans and the meaning of solidarity.
